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Heel To Heal - The Big Walk For Mental Health
Raising for The Big Communitea
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Craig Lewis is taking on an extraordinary challenge, walking from John O’Groats to Land’s End to raise money for The Big Communitea.
Starting on 13th May, Craig will spend around 65 days crossing the country on foot.
This journey is far more than just miles walked. It represents every step Craig has taken to rebuild his life. After losing his home, family, and marriage to addiction, and battling severe mental health struggles, Craig reached a turning point in 2025. With one small but powerful step, he chose change. Since then, step by step, heel to heal, he has been walking his way back to health, stability, and hope.
That’s why this challenge carries such a powerful message: heal to heel. Every step forward is a reminder that healing isn’t instant, it’s a journey. It’s about putting one foot in front of the other, even on the hardest days, and believing that change is possible.
For Craig, this walk is deeply personal. But for us, it’s something even bigger. It shows the life-changing impact of mental health support and the power of community. It reflects everything The Big Communitea stands for a safe, supportive space where people can rebuild, reconnect, and realise they are not alone.
There are so many people like Craig people who have hit rock bottom but are trying to find their way back. With the right support, understanding, and opportunity, recovery is possible. Your donation doesn’t just support one man’s journey, it helps create many more stories of hope, healing, and second chances.
If Craig can take these steps, so can others with your help.
Please give what you can and be part of something truly meaningful.
Help us continue to heal through every heel.
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HE’S DONE IT! 🥾💚
From John o’Groats to Land’s End, entirely on foot. 85+ days, hundreds and hundreds of miles, brutal weather, endless hills, aching legs, exhaustion and moments where stopping would have been the easy option.
But Craig kept putting one foot in front of the other… and today he made it to LAND’S END! 🎉
This wasn’t just a walk. It was a huge personal challenge, all to raise vital funds and awareness for mental health.
Now we need one final push. ❤️
Craig has reached Land’s End. Let’s make sure the fundraising finish line is reached too.
If you’ve followed his journey, cheered him on, shared an update or simply admired what he’s achieved, please donate whatever you can. Every single pound makes a difference.
🥾 CRAIG’S HEEL TO HEAL UPDATE
📍 Tintagel ➡️ Port Isaac
Another day, another grueller! 💪🥾
Craig is continuing to push himself along the South West Coast Path, and this one certainly wasn’t an easy stroll!
📏 13.87km
⛰️ 812m elevation
⏱️ 3h 47m
The miles, the hills and the heat are really testing him now, but he keeps going because every step is helping raise money for mental health support. ❤️
🥾 CRAIG’S HEEL TO HEAL UPDATE
📍 Boscastle ➡️ Tintagel
HOT. HOT. HOT. 🥵☀️
Craig is continuing to battle his way along the South West Coast Path, one gruelling stage at a time.
📏 14.38km
⛰️ 591m elevation
⏱️ 3h 45m
Another day, another huge effort for an amazing cause. ❤️
Craig is walking hundreds of miles to raise money for mental health support, but he needs your help to make every step count.
🥾 CRAIG’S HEEL TO HEAL UPDATE
📍 Widemouth Bay ➡️ Boscastle
This one sounds like an absolute GRUELLER. 🥵
Craig accidentally paused his watch, but still managed just short of 17 miles and somehow clocked more elevation than Scafell Pike! 😳
📏 18.29km
⛰️ 1,006m elevation
⏱️ 4h 59m
And apparently it was RED HOT! 😂🔥
Another huge effort from Craig as he battles his way along the coast to raise money for mental health support.
He’s doing the walking. You can do the donating. ❤️
💚 Please help us get Craig to his £10,000 target.
🥾 CRAIG’S HEEL TO HEAL UPDATE
📍 Morwenstow ➡️ Widemouth Bay
The coast path is getting easier… apparently! 😂 Although Craig’s legs might disagree!
📏 19.67km
⛰️ 634m elevation
⏱️ 5h 06m
Another big day on the South West Coast Path as Craig keeps pushing towards the finish line and raising money for mental health support. ❤️
He’s putting his body through some serious miles for an incredible cause, but he still needs your support!
💚 Please donate if you can. Every donation really does make a difference.
About us
The Big Communitea
Charity number: 1188592
Some people arrive at The Big Communitea believing nobody would notice if they disappeared. They walk through the door exhausted by anxiety, grief, loneliness, addiction, debt, trauma, or simply the weight of trying to hold everything together for too long.
What meets them is not a waiting list or a closed door. It is a warm drink, a familiar face, and someone willing to say, “Sit down. Tell us what’s going on.”
Every day, through our drop in centre and mental health support line, we help people who are struggling to cope with day to day life. Sometimes the support is practical, helping somebody access housing, food, benefits, counselling, or NHS services. Sometimes it is simply being there at the exact moment somebody feels they have run out of road.
We work side by side with the NHS and other charities because no one organisation can carry the weight alone. Together, we help people find safety, stability, and hope before crisis takes hold.
But our work does not stop there. Through Mental Health First Aid, Suicide Prevention, and Safeguarding training, we help ordinary people become the person who notices, the person who asks twice if someone is okay, and sometimes, the person who helps save a life.
At The Big Communitea, we know recovery does not always begin with medicine or meetings. Sometimes it begins with somebody putting the kettle on and proving that someone still cares.
Recent donations
By 118 supporters
Erica Hoggard
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Something to help you reach your target
Anonymous
£20.00
Juney baby and stevie hewer
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Hannan
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Congratulations Craig!! Inspiring effort, huge congratulations. What a journey!
Anonymous
£10.00
Well done Craig, A fantastic achievement
Claire Winters
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done
Anonymous
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Really well done!! Amazing x
Joanne stanford
£10.00
Tracy
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Something to help you reach your target
Anonymous
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+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Awesome job Craig!
