Hadrian's wall Trek - why do it?

Welcome to Wrekking Tanker!

My apologies first on the blog name.  But I think its funny and it keeps me chuckling like a 10 year old! 


On 5th August 2022, me and my wife Christine will begin our 7 day trek on the whole length of Hadrian's Wall (87 miles)! 

So why are we doing it?

What started as a cheap getaway, self challenge, discovery and 'do it before we are too old' adventure, we had been asked constantly by friends with 'Are you doing this for charity?'  We thought to ourselves why not, so we have turned this into an opportunity to raise awareness and fund raising for mental wellbeing.

Mental health problem is a terrible thing to have as it has no 'visible wound' for you to try to nurse and heal.  

Christine started suffering two and half years ago. It came as a shock to me as I saw a happy, loving, caring, liberating soul become unhappy, numb, cold and had no interest in the world.  It took her a while to open up after a lot of how and why and what from me, which is probably not the best way to handle the situation.  It was very difficult for me to understand and professional help was needed!

MIND BLMK works across Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes to support positive mental health and wellbeing.  Their work with their partners are invaluable and provide methods to sustain a positive mind set which helps her and others get back to their feet.  No one should suffer mental health problem alone and we wish to support this charity so they can carry on helping people who need them.

We have set up a Just Giving page to raise funds for this meaningful charity.  Please donate what you can so they can continue to carry on their amazing work.

You can follow the link here:-

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Yat-Christine-Lau?utm_source=Sharethis&utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=Yat-Christine-Lau&utm_campaign=pfp-email&utm_term=89d5c8d19b3c46eb89517cfa8540e799

We shall be updating this blog with our preparation and aim to do a daily update during the trek. Thank you in advance for your donations and helping to raise awareness of mental wellbeing.

Yat & Christine

03/07/22



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