Vistry Southern have raised more than £24,000 for national charity Papyrus

Staff at housebuilder Vistry Southern have raised more than £24,000 for national charity Papyrus through events including climbing, kayaking and playing golf.

A handful of staff took on the Three Peaks Challenge, where people climb the highest peaks in the UK – Scafell Pike, Ben Nevis and Snowdon – within 24 hours. The efforts of the hardened hikers raised a total of £10,660.

A golf day, which saw 23 teams taking part at Old Thorns Hotel & Resort in Liphook, raised £13,424. The day’s golfing was rounded off with an auction and raffle with prizes donated by Vistry’s sub-contractors.

The total raised was £24,368 which helped boost Vistry Group’s fundraising campaign for the charity aimed at preventing suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional well-being in young people.

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Lucinda Box, marketing manager of Vistry Southern, said: ‘It was great to see just how enthusiastic, inventive and committed our staff were after it was announced we were going to be raising money for Papyrus through the 12 months of 2022.

‘The golf day was the first such event we have ever staged and it was an incredible success. Everyone had a wonderful day and an impressive amount of money was raised for a good cause.

‘The staff kept the fundraising ball rolling by thinking of different ways to have fun but also to collect money for Papyrus. Running a sweepstake on the World Cup made the tournament even more exciting, with Papyrus being the real winner with £72 raised during the competition.’