Callum Smyth

50K For 50 Years

Fundraising for The Olive Branch (Respecting Minds)
£11,201
raised of £1,000 target
In memory of Peter Smyth
The Olive Branch (Respecting Minds)

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Callum Cycles 50k for 50 years

On the 14th of May, local schoolboy Callum Smyth will be cycling 50k for a charity on a route from his home in Maghera via Kilrea and Coleraine eventually ending up at his destination in Portstewart.
Callum is currently studying for his GCSEs at Rainey Endowed School in Magherafelt.

Callum says he has inherited his love of cycling from his dad Peter.
Peter Smyth was well known in the local community and was a member of many Cycling Club's before he sadly died in a road traffic accident on the 20th of February 2019.


Callum is doing this charity cycle in memory of his dad who would have been celebrating his 50th birthday on the 13th of May 2022.
Callum’s chosen charity is the Olive Branch. A local, free of charge, counselling service. He chose this charity as it is all about helping others, something he says his dad would have approved of.


The services of the Olive Branch are more in demand than ever, many pressures are present in our daily lives, especially as we strive towards covid recovery and absorb negative news stories from around the world. The pandemic has tested our mental resilience: enduring the isolation of quarantine periods, being separated from families and friends, home schooling and restricted social interactions. Everybody copes differently. 

For those needing support, the Olive Branch’s aim is to give immediate access to a mental health counselling service.
Fundraising is critical to ensure that the Olive Branch can meet the increased demand for its services. In this respect, I will be thankful for all donations given as I cycle 50k for 50 years.

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About the charity

The Olive Branch (Respecting Minds)

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The Olive Branch is the brainchild of Alan Mulholland. Founded in November 2017 by Alan Mulholland & Leoné Paul. Alan wanted to give anybody suffering with their mental health free of charge mental health counselling with a more casual over clinical touch. No appointments necessary and you do not have to be referred by a doctor. We believe that delivering the help exactly at the point when needed is most effective. Everybody is welcome. Over 16’s only.

Donation summary

Total raised
£11,200.35
Online donations
£5,640.00
Offline donations
£5,560.35

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