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Representing Ayrshire Freemasons in general I will undertake walking St Cuthberts Way from Melrose to Lindisfarne which is approximately 80 miles to raise funds for Release Ayrshire.

Release Ayrshire was founded in 2018 after a string of heartbreaking suicides in the local area of East Ayrshire – tragically these suicides were all young men. After realizing how little help there was for people in crisis, the charity was created to challenge the stigmas around men’s mental health and set out to completely diminish the typical stereotype that “men don’t cry”.

I have suffered from Depression since my teens and have found how to cope but many people i know do not. My experiences have resulted in me leading Mental Health for a Government department and delivering input to new staff. Stigma amongst males in particular around the issue of mental health continues and suicide is the greatest cause of deaths in males under 45 in Scotland. This charity relies on volunteers and your support in my challenge will go a long way to keeping this charity to the fore in Ayrshire.

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