Bank workers help raise over £100,000 in Hadrian's Hike

Fifteen employees from Clydesdale Bank in Clydebank completed the Hadrian’s Hike fundraising challenge — and helped raise over £100,000 for Hospice UK in the process.

They were among more than 150 employees from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks who took part in the 26 mile trek along part of Hadrian’s Wall.

Hadrian’s Wall spans from coast to coast across some of the UK’s most breathtaking scenery. During the fifteen hour expedition, the trekkers travelled along part of the 1,900 year old World Heritage site, tackling varied terrain including stony tracks and steep climbs reaching a height of 800m.

Debbie Baird, who works as a mortgage adviser in Clydesdale Bank’s Clydebank office, successfully completed the trek alongside 14 local colleagues (pictured).

The 24-year-old said: “It was a challenging but truly exhilarating experience to hike along Hadrian’s Wall with so many of my colleagues for the benefit of Hospice UK. The bank is supporting us by match funding every penny raised which was a great motivation along the way.” Jacqui Atkinson, community support manager at Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks, said: “Hadrian’s Hike marked our largest ever employee fundraising event and we’re very proud of our team for completing the demanding challenge. The £100,000 raised for Hospice UK will provide the charity with much needed support in delivering its invaluable services.” Catherine Bosworth, director of income generation at Hospice UK, said: “Having joined these incredibly generous people on the hike I can safely say that their dedication to hospice care is outstanding. We are so lucky and grateful to have so many friends and supporters among the staff at Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks supporting Hospice UK.” Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have been working in partnership with Hospice UK for eight years, raising more than £4 million for hospice care to date.

The £100,000 raised through Hadrian’s Hike included match funding from the banks.