InCourage Cornwall - 40 Men Walking 40+ km

Aim

To raise awareness for men's mental health and create safe, supportive communities around the country for men to talk about their health.

We're walking from the north coast to the south coast of Cornwall along The Saints Way to raise money and awareness for Men's Mental Health. 

Last year we raised over £2,700 walking 25 miles from Padstow to Newquay, this year we're looking to beat that  

Our Aim is to get 40 men onboard for the 40 days of the crowdfunding campaign to raise £4,000 for InCourage to help make a difference to the horrendous statistics that suicide is the leading cause of male deaths under the age of 50 in England and Wales and 40% of men have never spoken to anyone about their health. 

We are walking over 40km from Padstow to Fowey along The Saints Way on the 4th Friday in November (25th). 

We will be leaving Padstow at 6am and be aiming to get to Fowey at 6pm. 

Our band of brothers will be traversing through the cornish wilderness, along rivers and through villages until we reach our destination. 

It would be great to get 40 men doing the whole walk. If you are not able and would like to be involved you can be by sharing our story and supporting the walk, or meeting us at the other end in Fowey!

We are fundraising for InCourage to deliver a pilot of work to: 

• Work intensely with 5 'cour' communities who desire to address men's wellbeing locally.
• Deliver 23 informing workshops in educational, workplace and sports club settings. INFORM
• Run and subsidise 5 inspiring weekends away for men to co-create local solutions for their communities needs. INSPIRE
• Train and empower 30 men with relevant qualifications to support their community from within. INVOLVE  & ensure these men have access to relevant therapy and counselling and learn about the current health and mental health system in this country. 
• Form a network of multi-media and in-person sessions to help socialise the model of work. INTEGRATE 

This project successfully funded on 14th December 2022