On 30th May, James & I will be trekking the Yorkshire three peaks to raise money for our lovely friend‘s charity - Daniel Barnett Arts foundation

We are grateful for any donations made as most people know - I hate walking 😂 so it will help me along the 24/25 mile hike! We also have sponsorship forms if you would like to donate that way too. 

I went to school with Daniel & his family are friends of our family too, we started as friends right from nursery through to comprehensive & remained friends when we went to college. He filled any room with sunshine & was such a gentle person, Daniel started his dreadful battle with cancer at the age of 14 and sadly lost his talented life to the dreadful disease, throughout his battle Daniel always remained the same happy young person he’d been from the day I met him.

Daniel’s mum Diane started this charity in name & memory of Daniel & his creative mind. There is a little more from Diane below about the charity & her much loved Son. 

A little more about the charity:- 

Charity website:-  https://danielbarnett.org.uk 

The Daniel Barnett Arts Foundation aims to raise money in order to inspire individuals to be creative by providing workshops, fundraising events and support to people who may need help due to an illness or challenge in their life.

Since 2015 they have been working in partnership with the Cancer Trust Hospitals across Yorkshire to deliver art workshops to young people and their families who have been affected by cancer. Our aim is for these workshops to give focus and purpose to each individual taking part and allow them to freely express themselves in a fun, safe environment.

Diane’s aim for the charity is to deliver art workshops all across the country in many spaces where caring takes place. Knowing that these creative workshops are vital to the wellbeing of the children and their families and a great way of having a fun time together.

‘I have been really lucky to have shared my life with Daniel, who was a great teacher and left me with a beautiful legacy of paintings as a testimony to his love for life. I hope that others will be able to create beautiful pieces of creative work with their own children and to inspire others to continue on their journey of life.‘ - Diane Barnett, founder of the charity & mum to our amazing friend Daniel. 

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