Hi everyone, my name is Shanaya and I work for POINT as a Blackpool SENDIASS Officer.

Five years ago, we lost my amazing brother, Myles, at just 28 years old. Myles faced struggled with his mental health and since losing him our family has faced the ongoing challenges of grief.

To honour Myles’s memory, we are taking on a huge challenge (Miles For Myles) we are walking all the way from the POINT office in Oldham to Myles’s home in Blackpool. This will take place over two days starting Friday 11th September 2026 and finishing Saturday 12th September 2026 and we will be walking an estimated 50 miles!

Every donation raised will help create a new mental health and grief support service called MYLES — Making Your Life Emotionally Stronger which will be operated through POINT. Our hope is that this service will provide a supporting, understanding and safe space for individuals and families facing mental health struggles and grief.

We thank you all so much for your kindness, support and donations it truly means the world to us.