I have last minute signed up for the 13.5 mile Midnight Walk in honour of my mum who sadly passed away on the 18th June.

I have such fond memories of doing the Midnight Walk many times with my mum. We used to have so much fun training for it and taking part on the night.

Of course we did it to raise money for St Luke’s, but I have now seen first hand how important the work they do is. The last few months have been incredibly hard, and my family wouldn’t have got through it without the support of St Luke’s.

The Midnight Walk is on Friday the 11th, continuing into the morning of the 12th which happens to be my 30th birthday. I really wasn’t looking forward to facing my first birthday without my mum, especially a milestone one, but this feels like the perfect way to feel close to her and honour her memory.