Dads who are part of NEDS are completing a charity walk

The group of nine will be completing a 20-kilometre walk around the Nagshead Plantation in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire.

They will be raising funds for the Lexden Springs Appeal, a charity which raises money for the students of Lexden Springs Residential Special School and provide financial support to purchase items that are not within the school budget.

Some of the dads who are taking part in the walk have children who attend the school.

School - they will be raising money for the Lexden Springs School (Image: Credited) One of the dads taking part, David Wiseman said: “Last year, we chose one of the harder routes - five dads took part on the Friday and headed down to Wales and did a walk on the Saturday.

“It’s nice to be giving something back and know where the money is going, so it’s nice to do it to a local charity and speak with some of the dads that.

“We all met through a group called NEDS and started as a Facebook group around five years ago.

“We do a monthly meet up and it’s open to all dads who have children with special educational needs. We have about 100 members.

“We’re all looking forward to it, a fun weekend away but with the added bonus that we’re raising money for such a great cause.”

This is the fourth time the group has done a fundraiser and they will be completing this walk on Saturday.

Ahead of their walk, the group of nine have already raised more than £500 of their £1000 target.

All nine of the dads, Simon Booker, James Harvey, David Wiseman, Deano Chadwick, Thomas Munson, Gavin Davies, Sean Cobb, Craig Gladwin, Donald Taylor have given their thanks for the support thus far and all who have donated.

To donate, visit justgiving.com/page/simon-booker-1725863417037?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Fsimon-booker-1725863417037&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pfp-share.