Astrid has fundraised for the last 2 years to raise money for World Down Syndrome Day, and this year she's at it again - this time supporting our local charity in Bingley, where she's been loving attending a monthly group to meet other families much like our own.

When she was born and surprised us with a DS diagnosis, one of the things (among a long list of others) they told us she would struggle with is walking. In usual Astrid fashion, she said "thanks but nah" and started walking a few months before her second birthday. This time last year Astrid raised money by doing laps of our house with her push-along walker, and this year she's going for a big girl walk - 2.1 miles around St Ives Estate, where she loves having a splash in the puddles and feeding the ducks in the pond.

If anyone would like to donate and support Astrid on her big toddle, we'd be very grateful - the money will go towards the charity's goal of raising £60,000 to cover the service they provide into 2027.