In May 2024, we are embarking on a 300 mile challenge from Great Bardfield in Essex to Croyde Bay in Devon. It involves 3 days of cycling through 5 counties and 3 national parks, the first ever Rose Ash to Putsborough marathon, and a mass kayak from Putsborough Beach to Croyde Bay. Is it possible? We're not entirely sure. But we're going to give it a really good go.

The scale of the challenge reflects the love and admiration that we had for Juliet, but also the love that she shared with so many people throughout her life and career. Much of her adult life was spent working with and providing therapy for young children going through hardships and who needed help. By many accounts she did this with unrivalled empathy, generosity, and emotional intelligence. Amazingly, her work is living on through the Juliet Garmoyle Fund and Place2Be, a mental health charity which exists to provide therapy to children in need. The money raised for this challenge will be used to continue to roll out mental health services in schools all over the South West, a Place2Be initiative only made possible by the Juliet Garmoyle Fund.

Why Essex to Devon? As many of you will know, these were two of the most important places to Juliet. She spent many years living in Essex and a huge amount of time with her family at their house on Croyde Bay. She offered her therapy at local schools near Great Bardfield where the challenge will begin, and her ashes are scattered looking over Croyde Bay, where the challenge will finish.

If you need any more information on the challenge or charity, please get in to touch via the contact details on the page.

Love Ed, Tris, and the Dash 2 Devon Team xx

The TEAM

Tris Tusa

Seb Tusa

Linus Hiscox

Zara Gambier

Flo Garnett

Arlo Clark

Charlie Bradbeer

Gary Faulkner

Ed Faulkner

Alice Faulkner

Donal Kelly

George Chatterton

Mikey Palmer

Ana Pires

George Fox

Freddie Howard

Harri Cairns

Scooter Gillespie

Evie Gardener

Jimmy Sandison

David Sandison

Tara Cairns

Luli Ruck

Henry Cuthbert

Archie Hollingsworth

Eliza Leng

Kirsty Martin

Eliza Van Vredenburch

Saskia Van Vredenburch

Ella Van Vredenburch

Ivo Devereux

Kit Wakefield