CHUMS hopes to provide mental health and emotional wellbeing support to as many children and young people across Bedfordshire as we can. Friends of CHUMS currently funds 5 services which include the Bedfordshire Suicide Bereavement Service, Babyloss Service and Recreational Therapeutic Service. Without support from fundraisers and donors CHUMS would not be able to provide support to the children, young people and families who otherwise may not receive help when they need it most.

The walk takes place from June 22nd to 30th June, starting in Southwold (in Suffolk) via Cambridge and ending at our offices at Wrest Park Enterprise Centre in Silsoe . Dawn will be walking 100 miles from start to finish with an overall target to raise at least £21,000 - £1000 for every year that we have been offering support - in recognition of our 21st anniversary! 

This will be a huge physical challenge for Dawn. This is clearly a very big target, so Dawn will need as much help as possible to achieve that. So if you want to help us, please sponsor or we are looking for supporters to join the expedition on different legs of the journey.

CHUMS and Dawn are really passionate about showing young people that they must never give up.

Dawn: "If I can get fit and walk from Southwold to Silsoe, then they can achieve things in their lives they never thought they could. I won't be able to achieve this alone but by getting the right support from the right people and being determined to succeed, anything is possible."