One of the counsellors from Axminster charity ARC is dedicating her annual holiday to raise funds for the organisation. Cathy Parsons and her husband go walking every year, usually in Scotland, and last year she walked the St Cuthbert's Way in Northumberland to raise funds for ARC.

This year Cathy and a group of 10 friends are walking Offas Dyke on the Welsh/English border, to once again raise funds for arc Axminster.

The Trail, which was opened in the summer of 1971, links Sedbury Cliffs near Chepstow on the banks of the Severn estuary with the coastal town of Prestatyn on the shores of the Irish sea. It passes through eight different counties and crosses the border between England and Wales over 20 times. Offas Dyke Path is a 177 mile (285 Km) long walking trail. It is named after King Offa who ordered the dyke to be constructed in the 8th century, to give protection to his Kingdom of Mercia and to divide it from rival kingdoms in what is now Wales

Cathy and her husband will be walking from 14th -21st October

ARC provides community counselling services for the people of Axminster, with a specialist focus on trauma, loss and bereavement. It offers unique trauma therapy that is immediately and directly accessible to the community. Whilst every client is asked for a donation, it is understood that not everyone can afford to do so. ARC therefore relies on external donations to provide the often life-changing services of its expert therapists.