Fernham Oxfordshire

Village news: adventures of a lifetime!

Two intrepid women from Fernham are each about to embark on adventures of a lifetime.

Nicola of the Antarctic

Nicola Young is taking part in the trip of a lifetime - the Inspire Antarctic Expedition from 13 to 26 March with the polar explorer Robert Swan.

Faith of Everest

Dr. Faith Holdsworth will be trekking to Everest base camp - and beyond - in May to raise money for the Helen and Douglas House, Oxford's hospice for children and young adults.

Faith HoldsworthFaith will spend 14 days trekking to the base camp of the world's highest mountain to celebrate 25 years of Helen House, which was the first hospice of its kind in the UK. Helen and Douglas House cost £4 million to run each year and receive virtually no government funding.

On 12 May, she will reach Everest base camp at an altitude of 5,357 metres, but that won't be the end of her adventure. The very next day, she will push on to ascend to the summit of a neighbouring peak, Kalapatthar, at 5,647 metres.

Faith is self-funding her journey, so every penny of sponsorship money will go straight to Helen and Douglas House. Won't you please sponsor her, and help a very worthy cause?