04/09/2019
Rett Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that affects brain development, resulting in severe mental and physical disability.
It is estimated to affect 1 in 12,000 females and is only very rarely seen in males.
There is more information on the NHS website here: www.nhs.uk/conditions/Rett-syndrome
Paul Webster has decided to do a walk to help raise awareness and money. Paul’s colleague and friend Tracey Whitehead’s granddaughter Mollie has recently been diagnosed with Rett Syndrome and Paul wants to try and help.
He plans to reach the summit Kinder Scout, which is the highest point in the Peak District.
A bit of Kinder Scout History
On 24 April 1932, hundreds of ramblers from Manchester and Sheffield set off for the highest point in the Peaks. They were intending to highlight the gross unfairness of their severely limited rights to access an outstandingly beautiful area of country which was rarely farmed by its wealthy, aristocratic owner but instead kept only for occasional grouse shooting. The walk would go down in history as the Kinder Scout Mass Trespass of 1932 (named after the moorland plateau), and would later be seen as a seminal moment in the struggle for public access to private land.
Paul plans to do his walk on 12 October 2019. We are hoping that you all will want to sponsor him, which can be done from the link below, or, if you prefer to give cash, just drop us a message. If you decide to sponsor him through the website, please reference Walk for Retts.
If anyone wants to join him on his adventure, please let us know.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/wa5dt-rett-uk?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fb_co_campmgmt_m
Read about Rett syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that affects brain development and causes severe physical and mental disability from early childhood.