by Hope Dear | Oct 5, 2018 | Stories
Friday 17th February 2017 at 11:09pm is a time that will stay with me forever; yet a time that I try every day to forget. It’s the precise time that I heard the news that my darling friend grace had taken her life. On hearing those words, I collapsed to the floor, my...
by Hope Dear | Sep 28, 2018 | Stories
I have so many but here is one when we were starting at Noddy preschool, I remember Grace asking me for short hair and to cut her ponytail off, the innocence of me picked up a pair of scissors (the zig zag kind that only 3-4 year olds are allowed) and just went in for...
by Hope Dear | Sep 28, 2018 | Stories
Grace and I used to be slightly obsessed with Gareth Gates when we went to a Smash Hits concert, we both had Gaz written on our foreheads and stickers of his face on our cheeks. We also made my mum wear a sticker saying “Dunc’s a hunk!” (Duncan from...
by Hope Dear | Sep 28, 2018 | Stories
I first met Gracie at the gym. She was doing some intense workout and showing up most other people with how hard she trained plus making some odd noises! We started chatting & just clicked. Became close friends so quickly & went for dinners, cinema, coffee at...
by Hope Dear | Sep 28, 2018 | Stories
Mental health. It’s the biggest elephant in the room; yet it’s something we all have. It may be positive. It may be negative. It may fluctuate; but 4 in 4 of us have it. 1 in 4 of us suffer with mental ill health. It doesn’t mean we’re weak, or pathetic, or selfish. I...
by Hope Dear | Sep 28, 2018 | Stories
Grace was one of my closest cousins. I have so many memories that all of the family have also had with her and that’s why it is so hard to know that she is no longer with us. It is very hard to lose someone you love so much and it will always be with us. I will...
by Hope Dear | Jul 28, 2018 | Events
Emma Naylor organised a spinning class, with all of the proceeds being donated to the Trust. The class took place at the 1Rebel Fitness studio in Bayswater, London at 9am on Saturday 28th July 2018. Robyn Marsh (Ride Master trainer at 1Rebel) took the class, and gave...
by Hope Dear | Jun 30, 2018 | Events
We had no idea what we were getting ourselves into! But I think it’s safe to say, Viva Forever was a brilliant day. Thank you just isn’t enough! But thank you to all our volunteers, without you the event wouldn’t have ran so smoothly! Thank you to all the performers...
by Hope Dear | Jun 17, 2018 | Events
I did the London to Brighton 2018 in memory of my cousin Tom Stone who took his own life due to depression in July 2017 at 29 years old. Tom suffered in silence with this disease and it got the better of him and he decided he was better off out of this world. He would...
by Hope Dear | Apr 15, 2018 | Events
Rhys Before Grace’s depression and anxiety worsened Grace was always keeping active, waking at the crack of dawn for the gym, where she would run nonstop on the treadmill and spend all hours walking throughout the day! Of course there were times when her relationship...
by Hope Dear | Sep 9, 2017 | Events
In memory of Grace and inspired by Grace’s family and the charity they were forming, my two sisters (Anne and Annette) and I decided to take on the 26 km Thames Bridge Challenge in September 2017. It’s a fabulous walk (all flat thank goodness) with amazing views of...
by Hope Dear | May 20, 2017 | Events
On 20th May 2017 the Princess Grace Tennis Tournament launched, the day was a HUGE success. 30 players participated in the tournament itself and an auction was held as part of the event. The day was really poignant for our charity as it fell on Grace’s 28th birthday –...
