Aiming high to help African children

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David Birchall meets a remarkable couple from Holymoorside who aim much higher than most in their fund-raising for local and international charities.

SO, HAVING DECIDED that you want to raise some money for charity, how would you go about it? Car boot sales, a jumble sale, maybe a sponsored walk or, for the super-fit few, running a marathon. Alternatively, you could try a three-week trek to Mount Everest Base Camp in temperatures of up to -15 degrees centigrade, which is what Holymoorside couple Jayne and Joe Melland and their friend Margaret Mousley did for their first big fund-raising event…