Sophie Marie Brown is a 24 year old finalist in Miss Great Britain and will compete against 52 other ladies for the crown on 13th and 14th September. Over the last few months she has been volunteering and taking on challenges in order to raise money and help others. Back in May she climbed Snowdon for JPC Community Farm. Since then she has volunteered time to Darlington Care Home for their summer fair and donated her gown to them in order for them to raise money to help their elderly residents have more fun days out. Recently she has taken part in the 24 hour national 3 Peaks Challenge, Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell Pike in England and Snowdon in Wales and hosted a live music and quiz night at The Hammer and Pincers Tipi. It was an amazing night with the quiz hosted by Aycliffe Radio’s Colin and amazing talented peformers (Christina Simone, Olivia Irvin, Becky Sawyer and Corey Spence). There were some amazing prizes which were won and overall it was a great night with all proceeds raised going to Global’s Make Some Noise which is a charity for children with illnesses and disabilities and The Solan Connor Fawcett Family Cancer Trust which is a local Spennymoor charity that supports those with cancer and their families.
Sophie said, “The three peaks has been one of the hardest challenges I have ever done. I am not going to lie it’s a pretty gruelling experience! Unfortunately I didn’t have weather on my side making it even more difficult, at some points I couldn’t even see where I was going. As I was doing the challenge I went through a mixture of emotions due to the changes in weather but knowing that this is for two amazing charities kept me going. It was extremely difficult especially having to travel within the 24 hours as well.
In total I have raised £2000 for two amazing charities.
The challenge was extremely tough. You have to climb up and down all 3 including driving to each of them within the 24 hours. It was a gruelling experience I even slept in the car at Snowdon for a few hours to make sure I would be awake as soon as the sunrise came in order to finish my final climb of Snowdon before half 8 which was the 24 hour cut off. Including the climb I have also recently hosted a charity, quiz and live music night where people had an amazing time and the talent there was insane. I couldn’t be more grateful for the support I had on the night and this event helped me reach the higher fundraising amount.
I am a big believer of helping others. I believe you only have one shot at life so why not be kind, push yourself as much as you can and help those who need it. The Miss Great Britain rehearsals and final will take place 13th/14th September and I am so excited, it is so good to be involved in such a system that is not focused on looks, it is all about being you and working hard for what you believe in and are passionate about. Miss Great Britain is an amazing platform and I would love to use that platform to grow my charity work and work even harder. Mental health awareness is also very close to my heart, I suffered as a teenager and believe more awareness needs to be brought into schools. I would love to use my position and my story to make a difference and inspire others to get the help they need and to not hide away like I did”.
