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Cornwall Clergy Raise £40,000 for Church Repairs Through Everest-Themed Charity Challenge

A Cornwall vicar and an ordinand have raised £40,000 for church roof repairs by repeatedly running a steep hill to match the altitude of Mount Everest, in a local fundraising effort supporting churches in St Ives and Halsetown.
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Cornwall Clergy Raise £40,000 for Church Repairs Through Everest-Themed Charity Challenge
UK Business and Social Landscape Reflects Strain From Geopolitical and Domestic Pressures
Tensions Grow in UK Over Sikh Kirpan and Religious Symbolism in Public Debate
Energy Price Cap Increase Set to Lift UK Household Bills by 13 Percent
University of Reading Ranked 196th in QS World University Rankings
UK Maritime Archaeologists Identify 17th-Century Dutch Shipwreck Off Devon Coast
Oxford Union Islam Debate Sparks Protest From Faith Leaders in UK
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