Charity team conquer Kilimanjaro
A team from Middlesbrough have reached the peak of Africa's highest mountain to raise money for charity.
A team from Middlesbrough have reached the peak of Africa's highest mountain to raise money for charity.
A 15 strong team from Middlesbrough have reached the peak of Africa's highest mountain.
The walkers set out to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to raise money for the Finlay Cooper Fund which supports a number of children's charities on Teesside.
Among the team members is former Middlesbrough FC player and newly appointed Hartlepool United manager Colin Cooper.
"I would personally like to thank the local community for their amazing donations of food, toiletries and clothing. "
Owners John and Irene Hays say there is ''light at the end of the tunnel'', after the pandemic forced them to close 650 UK stores.
There has been resistance to calls to dismantle memorials to the explorer.