Welcome to the website for the Norfolk Three Peaks Challenge.
The inaugural Norfolk Three Peaks Challenge takes place on Saturday 26 March 2011 but you can take the Challenge at any time after that date.
You have to reach the three highest points in the County of Norfolk to raise money to
Support the work of Interface Learning (see below).
The Norfolk Three Peaks Challenge is inspired by the national Three Peaks Challenge in which participants climb Snowdon in Wales, Scafell Pike in England and Ben Nevis in Scotland – respectively 1085m, 978m and 1344m above sea level.

The Norfolk Three Peaks Challenge comprises:

1. Beacon Hill, near West Runton, 103m above sea level

2. Pigg’s Grave, near Melton Constable, 101m above sea level

3. Beeston Bump, near Sheringham, 35m above sea level.

The national challenge can take several days, but people who are reasonably fit can expect to complete The Norfolk Three Peaks Challenge in less than two hours.
For the inaugural Challenge on 26 March 2011 we have arranged coaches from Norwich.

Everybody who completes the Challenge will receive a signed Certificate of Achievement from Interface Learning and an invitation to the Challenge Celebration in Norwich on the same evening.

It’s only £5 to register for the Challenge and we want you to raise as much sponsorship money for Interface Learning as you can. Do it with friends! Do it in a canoe! Do it naked! Do it in fancy dress! But enter now!

Why help Interface Learning?

We run projects and clubs - practical, creative and hands-on, that explore and support the learning and employment needs of black and ethnic minority (BME) people in Norwich.

Our nationally accredited Mentoring Project puts together young BME participants, aged 14-22, with local young people, many from University of East Anglia, to support educational achievement and promote cross-cultural friendship and understanding.

Currently we support 14 mentor/mentee partnerships as well as a weekly International Youth Club. There are regular outings to places of local interest and get-togethers to share a meal and discuss future plans and new directions.
Interface Learning runs an International Friendship Group attended by women from many different countries that come to make new friends and engage in their children’s learning and play experiences.  Every week two or three members of the group cook a meal to share, and recipes and cooking skills are learned and exchanged.  Volunteers help with different craft sessions and many cross-cultural friendships develop through sharing and exploring new skills. Many women are from countries without pre-school education opportunities and we introduce the concept of learning through play.

Language support is designed to equip women with the language skills that they need for family life in a new country. There are regular training sessions such as First Aid and food hygiene which increase skills and confidence. 

The twice-weekly International Men’s Workshop at Beckham Place, off the north end of Magdalen Street, provides a friendly, informal environment for unemployed BME men some from new communities such as the Iraqi and Congolese - to meet, socialise, use the internet and get informal English conversation lessons and so improve their understanding of UK systems and structures, traditions and cultural activities, to support integration. We help participants with CV writing and application forms etc.

We run Activity Programmes for Children and Young People that promote physical and creative engagement in a safe and inclusive environment and provide a meeting place for often isolated families who may not have the support of local friends or family members at weekends or through the long school holidays. The culturally diverse focus of the clubs builds awareness of the richness of dance, music and art forms from around the world and encourages mutual respect.

The Friday evening Kickboxing Club attracts young boys aged 12 -1 9 and teaches them self-defence skills.  Twenty-five ethnic minority youths from various cultural backgrounds are regular attendees.