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Click here or on the photo below to make a donationThe walking continues and I have now covered 380 miles so on schedule to hit the target by the final of the Euros in July. Special thanks to everybody who has again donated to the walk the total to date raised is £2,668. This money will support local Cambridgeshire residents in their recovery from mental health challenges. Things also took a different direction this week when Kevin Johnson of C B Groundwork & Construction Ltd put a challenge that I simply could not refuse. Kevin has offered me the great fish-off challenge . He has offered to donate £2 for every 1lb of fish I can catch in a 10 hour session. This is a very generous offer and we hope other companies and individuals will consider sponsoring the THE BIG FISH OFF. Money raised from the Fish off will be added to the London to Berlin Just giving page. More details concerning the Big Fish Off and confirmation of the event can been seen below Click here or on the photo below to make a donation The walk has continued and I have now reached 557,689 steps as of 3rd May 2024. It has been very interesting in that several people have again come forward to talk about their mental health or a family member or friend.
The reason I agreed to undertake another walk for CPSL Mind was in the hope firstly it would raise a few pounds and it would support the staff at CPSL Mind in helping those who are going through life's challenges. The money donated to date is £2,500 which is incredible in such a short time but equal to the money is the conversation generated around the walk. I contacted the Molly Rose foundation this week and received some information packs back in the form of cards which will be used to help others who again are finding the challenges of life difficult. MOLLY ROSE FOUNDATION LINK I have so much praise for all the outstanding work that Ian Russell has undertaken in trying to make the world a safer place for children, Ian's campaign to remove harmful content from social media after his daughter took her own life has most definitely made a difference for so many people but there is so much more to be done for people of all ages. I have again had people come forward asking for help in the past couple of weeks, I know I have said this before on numerous occasions but I honestly could not have believed that the chapter LIFE CHANGING that I wrote in my book could have so much influence on people. There are so many people struggling with stress, depression and their general mental health and despite them trying to get help there simply was nothing out there on the NHS at their time of need and because of what I wrote they came and asked for help. I contacted Gary Sutcliffe at CPSL MIND who I have been working with on the walk and he provided the information to help these people. Therefore the walk has already made a difference to people and the funds raised will provide more support. Part of my way of dealing with the stress of life is to try not to worry things out of my control, I very seldom watch the news as it generally all bad news and I cannot change or do anything about it. I really wish that production teams working in the news production would have more thought about how they make people feel, Yes there has to be news but surely it would not be that hard to balance it out with some positive light-hearted news. Perhaps there's another programme for Ant & Dec ( THE GOOD NEWS PROGRAMME ) These two fellas are so popular because that put a smile on peoples faces and give the country a lift , I am sure they could fill a 30 minute news slot with all good positive stories and what a difference this would make to the way we feel. I am not into politics but everybody that has spoken to me is sick of the way country is at this time. Everything appears to be broken, so is it any wonder so many people need help, only this week the politicians are saying people with mental health problems need to get back to work, WELL HERE IS A MESSAGE TO YOUR PEOPLE SITTING IN YOUR IVORY TOWERS? Give these people the help and support they need and perhaps they would be able to return to work. I can say this as afact because I know the two people I have been helping and they are both hard working people who for different reasons have hit the brick wall and need help but have simply been unable to get the support. This is where I am so proud of CAMBRIDGE UNITED FC as after I reported the issues to my line manager they arranged for these people to get assistance through Mynurva who work with the club and with the help from MIND it has provided support. Why is this country now so dependent on individuals who have suffered personal losses to life to get things done? As well as Ian Russell I feel I should mention Clare Milford Haven who is simply an amazing lady. Clare is the founder of James Place and she has set up 3 safe places around the country and this offers support to so many people struggling with suicide thoughts. Clare lost her son and she now works hard to offer support to people. But why is this support not available through the NHS? simply they don't get the funding and the government would rather waste money on railway projects that don't materialize or send money abroad when people in this country need it. I am really sorry that I have let rip with this report but it has has become very obvious in the past weeks that so many people are suffering in silence ? If you are one of these people please tell a family member or friend and ask for help, DON'T SUFFER IN SILENCE . I would also say that if you think somebody is not them self or looks to be struggling ask them ARE YOU ALRIGHT the answer you get back is likely to be yes i am fine ? but ask a second time ARE YOU SURE YOU ARE ALRIGHT ? let me assure you that you may be surprised by the second answer as people often open up. and that conversation could be the start to them opening up and asking for help. I will end this update by saying thank you to everybody who has sponsored the CPSL MIND walk with their generous donations and kind words of support, I am very grateful to you all. A date for your diary , We have arranged a short public walk along the Chisholm Trail to the River Cam and onto Horningsea before returning to the stadium on Sunday 26th May 2024, parking will be available at the Cledara Abbey stadium via Cut Throat Lane , parking from 9.30am and the walk starts at 10.30am, Ian Darler B.E.M |
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