I am walking 24km with a group of rambling friends to support the work of the wonderful team at Farleigh Hospice who cared for my wife in the last weeks of her life. Walking with me will be Andrew, Philip, Ellie, Helen & Alex, Hazel, Maxine & Nigel and Maria.

Farleigh Hospice is a registered charity (no. 284670) which provides hospice care to people affected by life-limiting illnesses across mid Essex.

They help patients to live as actively as possible from the point of diagnosis to the end of their life, by providing physical and emotional care, free of charge.

With approximately 40% of their yearly running costs being funded by the local NHS, they rely on the support and goodwill of the local mid Essex community to contribute to the £16,039 it costs to provide their services each day.