Over the past 20 years, my fundraising efforts have primarily focused on Diabetes Charities. However, for my longest and most challenging distance to date, I wanted to see if I could raise a few pennies for a charity in Cornwall that has helped many close to my heart.

Supporting The Mermaid Centre Fund, part of Royal Cornwall Hospitals Charity, will enable them to provide additional equipment, enhance environments, and offer extra training for staff, all to deliver the very best care for patients.

The Mermaid Centre, located in Truro, is home to the Cornwall Breast Screening Programme (NHS BSP) and the Oncoplastic Breast Unit. They monitor patients with a family history who may be at higher risk of developing breast cancer. It was one of the first units in the UK to have a fully digitalised mammography screening service.

I’ve left this to the last minute, but mainly because I didn’t know if I would tow the start line…however, I’m taking the leap and I will do my best. 50 miles from Minack to Porthtowan on the South West Coast path, here we come!

Thank you