Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Having reached the grand old age of - ahem - 60, and thus feeling somewhat health-and-fitness conscious, I was mortified to realise that I had never actually run further than a mile and a half in one go in my life. So I enrolled for the local Parkrun, which is 5 kilometres/3 miles. I find this quite painful! So I would like my pain to count towards something worthwhile, and I will be running the Llandudno 5K Santa Run on 7th December to raise money for CAIS's 'Change Step' veterans' programme.

There is much publicity given to PTSD suffered by ex-service personnel but many veterans also experience problems in adjusting to civilian
life, struggling to find a purpose or employment and feeling isolated after leaving their service community.

Change Step supports those seeking help for problems encountered as a result of military or operational duty. The service is delivered by veterans for veterans. The programme offers peer support, training opportunities and signposting to relevant health and welfare services.

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