𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬… 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦

On 17th April 2026, two dads will set off from John O’Groats.

We will walk nearly 1000 miles to Land’s End.

Not for a challenge.

Not for attention.

But because this is what it takes for us to keep going.

𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗪𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘

My name is John Bell.

I lost my 15-year-old son Jake in 2020.

Walking saved my life.

Walking beside me is 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗟𝘆𝗻𝗸.

Graham lost his son Sean to suicide.

Two fathers.

Two sons.

One decision:

👉 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲.

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗪𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗚

We will walk the length of Britain in 48 days.

I will be dressed as 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹 — my son’s favourite character.

And I will carry a bathtub every single step of the way.

𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗔 𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗧𝗨𝗕?

Because it’s heavy.

Because it’s uncomfortable.

Because it slows you down.

Just like mental health does.

Every rubber duck on that bathtub represents a real person lost to suicide.

Every step we take is for them.

And for anyone out there right now who feels like they can’t keep going.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗧𝗛

I don’t wake up every day feeling strong.

I don’t always want to get out of bed.

But I choose to.

Because I know what the alternative looks like.

And if you’re reading this…

And you’re struggling…

👉 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲.

𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗕𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝗔 𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗞

Every pound raised goes towards building a Walking4Hope basecamp in the Midlands.

A place where people can:

Step away from the noise

Talk without judgement

Reconnect with themselves

Heal through nature

This is about prevention, not reaction.

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦 𝗗𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗞

We will document everything.

Every single day.

48 days.

48 episodes.

Raw. Real. Honest.

𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗕𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦

You don’t have to walk 1000 miles.

You just have to care.

You can:

Donate whatever you can

Share this page

Follow the journey

Walk a section with us

𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗢𝗥 𝗔 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗘 𝗢𝗥 𝗔 𝗗𝗔𝗬

You can be directly part of this journey:

👉 £3 sponsors a mile

👉 £20 sponsors a full day

John and Graham will walk that distance knowing you are behind them.

Your name can be included as part of that day’s journey and shared through our updates.

You can also leave a message or dedicate it to a loved one.

Or simply…

👉 Help one more person see this.

𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗕𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗦

We are offering sponsorship opportunities across the entire walk.

From supporting a single day…

To becoming the main title sponsor of the journey.

This includes:

National exposure

Daily YouTube features

Speaking events for your teams

If you want to be part of something that genuinely saves lives:

📩 office@walking4hope.org

𝗔 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗚𝗘

If the weight feels too heavy right now…

👉 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂.