11/05/2026 – Three Peaks, One Reason

I’ll be upfront with you: I am not, by any stretch of the imagination, a mountain person. Prior to June 2022, my relationship with hills was simple enough: I didn’t bother them, they didn’t bother me, and everyone was happy. So when the idea of taking on the National Three Peaks Challenge came up in support of Beth’s Wishes Foundation, …

11/04/2026 – Beth’s Garden

It’s coming to the end of March and the grass has begun to grow; how exciting.  Fading are the short, dark, cold, wet and dreary days of the deep British winter and that spark of new is slowly creeping in; the unborn calves on our farm are due to put in their first ‘nose-out, front feet-first’ appearance in the next couple …

11/03/2026 – Why is challenging yourself important?

I have always had the mindset anyone can do anything they put their mind to. Of course, thereare limitations to this. However, creatively, socially, professionally, personally – you can do yourbest and advance. Always. Last year, I decided, with the aid of my fellow Beth’s Wishes Foundation trustees, that I wouldrun a half marathon. Prior to this, I had always …

11/02/26 – Beth’s Wish

Today’s blog being our first, it probably needs to set the scene, so let’s begin at the beginning. When Beth was receiving treatment for JIA – a painful and physically debilitating type of arthritis which affects children and we don’t know why (that’s what ‘idiopathic’ means) – we learned a lot about the kinds of support that work and the …