Two supercars and a moving performance by a male voice choir helped kick off the Baton of Hope's relay across Tyneside on Tuesday.
Organised locally by Jayne Walsham - herself a mum bereaved when daughter Jodi died by suicide in 2021 - the relay has taken in locations from Whitley Bay's Spanish City and the Sage in Gateshead, and is set to conclude at St James' Park. Part of a huge national relay designed to boost suicide awareness and remember those who have been lost, the relay began in Northumberland Park in North Shields at around 8am.
Shortly before 9am, Charlotte Fenwick, whose brother Daniel Rogers died 18 months ago, delivered the baton to the Spanish City. Charlotte, 33, spoke of how vital it was to raise awareness, telling ChronicleLive: "I heard about the event through the charity Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SOBS). I lost my brother Daniel 18 months ago, he was just 33. He had struggled with his mental health for a long time.
