On 16th June along with 3 friends, I'm running 69 miles along the length of Hadrian's Wall in one day (The Wall Ultramarathon http://ratrace.com/thewall/). We'll start at 7am at Carlisle Castle and will hopefully finish the same day, by 11pm at HMS Calliope, just over the Millennium Bridge in Newcastle.

I've chosen to raise money for Place2Be as I feel the work it does in providing early mental health support for children in schools is invaluable. Over the course of our daughter's first 3 years at school, we've seen firsthand how traumatic events have affected the lives of her friends, which have therefore impacted on the mental health of her and her friendship group. I feel strongly that there needs to be more emphasis on supporting children going through traumatic events and also on supporting their friends, on whom it falls to provide everyday support. Alongside training for teachers and therapeutic support for parents and carers, Place2Be provides a safe haven at school with a trained counsellor to allow children to express their feelings and to begin to make sense of what's happening around them. 

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