All throughout my Mum and Dad's life, they dreamed of ending up in Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight. It was an incredibly special place for them, where they were happiest and the spent many years visiting the Island. They passed this love for the Island on to myself and my brother, Steven, who would explore and create countless core memories over the years that we would holiday there.

Unfortunately, we lost Dad to Lung Cancer in 2021, before losing Mum to Cancer in March 2025. They loved each other dearly and despite them not retiring to the Island together as they had always dreamed, my brother and I had the honour of ensuring they would spend the rest of eternity together, scattering them in the Solent on Yarmouth Pier surrounded by loved ones in July 2025.

The RNLI was a charity that both Mum and Dad, Ivy and Steve, strongly believed in - fearless people who answered the call to save lives at sea, putting themselves in the face of terrifying risk to give those in need another tomorrow.

In honour of my parents, in tribute to Island that they fell in love with and shared this love with their children, and the wonderful work that brave RNLI volunteers undertake every single day, I will be walking the Isle of Wight Coastal Path in October 2026.

The path stretches approximately 70 miles all around the coast of the Island and I will be walking it in stages, starting and finishing in Yarmouth.

Stage 1 - Yarmouth to Brighstone

Stage 2 - Brighstone to Niton

Stage 3 - Niton to Sandown

Stage 4 - Sandown to Ryde

Stage 5 - Ryde to Cowes

Stage 6 - Cowes to Yarmouth

To prepare for the walk, I had set myself some additional challenges, which I have now completed.

- The Midnight Moo, 10 miles for Willen Hospice

- The Shine Night walk, a full 26.2 mile marathon for Cancer Research

I am now feeling much more ready to take on the Coastal Path, but there's just one more thing to do...

To say to every one who stops by this page, that I would be honoured and forever filled with gratitude if you felt able to donate to this cause. No matter the amount, every little bit counts and hopefully together, we can all do our bit to save more precious lives at sea.

Thank you,

Alex