This afternoon I am heading to the Brecon Beacons with my wet weather gear to take part in a hike up Pen Y Fan. The hike is the annual fundraising event for a small charity I support called 3 Pillars Project. 3PP uses sports based mentoring to support young men at risk in prisons and YOI to help them to break the cycle of reoffending.

This year we will be joined by a group of mentees who have recently left prison or are on remand for the weekend. They will walk and talk, be seen and heard and have the freedom to be themselves in the wildness of the mountains.

Nothing is pre-determined and with the right opportunities and support, vicious circles can become virtuous ones. It’s going to be hard walking in bad weather (typical for Wales!) and I expect a bit confronting for us all, but I know will be exhilarating by the time we get back down.