A team of fundraisers is lacing up their walking boots to take on the National Three Peaks Challenge in aid of a Wirral-based charity helping children with cerebral palsy.

Hayden Waite and fellow supporters of Stick ‘n’ Step will climb Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and finish with Mount Snowdon over Saturday September 4 and Sunday September 5 – reaching around 23 miles and 10052ft in height.

The charity provides essential support for children and young people with cerebral palsy through free weekly conductive education sessions at its Wallasey and Runcorn specialist centres.

Hayden, from Runcorn, said: “My daughter Heidi is 13 and has attended Stick ‘n’ Step since she was three years old.

“The support that the charity has offered to Heidi and the family has been fantastic and we have seen a real increase in her confidence and her ability to be more mobile and independent.

Stick ‘n’ Step originally existed as a parent group to raise funds for a local conductive education provider and moved to its Wallasey premises in June 2009.

The charity relies on the generosity of local communities, grant-providers, and businesses and does not receive funding from statutory bodies.

Over 100 children from across the region are supported with weekly or twice weekly sessions to improve mobility, self-confidence and independence.

Hayden, 39, added: “I am taking on this challenge so that more money can be raised to help more children and families like ours that live with cerebral palsy.”

Donations can be made via Hayden’s Just Giving page: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/hayden-waite2