Hi everyone, thank you for visiting my page! 

I am running my first marathon and fundraising for Dorset Mind, a brilliant part of the UK charity Mind, who campaign to improve services, raise awareness, and promote understanding of mental health. 

Dorset Mind charity educates, challenges mental health stigma and inequality, and encourages recovery by empowering individuals to develop resilience.  Their 1-2-1 & group support includes counselling, mentoring, support groups, active monitoring and a befriending service. These help people regain social skills and develop confidence.  The charity also delivers educational wellbeing programmes for schools and workplaces and provide volunteer opportunities across all areas of the organisation. For more details and news about recent projects, visit dorsetmind.uk.

Mental health support is something that should be freely accessible to all, and the work Dorset Mind does ensures that this is available across the county. Having had my own battles with mental ill health in the past, fundraising for a charity that provides free and accessible support for so many is my own way of giving back. 

Due to most official road marathons being in October, and heading off on my own travels around this time, I will be running a self made Dorchester Marathon, with support from friends and family! Documenting my journey via Strava, I will complete the run on Sunday 24th July 2022. 

Any donations would be hugely appreciated. Thanks for reading!