As December 25 draws closer, it can sometimes seem that there's no escape from Christmas.
And whilst some people adore the festive season for all the family meet-ups, parties and merriment, there are many others who find it a difficult and lonely time, for a multitude of reasons. One Newcastle man wants to make sure that anyone who is alone on Christmas day, feels lonely, or needs some mental health headspace has an outlet and is holding a 5K walk in two of the city's best loved green spaces.
Alex Wright welcomed up to 20 people to his Christmas Day mental health walk in 2021, which he set up through his business WoeMan after struggling with feelings of loneliness. And he's hoping that this year's will attract more people on a route through Heaton Park and Jesmond Dene.
