Overview

• Dynevor will climb Mount Kilimanjaro in September with her son Sam to raise money for Prevent Breast Cancer as part of a larger team.
• The effort had reached about £60,000 at the time of a Manchester Evening News report, far surpassing an initial £7,000 JustGiving target.
• Castmates and fans have backed the campaign with donations and messages, with named contributions from David Neilson and Tony Maudsley noted publicly.
• A breast cancer survivor diagnosed in 2009, Dynevor has supported the charity for around two decades and previously trekked to Everest base camp for fundraising.
• Prevent Breast Cancer focuses on prediction, prevention and early detection, with research based at the Nightingale Centre in Greater Manchester.