Remembering Barry - The Three Peaks Challenge

Many of you will remember Barry Evans, Heather's husband, who lost his fight against bowel cancer last year. As you can imagine, the past 12 months have been a difficult year for many people in our small group, across NBC and especially for Heather. Over the past year, Heather has been actively raising money to support the work of Cancer Research and many of her friends and family have taken part in events such as the run for life.

Barry was an integral part of our small group and his determination to remain focused on Jesus despite all he was going through has been an inspiration to many people. Barry constantly challenged those around him, asking open, honest, heartfelt questions and encouraging everyone to keep on searching for answers. The memory of Barry will live on in the hearts of those people whose lives he touched and this year our small group has decided that we want to do something in honour of Barry that will have a lasting impact and continue to encourage other people in the way Barry encouraged us.

We have therefore decided to undertake the THREE PEAKS CHALLENGE in memory of Barry. For those who are unaware, the goal is to climb Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowden (the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales) within 24 hours. The money we raise from the challenge will be used to benefit cancer sufferers in Newbury. We are currently exploring various options regarding the specifics and will let everyone know as soon as we have decided on how the money will be spent.