Students lead Snowdon challenge to raise funds for Preston homelessness charity

Students led a team up Snowdon to raise funds for Emmaus Preston, after being inspired by social work placements with the homelessness charity.

- By Sarah Edge

Students led a team up Snowdon to raise funds for Emmaus Preston, after being inspired by social work placements with the homelessness charity.

The fundraising trek saw student Jamilia Buxton and her partner William Oliver, student Amy Lord and her partner Charlie Knowles take on the Miners’ Track to Snowdon’s 3,560-foot summit on one of the hottest days of the year on Saturday, alongside Emmaus supporter Dave Wallis.

Jamilia explained that training for climb had not only helped her physical fitness but also supported her own mental wellbeing — something she saw as a priority for the people supported by the Emmaus charity in the county.