Walking The West Highland Way is long, tough and shouldn’t be taken lightly when considering doing the full route; it also happens to be a wonderful experience by most accounts.

I'll set-off to Walk The Way (taking six days to complete it) for the first time on Saturday 27th of August 2016, with a tent, some food and water, a goal of creating the need for a few extra notches in my belt, but most importantly I'll be doing it to raise money for a campaign as beautiful as the trail itself: TIE!

Too often I hear stories from my kids about how they've either been the target of or personally witnessed homophobic bullying and it's a problem that precious few teachers have seemed to know how to handle. It’s worrying and upsetting to see your child treated like an outsider by other children based on sexuality and it must change.

I searched last year for some hope of this problem being addressed through the education of LGBT+ issues in Scottish schools and was overwhelmed with appreciation and hope when I found the TIE campaign.

Jordan Daly and Liam Stevenson have been campaigning endlessly for over a year now to bring this issue to light and to change the way our children hear about LGBT+ issues in school: with care, sensitivity and openness.



Please take a look at the campaign’s website - http://www.tiecampaign.co.uk/ - and read about how it can help our children and make a brighter future for all.

Jordan and Liam have been working tirelessly with schools and with the Scottish government and I want to give something back to them.



I’m asking you to sponsor me anything you can, no matter the amount, as I dedicate this walk to a great cause that has much work to do. Every penny will go to the TIE campaign and help as it moves forward.



I've chosen JustGiving as it's safe and secure and they won't forward your details on.

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