At the start of November I will be trekking 100km across the Moroccan Sahara in aid of the The Charlie Waller Trust, a charity very close to my heart.

Charlie Waller was a strong, funny, popular, good-looking and kind young man, with a close and loving family. He was the life and soul of every party. He had everything to live for.

Yet in September 1997, at the age of 28, Charlie took his own life. He was suffering from depression and felt he no longer had the strength to carry on.

Shortly afterwards, in response to this tragedy, his family founded the Charlie Waller Trust.

The Trust's mission is to open up the conversation around depression, to ensure that young people are able to understand and look after their own mental health and to spot the signs in others, and know how and where to access help.

Thank you so much for your support!

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