A Clydesdale cleaning company owner carried a vacuum cleaner up a hill to raise money for Keep Scotland Beautiful.
Alasdair Reid took on the unusual challenge to celebrate the two-year anniversary of the business and raise money and awareness of the national environmental charity.
Accompanied by his wife Catherine and their pet dog Morag, they all scaled Tinto Hill on May 5 – alongside the Henry vacuum.
With an elevation of 707meters (2319ft), the challenge took the Tinto Cleaning Services team two-and-a-half hours to complete and they raised almost £400
On completing the challenge Alasdair said: “We did it! What a great day and Henry didn’t even complain once.
“We climbed Tinto Hill to celebrate Tinto Cleaning Services’ second birthday and raise awareness for Keep Scotland Beautiful.
“We definitely got a lot of odd looks from passing hillwalkers and sheep, but it was a lot of fun and good exercise too.”
Barry Fisher, CEO of Keep Scotland Beautiful said: “When I heard about the Henry challenge I really laughed – what a great way to raise awareness of our work, and that of a professional cleaning company.
“We’d like to wish Tinto Cleaning Services a very happy second birthday and thank Alasdair sincerely for choosing our charity to donate to. Every penny raised helps us to deliver our vision of a clean, green and sustainable Scotland by inspiring positive action for our environment in communities, schools and businesses across the country.”
If you would like to make a donation to Alasdair and henry, the Tinto Hill Climb – Support Keep Scotland Beautiful fundraising page is open on Facebook until May 18.
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