An OSWESTRY Sixth Form student has raised almost £600 of his £800 target after completing part of a huge cycling challenge.

Jools Brennan, a current Upper Sixth pupil at Oswestry School, is raising money for The Gurkha Welfare Trust by cycling the equivalent height of eight mountains in Nepal.

Originally, Jools was planning to raise funds for his school trip to Nepal in 2021 and intended to donate a proportion of the funds raised to The Gurkha Welfare Trust.

He has since changed his mind and decided to donate all the money he raises to the charity, and is looking forward to visiting Nepal next year.

“During Summer 2021, when I will be in my last year of Sixth Form, I will be taking part in Global Action’s Nepal Annapurna Program,” said Jools.

“Nepal is incredibly diverse, from the World Heritage palaces of Kathmandu to the world-famous Annapurna National Park.

“While in Nepal I will be involved in a poverty reduction project, working with charities and families to build schools, clean water and sanitation systems which will reduce illness and disease and increase school attendance.

“I will also visit the Gurkha Welfare Trust and will be making a financial contribution to the trust which supports retired Gurkhas and their families, provides medical camps, disaster relief and healthcare to Gurkha pensioners and supports Gurkha veterans in residential homes.”

Jools aims to raise at least £800 for The Gurkha Welfare Trust and to do this he is going to cycling the equivalent height of the eight mountains in Nepal above 8000 meters over an eight-month period – a total ascent of 67,035 metres.

If you would like to help Jools to reach his £800 target, with his current total at £578, then head to his GoFundMe page at https://uk.gofundme.com/f/global-action-nepal-2020-fundraiser