It’s been a few years since I’ve done anything mad for our charity so I thought it was about time to test myself to the limit!

I’m hoping 17 hours of walking from dusk til dawn for an unfit Granny like me will bring me a bit a of sympathy, and funds….!?!

I will be joined by a few other brave souls for the full walk, and our members will be taking on individual challenges too.

Here’s the group info:

Our members are delighted to be partnering with Lancashire Mind dedicating one of the longest day of the year to an incredible feat of endurance walking from 4.30am til 9.30am! That's 17 hours walking around a track, pushing physical and mental limits and proving you can put one step in front of another when you don't think you possibly can any more!

Mental health is an important topic to all our members, parents, carers, siblings and other family members alike, and it is great to be able to raise awareness and support, alongside 11 other local charities.

We are also using this challenge to raise much needed funds for our charity, supporting members with Down's Syndrome across East Lancs and beyond, through family and member social groups and peer support in particular.