Published:
8:00 AM February 2, 2021
Charlie Ferris, left, and Harvey Pike, right, have started a running club as a form of mental health support during lockdown.
- Credit: Harvey Pike
Two friends from Nailsea and Yatton have started a running club, aiming to improve people s mental health during the third national lockdown.
Charlie Ferris, aged 22 and 23-year-old, Harvey Pike started the club after overcoming their own mental health struggles since the turn of the year.
Charlie and Harvey hope to raise £1000 for the mental health charity, MIND.
- Credit: Charlie Ferris
Charlie admitted that his job as a gas engineer, which saw him work inside a hospital during the coronavirus pandemic, opened his eyes to how the virus was affecting people - prompting him to organise a fundraiser for the mental health charity, Mind.