PC Bradley's Corke's brother and best friend complete Three Peaks Challenge

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Albion supporter PC Bradley Corke lost his life in the line of duty.

Charlie Hanson

2026-06-22T06:00+01:00

You can still donate to raise money for KSSX.

Bradley Corke’s brother and best friend have completed the Three Peaks Challenge, raising nearly £10,000 for Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance (KSSX).

And you could help them break into five figures by donating here.

PC Corke lost his life in the line of duty in March, with Nathan, Bradley’s brother, and Jamie Simpson, Bradley’s best friend, taking on the challenge for KSSX whose care allowed Bradley’s family the opportunity to say goodbye to him.

“We’re close to £10,000, if we could break that mark it would mean everything to myself and my family because we owe Kent Surrey Sussex Air Ambulance more than money, we owe them a lot,” Nathan said. “They gave us a chance to say goodbye to Brad in hospital. They got his heart going again after working on him for 30 minutes. There’s no words to thank them enough.

The challenge started at midnight, with the team summiting Ben Nevis at 3.20am.

“It’ll be a charity that I will support throughout my life, do challenges for and raise more money. Even if we don’t raise £10,000, ok we’d love to, but we’ve raised so much money for a great cause.

“I want to say a special thank you to everyone who donated, including Brighton players, it means everything in the world and I know Brad would have a beaming smile.”

Nathan and Jamie completed the challenge in 21 hours and 57 minutes, with the experience bringing the two of them closer together.

“We’ve become so close since everything happened,” Nathan continued. “We’ve relied on each other a lot, we speak to each other every day about how we’re feeling, especially on this challenge.

“We knew we were doing it for a great cause in the Kent Surrey Sussex Air Ambulance and we knew we were doing it for Brad. When we were marching up the climbs we were talking to Brad. We could feel he was there. He had the attitude of never give up, keep pushing yourself. By the end of the challenge though, our legs were finished!”

They completed the challenge in 21 hours and 57 minutes.

The Three Peaks Challenge saw them climb Scafell Pike, Ben Nevis and Helvellyn, with the pair marking each time they summited the climbs.

“At the top of each mountain we actually had a blue flare and I wrote Brad a note telling him how we’re getting on after each climb.

We chose the colour blue because it was his favourite colour, because he supported Brighton and because it represents a fallen police officer.

“Every time we pulled the flares open and saw the blue smoke it was very emotional, it was a heart-warming thing. We felt like he was watching over us and that he’d be smiling.”

If you’d like to help raise more money, please click here.