Eastbourne charity worker to trek Mount Everest to help raise funds for cause

A member of a a search and rescue, crisis intervention charity in Eastbourne is set to embark on a trek of Mount Everest to help raise money for the cause.

By Sam Pole

Published 14th Feb 2024, 14:20 GMT

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Sonia Holman from the Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team will be trekking up Mount Everest this year to raise funds the popular charity.

The trip will take ten days to hike over 17,000 feet to base camp.

Sonia said: “In the UK 125 people die every week by suicide.