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Call Us, Maybe? HACS take part in 'Great Inventions & Technology Through The Ages' Bed Race 2024
The Great Knaresborough Bed Race 2024, our 14th year participating and another sunny day for all involved!
The Great Knaresborough Bed Race 2024 was another successful day organised by The Knaresborough Lions, the famous local tradition includes a pageant of decorated beds through the town centre, followed by a tough athletic contest around a hilly course of 2.4 miles concluding with a crossing of the River Nidd!
There wasn't much in it between our two HACS teams, who completed the course in 38th & 56th positions, at 20 mins 22 secs and 23 mins 57 secs - Well done guys!
HACS are proud to be sponsors of the event as well as submitting two participating teams for the last 14 years, a great day for a bit of fun and getting the team together...well done to all involved, we're already looking forward to next year!
On Sunday 20th October, two teams from HACS took on the 26.2mile Yorkshire Marathon as a relay. Running legs ranging from 3 - 6.1miles, both teams completed the course in just under 4 hours, raising £6,552.50 (including Gift Aid) for Saint Michael's Hospice.
The HACS Group were once again proud to sponsor the reknowned Great Knaresborough Bed Race. A huge thanks to the team on the ground that provided all the traffic management, as well as the two HACS teams taking part in the race!
Local educational institution, Strive For Education, supports young people whose needs aren't met by mainstream schooling. HACS supported them by faciliting a workshop for students to learn some key Construction skills such as bricklaying.
In 2020 we set out to raise £10,000 for Saint Michael's Hospice as part of our 35th anniversary year, the Pandemic set us back a year or two but this June we smashed our target as our fundraising total exceeded £15,000!
A team of 23 from The HACS Group took on a gruelling 12k obstacle course to raise money for Saint Michael's Hospice.
After two years of cancelled events The HACS Group were proud to both Sponsor and take part in this years Great Knaresborough Bed Race. With a theme of 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle' our focus was on HACS Environmental and our special guest appearance from The Wombles of Wimbledon who helped us clean up our act!
The HACS Group have been working with Brierley Homes on a new housing development in Pateley Bridge and are proud to be supporting the local community by donating materials to Nidderdale's 'Men's Shed' charity.
