Keep Your Fork

29/09/2024

It's time folks.

Keep Your Fork has been a huge part of my life for 16 years... TODAY 2008.

The social purpose marketing communications and training consultancy I created around my values and skillset to support charities, community groups, social enterprises and other non profits, student startups, women entrepreneurs, small business owners and disadvantaged school leavers is formally closed.

It has been a tough decision: another grief when many of you will know how many traumatic losses I have already been through- but my whole life, focus, interests and commitment has moved into other areas- particularly my passionate focus on the work I do in Lesotho with Ken Dunn MBE.FRGS, MFA Africa's Gift.

I would be honoured if those of who who are not following my Hope Walking page would join me there to see my current updates on my 600+ kilometre challenge walking the world- famous Camino ancient pilgrimage route across Portugal and Spain to raise money for this fantastic charity.

A huge thank you from my heart to each and every one of you who has been an employee, associate, ambassador, client, supplier, journalist, broadcaster... who has encouraged, coached, advised, mentored, donated, engaged or supported me in any way.

Time to find a new way forward both for my charity work, new business Hope Walking and in my other projects. Do follow Hope Walking's page and sign up to our newsletters at hopewalking.co.uk to see all I'm up to, which currently includes walking over 700km on the world famous Camino pilgrimage route across Portugal and Spain.

Bless you all and as we say on pilgrimage, good journey... "buen camino".

08/05/2023

FIRST EVER South Yorkshire Anglo Saxon modern day pilgrimage coming up around the Wapentake of Staincross friends- 10 June for women and men of any and no faith. Why not try a whole new experience to connect deeply with yourself, nature and others in a whole new way? More here:

08/05/2023

Honoured to be going out live on Coronation Woman's Hour special now with some amazing women. What an experience...
You can read my candid first blog about the healing journey Nuala McGovern interviewed me about that has led me from breakdown to the point I can help others while walking here:
https://hopewalking.co.uk/blog-posts/fayes-healing-journey-back-from-a-breakdown

26/04/2023

Thank you Jo Davison🥰for sharing your thoughts about the power of pilgrimage at Peterborough Cathedral👣. Discover what Jo experienced here:

Pilgrimages have been undertaken by followers of most major religions for centuries, but the actual definition of a pilgrimage is a journey into the unknown, where one goes to find out about oneself as much as the travels and the&nbs

21/04/2023

21/04/2023

What a wonderful 😄White Cliffs Camino 👣this weekend from Folkestone to Dover Harbour over the iconic clifftops 🚶‍♀️, visiting the moving Battle of Britain memorial 🛩. Couldn't imagine doing anything more satisfying than deeply listening to others as they walk themselves into healthier, happier lives...

18/04/2023

Really enjoyed this Radio 4 PM interview with Emma Bridgewater and my trainers at the British Pilgrimage Trust on why pilgrimage need not be about religion- it's a walk with a purpose for a specific intention where you reflect and connect with yourself, nature and others...

Afternoon news and current affairs programme

11/04/2023

Women to Womenswold Pilgrimage this Friday for any women who would like to walk and talk their way through any grief, bereavement, loss or trauma.

A bereaved mum will be leading a memorial walk in Peak District in memory of her daughter who died 10 years ago.  Faye Smith, from Ranmoor, has organised the event on Sunday in memory of her daughter, Gabi, who died when she was 12.  Gabi died on exactly the same day as her father when […]

09/04/2023

Happy Easter everyone. Honoured 😍that the voices of Hope Walking pilgrims👣 have been featured across the whole BBC local radio network on Easter Sunday morning 🐣🐰, thanks to Louise Hulland of BBC Radio Cambridgeshire for walking with us and producing a beautiful programme full of Easter hope. You can hear what Laura, Richard and Louise discovered about the power of pilgrimage here 32 minutes into the show...

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