Family and friends of a Co Down rugby player are celebrating a mammoth fundraising effort to raise much needed awareness of mental health in the local community.
Just over a year ago on December 2, 2021, Ryan Mills from Newtownards took his own life at the age of 30.
Ryan was an advocate for mental health himself, helping to raise money and awareness for several different charities, work that is now being carried on in his name by both his loved ones and his teammates at Ards Rugby Football Club.