Firefighters finish Three Peaks in memory of Bicester Motion

Taking place over the weekend, the trek was undertaken by firefighters and support staff to remember Jennie Logan, Martyn Sadler, and David Chester, who died in a fire at the former RAF site in Bicester last year.

Covering Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike, and Snowdon, the challenge was also a fundraising effort for the Fire Fighters Charity, which offers support to firefighters and their families.

The Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service announced the team’s success on Facebook, stating they had ‘conquered’ the peaks back-to-back and ‘pushed through their exhaustion’.

So far, the team has raised £4,375 online, with an additional £949.75 in Gift Aid.

The challenge was done a year after the tragic event at Bicester Motion as a ‘positive physical challenge to keep us together’.

The fire on May 15, 2026, engulfed a hangar, claiming the lives of firefighters Jennie Logan, 30, Martyn Sadler, 38, and businessman David Chester, 57.

Rob MacDougall, the chief fire officer of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, expressed his gratitude to the community for their ‘outpouring of kindness and support’.

He said: “We know how deeply cared for, loved, and respected Jennie, Martyn, and Dave were to everyone who knew them.

“The compassion shown by so many people over the last year is something we will never forget. Thank you.”