Myself and some friends will be completing the 3 peaks challenge Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon all in 24 hours ! My wife was diagnosed several years ago with Ulcerative Colitis. It’s taken a long time for it to be diagnosed and eventually effectively managed. I’ve seen first hand just how hard life is with Crohn’s and Colitis so it’s a cause that’s very close to home for me.

Right now, an estimated 500,000 people in the UK are living with a lifelong disease that many people have never heard of. And the real number could be almost double that.

Because of the stigma and misunderstanding surrounding these diseases, thousands of people are suffering in silence.

But they’re not alone.

We’re working to improve diagnosis and treatment, and to fund research into a cure; to raise awareness and to give people hope, comfort and confidence to live freer, fuller lives.