Holt Recruitment Group Completes ‘Anything but an Ordinary 100 Miles’ Charity Challenge, Raising over £7,000 for Home-Start Wessex

Bournemouth-based Holt Recruitment Group has completed another epic charity endurance challenge, raising over £7,044 for local families charity Home-Start Wessex.

Home-Start Wessex offers friendship, practical support and emotional advice to parents in Dorset with at least one child under 5 when they are in crisis, providing specialist groups and one-to-one home visits.

Teams from across the business took on the wilderness-themed ‘Anything but an Ordinary 100 Miles’ endurance challenge designed to test teamwork, navigation, resilience and determination. On the day, each team was dropped at a random, undisclosed location before being tasked with making their way on foot to a designated finish point.

The event marked Holt Recruitment’s latest annual fundraising challenge, continuing a proud tradition of giving back through bold and demanding initiatives. Previous events have included climbing the equivalent height of Everest, completing a 24-hour boxing challenge, rowing the distance around the UK, cycling the equivalent of the Tour de France, and running 1.1 miles every hour for 24 hours.

Karen, Head of Holt Recruitment Group, said: “Everyone really got behind this year’s challenge, and we’re incredibly pleased to have raised £7,044 for Home-Start Wessex. It was a tough day, with a few unexpected turns along the way, but seeing all four teams reach the finish made it worthwhile. We’re proud to continue supporting a charity that does so much for families in our local community.”

The money raised will help Home-Start Wessex continue its life-changing work, as demand for its services rises amid ongoing cost-of-living pressures. Over the past year, the charity has continued to receive an unprecedented number of referrals for its support.

Caroline Pope, Corporate Partnerships & Marketing Manager at Home-Start Wessex, added, “We have been working with Holt for four years now, and their support has been amazing. All the staff get involved. They’ve done some crazy things over the years for charity, and their fundraising efforts have made a huge difference to local families in crisis.”

The Holt Recruitment Group is an ever-expanding group of recruitment specialists who have secured an impressive base of Automotive, Engineering and Professional Services clients within the Automotive, Aerospace, Defence and Precision Engineering sectors across the UK.

Over the last year, Home-Start Wessex has transformed 1,955 lives, helping a record 547 families. Their reach covers the whole of the South of Dorset, including a large part of the Dorset Council area covering the Purbecks, Swanage, Weymouth, Dorchester, Bridport and Lyme Regis and the whole of the BCP Council area including Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch, going as far north as Cranborne and Alderholt and as far east as Highcliffe, a huge area with a population of over 650,000, including many pockets of high-level deprivation.

Since Home-Start Wessex was founded in 1995, the charity has now supported 6,000 local families and 14,680 children thanks to over 1,000 volunteers.

The charity is actively recruiting kind, compassionate volunteers to offer emotional and practical support to parents with young children across Dorset. If you could spare a few hours a week to help local families through challenging times and make a difference in your community, please contact the charity. No experience is needed – just a big heart and a listening ear, as full training and ongoing support are provided.