Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page; after seeing the dedication of my colleagues Chris & Noah Mayne in 2024 to undertake the Parish Walk wearing their fire helmets, in 2025 I've committed to carrying Breathing Apparatus and wearing my fire kit whilst taking part in the parish walk to fundraise for the Fire Fighters Charity & Great North Air Ambulance.

This will be no small feat as a firefighter carries approx 15kg of kit whilst wearing a suit designed to repel heat, making this quite the challenge! I'm looking to go as far as possible and as best I can tell, the furthest recorded distance travelled is 57 miles so if I can manage anywhere near this, that would be incredible.

The Parish walk consists of an 85 mile walk between each of the 17 parish churches on the Isle of Man and has been taking place for over 112 years. For more info on the event, look here: https://www.parishwalk.com/page_500574.html

I'm fundraising for the Firefighters charity (UK) and the Great North Air Ambulance; the former provides physical and mental health support for all Britain's firefighters and their families and the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) rescues hundreds of severely injured or ill patients every year. Their doctor-led critical care teams deliver life-saving treatments at the scene of the incident whether that is on a fell top, a roadside or in a city centre.

The charity responded to 1,640 call outs last year* alone, via their helicopter and emergency response vehicles, where they performed treatments and procedures which can mean the difference between life or death.