We are walking The Wall on Friday 6th August from Bowness-on-Solway  and finishing at Wallsend by 14th August. While the walk itself is 10 miles a day, it’ll be an uphill struggle getting seven teenagers up and out everyday come rain, shine, or more likely, absolutely pissing it down. Also those miles are by road, and we’ve discovered that following The Wall means walking almost a third more than that a day.

We probably deserve medals for our foolhardiness, but instead of medals, we’d like to raise cash for Young Minds, a charity that’s badly in need of funds especially after the last 18 months we’ve all had. 

My daughter Jesse has had a tough time with Covid and a challenging (euphemism for hellish) first year at big school plus all the ups and downs of becoming a spotty adolescent, so I know first hand how important it is to look after the mental health of our children.

We are Siobhan and Jesse, and Fi and Joe and their two Chester, Baxter, and friend Joe, and Hannah and Russell with their boys, Wolfie, Luther and Ferdie.

Wish us luck, and even better, throw us a quid or two.

Cheers, Siobhan x