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From March 1 next year I will be Walking The Black Dog<\/strong> from Land\u2019s End to John o\u2019Groats in UK. I\u2019ll be raising funds for two mental health charities .. The Black Dog Institute in Australia and SANE\u2019s Black Dog Campaign in UK. They\u2019re both fantastic charities which are involved not only in research and support but also in raising awareness of mental health and cracking wide open the taboo that\u2019s associated with it. Their work and research into suicide prevention, particularly among our young boys, is phenomenal.<\/p>\n The walk is a 2000km journey which will take me along the coast of Cornwall, through the heart of England, up the Pennine ridge, over Hadrian\u2019s Wall to Bonny Scotland and northwards to the tip of the country. You can read more about me<\/a> and about the walk<\/a> above.<\/p>\n I\u2019ll be posting on every day of the walk, which starts next March. There\u2019ll be a mix of writing, drawing, photos and a special spot dedicated to all black dog heroes around the world. I figured that since Churchill had talked about his own depression as ‘the black dog’, the real furry ones have received a pretty bad rap. I wanted to redress the balance a little and show just what marvels they can be as well. That\u2019s Treo in the pic below .. he was a mega hero and you\u2019ll be able to read more about him once the blog starts.<\/p>\n Training for the walk started in August this year and I\u2019ll be posting a monthly update on how it\u2019s all going .. how many steps I\u2019ve got under my belt, what the kit looks like, how the blisters are killing me etc etc. I’ll be walking in Australia, mostly in the warmer months but I’ll be carrying my full pack up and down hills and up and down lots and lots of stairs. It would be wonderful to have you along for the ride, following the blog and when the two charity buttons go live in March next year, it would be magnificent if you could donate a little .. or a lot to either .. or both charities. Thank you .. thank you. Jules x<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/julesforth.com\/walkingtheblackdog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/treo.jpg” align=”center” max_width=”400px” _builder_version=”3.0.51″ show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” sticky=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” border_style=”solid” force_fullwidth=”off” alt=”Walking The Black Dog” title_text=”Walking The Black Dog” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n