Operation: Bearded Wanderer

Operation: Bearded Wanderer Welcome to ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐๐ž๐š๐ซ๐๐ž๐ ๐–๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ซ Serial Charity Walker ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ”ดโšช๏ธ

14/06/2026

Well, itโ€™s been a while, ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ too long to be fair!

This time last year was the final preparations for ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐๐ž๐š๐ซ๐๐ž๐ ๐–๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ˆ๐ˆ - ๐’๐ค๐ข๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐‹๐จ๐ฎ for The Macari Centre and The Davies Foundation ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธโ€โžก๏ธ

What a year itโ€™s been, after that ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ, not so much of a walk but definitely a ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ!!

My mental health has definitely been central to that ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ but I still need to be back being ๐’Ž๐’† and โ€˜๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จโ€™ ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿผ

This week saw a hospital appointment where I had to share my weight โ€˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฉโ€™ Iโ€™m a stone heavier than when I started blogging during furlough in November 2020, which became the birth of ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐๐ž๐š๐ซ๐๐ž๐ ๐–๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ซ, that also saw me lose 2 stoneโ€ฆ.. simple maths dictates, that this time, a slightly older me needs to lose 3 stone ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ

So, hopefully this is the start of more ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จโ€ฆ.

Give me a wave if you see me or even better, give me a shout if you fancy a walk n talk

. ๐ŸŽ‚ ๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐š๐ฒ ๐‹๐จ๐ฎ ๐ŸŽ‚A massive Happy Birthday to this legend and the inspiration for my last adven...
07/06/2026

. ๐ŸŽ‚ ๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐š๐ฒ ๐‹๐จ๐ฎ ๐ŸŽ‚

A massive Happy Birthday to this legend and the inspiration for my last adventure.

This time last year it was three weeks to the start my ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ supporting The Macari Centre and The Davies Foundation

Hope you have a fabulous day and weโ€™ll have to catch up you soon! Perhaps plan something for next year ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿคซ

Just a reminder to really look beyond the facade of your friends, family and work mates/contacts because you never know ...
19/05/2026

Just a reminder to really look beyond the facade of your friends, family and work mates/contacts because you never know when that little scratch beneath the surface might save someoneโ€™s life.

Itโ€™s the cheeriest guy in the room that could be the one struggling the most.

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ ๐–๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ฒThanks Sky and Disney+
04/05/2026

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ ๐–๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ฒ

Thanks Sky and Disney+

What a night โค๏ธ๐ŸคCelebrating 10 years of the incredible ๐Œ๐š๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ข ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง; a decade of changing lives of the homeless in ...
29/03/2026

What a night โค๏ธ๐Ÿค

Celebrating 10 years of the incredible ๐Œ๐š๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ข ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง; a decade of changing lives of the homeless in Stoke-on-Trent.

Great food, even better company, brilliant entertainmentโ€ฆ and the kind of back stories that stay with you. A few tears too (mainly Louโ€™sโ€ฆ but weโ€™ll let him off).

A very full room, including footballing legends from Louโ€™s Stoke City managerial days, an Oscar winner in the mix and supporters who truly understand what this is all about.

And then, in a quieter moment, just a bloke with a beardโ€ฆ proud to capture a small reminder of what happens when good people and great charities come together. Presenting the cheque from last yearโ€™s loooooooong ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ for The Davies Foundation and The Macari Centre

I must admit it was very strange being there not in my shorts or a flag on my backโ€ฆ but sometimes we have to dress up. ๐Ÿ˜‚

22/02/2026

Out with the ๐จ๐ฅ๐โ€ฆ. In with the ๐ง๐ž๐ฐโ€ฆ.

From my early days of starting to to walk during Covid times in Sketchers, Iโ€™ve moved through multiple pairs of adidas TERREX for my looooong ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ด ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ

But Santa ๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿผ this time brought a different brand to try, I definitely christened my On โค๏ธ

In fact I nearly lost them in the mud ๐Ÿ˜‚








15/02/2026

Hello Bearded Wanderer friends n family

A quick hello from me part way through what ended up a lovely n muddy 7 mile ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ and sat mulling over life at โ€˜๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฉโ€™ Surprisingly the rain pretty much held off too!

Regular followers will know that Operation: Bearded Wanderer (and ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ) came from me coping with lockdown and other challenges in my life. Hopefully youโ€™re also aware that in November last year I started a very different journey, that of understanding my own mental healthโ€ฆ..

Wrongly on my part, Iโ€™d not reached out sooner but thankfully I eventually did and now Iโ€™m on medication ( please note: prescribed โ€˜๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ดโ€™ are referenced as ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ด in the video ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ) but not only do I have my fabulous family n friends for support, I also have it professionally, both at work and with therapy.

๐‘ด๐’š ๐’•๐’‚๐’“๐’ˆ๐’†๐’•:
To be back being me: walking n talking and be the social butterfly that I was - one step at a time

With Cancer Research UK โ€“ I just got recognised as one of their top fans! ๐ŸŽ‰
04/02/2026

With Cancer Research UK โ€“ I just got recognised as one of their top fans! ๐ŸŽ‰

With The Macari Centre โ€“ I just got recognised as one of their top fans! ๐ŸŽ‰
04/02/2026

With The Macari Centre โ€“ I just got recognised as one of their top fans! ๐ŸŽ‰

16/01/2026

Itโ€™s been a while!

A quick hello from meโ€ฆ the floating light in the night skyโ€ฆ.

Seriously, a hello from me to you all and a long over due time spent stomping!

More walking and talking soon ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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