Cock o’ Budworth team takes on the Cheshire Three Peaks challenge #Out and About

Victoria Hayes
21st March 2023

If the Cock o’ Budworth staff wants to be ready for their newest task, they will need to cut back on the pork scratchings.
The owners of the Cock o’ Budworth, The Cheshire Pub Company, have promised to support the NSPCC in 2023, and part of that support will be a massive 13.6-mile classic hill walk that involves ascents of Cheshire’s three highest peaks in a single day.

The UK’s highest altitude distillery. The Cat & Fiddle.

The Cheshire Three Peaks Challenge, located in the high country on the western edge of the Peak District National Park, is a circular path that includes Tegg’s Nose (350m), Shining Tor (559m), and Shutlingsloe. (506m).

The energetic pub staff will depart at around 8 a.m. on September 11 and should finish in about eight hours, assuming they aren’t delayed by an unplanned bar conference at The Cat and Fiddle, a popular pub among hillwalkers that is ideally located along the route. (incidentally home to the wonderful Forest Gin!)

Cheshire Pub Company’s head of brand and communication, Jenny Bufton, said: “We employ quite a lot of students and younger people, and some of them seem to think they’ll be able to take take this in their stride.

“I think they’re in for a bit of surprise. It’s the combination of the height and the distance – not to mention the peat bogs – that’s the real killer.

“We’d be nothing without the support of our customers, so every year, we allocate time to fundraising for great causes which make a difference to our local towns and villages.

“After working alongside the NSPCC’s dedicated Cheshire events team in 2022, their warm hearts, organisation skills and drive to raise awareness of issues affecting children has been a huge inspiration to our team.

“What we raise will go towards services such as Childline, which receives a call from a child in need every 25 seconds.

“It costs the NSPCC about £4 for every call they receive, and the service really does save lives.”

Staff from the company’s seven additional pubs, including the Space Invader in Goostrey and the Frozen Mop in Mobberley, are also invited to participate in the challenge in addition to the Cock o’ Budworth squad.

A sample of the food at the Cock o’Budworth

All three of Cheshire’s highest peaks, which together comprise 1,415 meters, more than Britain’s highest peak, Ben Nevis, must be climbed as part of the challenge.

Jenny added: “We understand times are tough, but the team at Cheshire Pub Company, the NSPCC, and ultimately the children’s lives you improve will be so grateful for whatever people can spare.

“Just the price of a pint could make all the difference to a child’s life.”

If you would like to donate, you can do so through the company’s JustGiving page.