SIR – I would like to urge readers to help save lives by signing up to one of the British Heart Foundation’s summer hikes – The National Three Peaks Challenge or the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge.

We want people to take their passion for walking to new heights by climbing the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales in just one weekend. The National Three Peaks Challenge takes place from Friday, June 24 to Sunday, June 26.

The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge is a 25-mile hike on Saturday, July 23, and in just one day participants will climb Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough.

Heart disease touches people of all ages and sadly, it is still the nation’s biggest killer. Lives are cut short, and for those living with heart disease, life can be frightening and hard.

Despite major advances in heart research, education and care, there is still a huge amount to learn, and a lot of work to be done. We urgently need support to help us continue our life-saving work in what is our 50th birthday year.

For more information, visit bhf.org.uk/n3p, or bhf.org.uk/yorkshire, call 0800 1693672, or e-mail northwestwales@bhf.org.uk.

Helen Whiteley, event organiser, British Heart Foundation, Mansfield