Staff from St Mary’s Hospital braved snow-covered peaks and rubble-strewn paths to ascend the 3,407metres of the three highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales

A pedal-pushing pub manager will to cycle to all of Manchester’s 124 Joseph Holt pubs collecting scratch cards to raise money for the new Christie cancer centre later this month.

With an initial target of 10,000 Swedish krona (around £870) for his 1,600-mile journey from Uppsala to Manchester in aid of Doctors Without Borders, FC United of Manchester fan Linus Lind is approaching 20,000 krona.

Encouraged to wear white, participants are invited to get covered head to toe in powder paint whilst raising funds which will help support the local community

Kevan Downey and David Cracknell will scale 8,848 metres, the height of Mount Everest, by repeatedly climbing up a ladder to raise money for the When You Wish Upon A Star foundation

Two avid runners will be aiming to cover 435 miles in a week for charity when they start a mega-marathon run in Bolton – and will be joined by Olympic athletes along the way.

The challenging 65-mile route starts in Wythenshawe Park, through Knutsford to Nantwich and then heads back through Middlewich to the Finish

The 64-year-old lost his mobility in a sickening attack that left him paralysed and unable to move a decade ago.

A wedding dress amnesty is being held to give terminally-ill brides the day of their dreams with the help of a unique marriage charity – leaving them with only something new and blue to find.

Trans men and women are being offered free makeovers and even changing rooms over the Manchester Pride Big Weekend thanks to the Lesbian and Gay Foundation.

A youth worker from Manchester will be putting on her running shoes and taking part in the Great North Run to raise money for Diabetes UK – and ‘help families that are going through the same journey’.