A Year of Fundraising for CALM

WE’VE SMASHED £5,000 — AND I’M ON MY WAY TO BARRY!

What a day.

20 miles are now in the bag.

This morning I left the Railway Inn in Billericay and took the first steps of my journey towards Barry Island, South Wales.

And I started it knowing that together we have now raised OVER £5,000 FOR CALM.

When I set the target of reaching £4,000 before leaving Billericay, I genuinely didn't know whether we'd get there.

You didn't just get us there.

You absolutely smashed it.

The donations, messages, shares and support have been incredible.

And now it's my turn to deliver.

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BILLERICAY → BARRY: THE JOURNEY HAS BEGUN

Today was Day One.

20 miles walked.

And one of the best parts was that I didn't have to start this challenge alone.

Members of Billericay Round Table walked the first 10 miles alongside me, seeing me through the opening miles and giving me exactly the sort of send-off that reminds me why Round Table means so much to me.

Over the coming days, I'll continue making my way across the country:

Billericay → Ilford → Central London → CALM HQ → Maidenhead → Oxford → Cirencester → Thornbury → Chepstow → Newport → Cardiff Bay → Penarth → Sully → Barry Island.

Around 190 miles over seven days.

Along the way, I'll be meeting more members of the Round Table family, some joining me for sections of the walk and others simply helping me keep moving.

That's something I want this challenge to showcase too.

Round Table isn't just a local club.

There are Round Tables and Tablers across the UK and around the world. You can arrive somewhere knowing nobody and discover you've got mates there you simply haven't met yet.

The support we offer each other is incredible.

I've experienced that personally, and it's one of the reasons this challenge means so much to me.

And when I finally reach Barry Island on Saturday, members of Barry Round Table will be there to see me home.

There's something pretty special about that.

Billericay Round Table saw me on my way.

Barry Round Table will see me home.

And between the two, I'll have the support of Tablers, friends, family and complete strangers helping me carry this message nearly 190 miles across the country.

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WHY I'M WALKING

My name is Daniel White, and throughout my year as Chairman of Area 35 Round Table Britain & Ireland for 2026/27, I'm raising money for CALM — Campaign Against Living Miserably.

My aim remains simple:

Raise money. Spread awareness. Start conversations that could help save lives.

This cause is deeply personal to me.

I know what it feels like to struggle in silence. I know those lost hours — the long nights, the hidden battles and putting on a smile because it feels easier than explaining what's really going on.

For me, Round Table helped save my life.

It gave me friendship when I needed it most. It gave me purpose. It gave me somewhere to belong and people who stood beside me — sometimes without even knowing how much I needed them.

That's why walking from one Round Table community to another feels so appropriate.

This isn't really about whether I can walk 190 miles.

It's about why I'm walking them.

Every difficult mile is an opportunity to talk about CALM.

Every person who asks what I'm doing is another conversation.

Every share gets the message in front of somebody new.

And you never know who might need to see it.

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£5,000 ISN'T THE FINISH LINE

Passing £5,000 is an incredible milestone, but we're not stopping there.

I've still got around 170 miles ahead of me, and I'd love to see just how far we can push this total before I reach Barry Island.

Sponsor a mile.

Chuck in a couple of quid.

Share the fundraiser.

Follow the journey.

Or simply check in on somebody you haven't heard from for a while.

Every little action matters.

And the Billericay-to-Barry walk is only one part of my year.

There's still the Skinflint Rally across Europe in our £1 Skoda Fabia, a 15,000-foot skydive, the overnight Lost Hours Walk, fundraising events and Don't Camo Yourself merchandise to come.

Different challenges.

Same purpose.

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DON'T CAMO YOURSELF

Too many people camouflage how they're really feeling.

We laugh with our mates.

We go to work.

We say "I'm fine."

And sometimes underneath all of that, somebody is fighting a battle nobody else can see.

So talk.

Check in on your mates.

And if "I'm fine" doesn't sound convincing, ask again.

Be seen.

Be heard.

You do not have to fight alone.

To every person who has donated, shared the fundraiser, bought merchandise, offered me somewhere to stay, walked alongside me or sent me a message:

THANK YOU.

You've already helped us smash £5,000 for CALM.

Now I've got a job to do.

20 miles down.

Around 170 to go.

Billericay → Barry Island.

Seven days.

One message.

DON'T CAMO YOURSELF.

United Against Suicide.