STAFF at Roberts Bakery in Rudheath have raised £2,500 for Hope House Children's Hospice in Oswestry by climbing Britain's highest three mountains in two days.

Dave Clark, Gary Chrimes, Rob Newton and Ray Agnew climbed Scotland's biggest peak, Ben Nevis, in just five hours before heading straight to the Lake District and conquering Scafell Pike in the pitch black.

As soon as they reached the bottom at 7.15am, they battled on to Wales and began their final ascent up Snowdon.

Rob said: "Climbing through the night in the lake District proved to be the greatest challenge.

"We climbed in the pitch black facing windy conditions and running water but sheer determination kept us going, the becks and the waterfalls making in quite exciting," Rob said.

Roberts Bakery matched what the men raised making a complete donation of over £5,000.

But the fundraising did not stop there, sales and marketing coordinator Kellie Burgess did a sky dive from 10,000 feet raising more than £1,600 for Christies Hospital in Manchester.

And the bakery also put a team into the It's A Knock out event at Bentley Motor's in September, not only winning but also raising over £1,200 for St Luke's Hospice which the bakery matched giving an overall total of £2,400.

Besides individuals and small teams raising money, the company has actually worked as a whole to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness on Wear it Pink day at the end of October.

Gingerbread men decorated with pink ribbons were sold in the staff shop, staff paid to wear pink clothes and hair nets and a raffle helped them raise more than £700 for the charity.