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MakaHike ‘21 was Snowdon (the highest mountain in Wales) and Makahike ‘22 was Ben Nevis (the highest in Scotland)....... introducing MakaHike ’23 the highest in England, Scafell Pike.

Standing at 3209ft Scafell Pike’s summit is the highest point in England, with beautiful views of the lake district, rolling hills and valleys come and join us supported by a team of qualified mountain leaders on this ‘bucket list’ challenge! We will be climbing Scafell Pike from Wasdale. The journey there and back is 9km.

Come and join us in the Lake District, to summit Scafell Pike on Saturday 22nd April 2023 to raise funds for The Makaton Charity. At the top there will be a Makaton ‘sing and sign’, again led by Suzanne Miell-Ingram from Singing Hands to celebrate our achievement and promote the wonderful work of The Makaton Charity.

About Makaton

Makaton is a language programme that combines signs, symbols and speech to provide multiple ways for someone to communicate. Makaton transforms the lives of those with communication difficulties by giving them a way to express themselves independently which is proven to overcome frustration and promote inclusion. There are currently in excess of 2.2 million people in the UK with speech, language and communication difficulties and over 1 million Makaton users.

The Makaton Charity exists to ensure that everyone living with learning or communication difficulties has the tools and resources they need to understand and be understood. The Charity aims to ensure that as many people as possible have access to Makaton, to achieve our goal of a truly inclusive society.