Many of you will know that I have struggled on and off with my own mental health. This boxing challenge is a great opportunity to raise awareness, raise some money and challenge myself.

I took up boxing once a week in January 2018 as a stress relief recommended by my mental health team. It has worked quite well (despite the stress involved with getting hit in the face!) In June I watched two of my friends from boxing take part in VCBC5, once I saw that they were raising money for a local mental health charity it seemed like the perfect way to increase my challenge with boxing and raise some money and awareness.

I will also be selling tickets to VCBC6 (which includes an afterparty at Halo). It is on Saturday 1st December at the Bournemouth o2 Academy and standing tickets are £30. Please get in contact with me ASAP if you would like a ticket.

This is a bit about Dorset Mind “We're Dorset Mind, the local mental health charity. We are here to make sure anyone with a mental health challenge has somewhere to turn to for advice and support.We educate, challenge stigma and support people to recover from mental health difficulties. We offer befriending, support groups, information services and training in Dorset, visit our website for details: dorsetmind.uk. We also have volunteer opportunities, if you can spare a few hours a month to help change someone's life.Thank you for your support!Dorset Mind”