The Wave Project improve children's mental health and wellbeing through their award winning Surf Therapy programme.

Surf Therapy is an evidence-based programme that enables children and young people to build confidence and overcome anxiety barriers through surfing. You can find out more about them here;

https://www.waveproject.co.uk/what-we-do/

I'm running my fourth Great North Run to support this cause after one of my children was referred to The Surf Therapy programme in summer 2023. All of the volunteers were so patient, understanding and encouraging and he took so much away from the sessions.

There's been other events during the winter months when the North Sea is a bit too cold for surfing, including climbing, crafts and a visit to our local RNLI Life Boat station that have been great to maintain the connections and friendships he made in the water and he's back surfing regularly now it is (allegedly) summer.

By donating you'll be helping to provide transport to otherwise isolated young people, purchase specialist equipment, and use good quality boards and wetsuits at the sessions which don't come cheap and are key to making sure the children are safe and get the most from their time in the water.