Maldon woman aims to walk more than 500km in 12 weeks to help young carers

By The Editor 11th Feb 2021

Local News by The Editor 11th Feb 2021

Rachel braves the snow this week to carry on walking

A Maldon woman is planning to walk more than 500km over the next 12 weeks to raise vital funds for a local charity that supports young family carers.

Rachel Arnull is now about half way through has only got 130 k to go before she completes her challenge in aid of Action for Carers, based in Brickhouse Farm, Poulton Close.

Rachel said: "Some young carers provide more than 40 hours of care a week.

"Can you imagine what life must be like to care for someone while trying to deal with school, hormones, friend issues, etc.?

"Action for Family Carers provide one-to-one support, group support and respite for these youngsters, but they need funds to keep providing and expanding these services.

"I want to raise £1,000 to help this good cause. Punch Construction have started the ball rolling by sponsoring me and supplying me with a high vis to keep me safe."

A spokesperson for Action for Carers said: "Rachel has been doing amazingly even with the terrible weather, home schooling, working a fulltime job from home and the lockdown."

Rachel has a go fund me page which you can donate to by using the link here.