Three Dad's Walking - Three fathers who lost young daughters to suicide have begun an epic trek across the UK
The Scotsman
2022-09-11
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THREE DADS SAY THEIR WALK MUST GO ON
Three fathers who lost young daughters to suicide have begun an epic trek across a United Kingdom in mourning.
The 3 Dads Walking say their challenge must go ahead because young people continue to die by suicide.
Andy Airey from Cumbria, Mike Palmer from Greater Manchester and Tim Owen from Norfolk say they will “walk with due deference and respect for Her Majesty the Queen and her family.”
The fathers, who completed a 300-mile fundraising walk last year, are now aiming to trek more than 500 miles in support of the national charity PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide.
They have already raised more than £880,000 as part of their quest to have suicide prevention included in the school curriculum.
Fittingly they chose 10 September, World Suicide Prevention Day, to begin the Scottish leg of their walk from Edinburgh.
They will take in much of the UK including Northern Ireland and Wales before finishing in London, taking in all four parliaments on the way.
They are walking in memory of their daughters 17-year-old Beth Palmer, 19-year-old Emily Owen and Sophie Airey who was aged 29.
The 3 Dads Walking teamed up for their first charity trek in the autumn of 2021. Their deeply personal stories of suicide received global media attention. Hollywood stars Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig each donated £10,000 to their cause.
To follow the dads’ four-week walk; and to find out how to join them when they arrive in a town near you, you can find their route here: https://www.3dadswalking.uk/the-2022-route
More information about 3 Dads Walking can be found on their website: https://www.3dadswalking.uk/
Three fathers who lost young daughters to suicide have begun an epic trek across a United Kingdom in mourning.
The 3 Dads Walking say their challenge must go ahead because young people continue to die by suicide.
Andy Airey from Cumbria, Mike Palmer from Greater Manchester and Tim Owen from Norfolk say they will “walk with due deference and respect for Her Majesty the Queen and her family.”
The fathers, who completed a 300-mile fundraising walk last year, are now aiming to trek more than 500 miles in support of the national charity PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide.
They have already raised more than £880,000 as part of their quest to have suicide prevention included in the school curriculum.
Fittingly they chose 10 September, World Suicide Prevention Day, to begin the Scottish leg of their walk from Edinburgh.
They will take in much of the UK including Northern Ireland and Wales before finishing in London, taking in all four parliaments on the way.
They are walking in memory of their daughters 17-year-old Beth Palmer, 19-year-old Emily Owen and Sophie Airey who was aged 29.
The 3 Dads Walking teamed up for their first charity trek in the autumn of 2021. Their deeply personal stories of suicide received global media attention. Hollywood stars Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig each donated £10,000 to their cause.
To follow the dads’ four-week walk; and to find out how to join them when they arrive in a town near you, you can find their route here: https://www.3dadswalking.uk/the-2022-route
More information about 3 Dads Walking can be found on their website: https://www.3dadswalking.uk/
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