Anne and Liz are walking 100 miles of the South West coast path between Hayle and Falmouth, starting on June 6th. We are doing this for two amazing causes that are very special to us.

Loui Legend is a 6yr old boy with Treacher-Collins Syndrome (TCS). His mum is one of the nurses at Anne's vet practice (Wilbury vets in Hove). Treacher-Collins Syndrome affects the development of the bones and other tissues of the face. The signs and symptoms of this disorder vary greatly, ranging from almost unnoticeable to severe. Loui's case is unfortunately very severe, causing a number of facial deformities and resulting in him needing a tracheostomy in order to breathe. He has a lifetime of hospital trips, procedures and operations ahead of him, with much of the corrective surgery not being possible until he is fully grown. His tracheostomy alone has huge effects on his life and that of his parents and family. After much investigation, his mum and dad are trying to raise the funds to take him Seattle Children’s Hospital, where 14 children with particularly severe cases of TCS have already been operated on, with 100% success rate in getting their tracheostomies out within the following year. We hope you'll be able to help us raise money towards his treatment and care by donating on this page.

Our second cause is a little different. Secret World Wildlife Rescue is a charity in Somerset that Liz has been associated with for over 25yrs, first as their clinical vet and now as their Scientific Advisor. Each year the charity treats over 5,000 British wild animals, offers phone advise to over 12,000 members of the public, vets and vet nurses and provides wildlife education from pre-school to post graduate students. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic SWWR has managed to stay open all year and raised the funds to start building a new wildlife treatment centre. An additional £85k is needed to complete this, allowing the charity to continue working to amazing standards, treating British wildlife and education the next generation of wildlife carers. Please help us support this cause by clicking here