Three peaks for Winston’s Wish

In April me, Keturah and Daisy will be taking on the three peaks (Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis) to raise money for Winston’s Wish.

“Winston’s Wish is a charity that helps children, teenagers and young adults (up to the age of 25) find their feet when their worlds are turned upside down by grief.”

In 2015 we were one of those families whose world was turned upside down when me and my sister lost our dad suddenly.

At that time there wasn’t the funding for children, teenagers & young adults in our area to receive support from Winston’s Wish. Despite the limitations placed on Winston’s Wish, they still gave my mum the vital support she needed to help her to feel held.

When the world around her was spiralling Winston’s Wish offered her the support that helped her find her feet so she could hold our space, as best as she could. Their words and the time they gave her was invaluable.

It is a charity she continues to share with any family who have experienced the same. They were a lifeline in the early days of grief.

1 in 20 children lose a parent by the age of 16. Grief is lonely, yet is something experienced by us all at some point in our lives; the community created by Winston’s Wish helps to lift the loneliness, they offer the opportunity & space for children, young people & their adults to not feel so alone.

We are raising money so that more young people can receive the support that they need at a time when the world feels like such an uncertain place.