On November the second 1996 my cousin Damien Nettles left home on the Isle of Wight for a party with friends and never returned. 

I was 12 at the time, ever since that day our family have struggled with the empty space in our lives, all the questions and theories surrounding Damien's disappearance. 

I want to bring awareness to people that children go missing every day. It shatters families and lives beyond belief. We are trying to raise awareness of a new law to improve the ways in which Missing Persons' cases are risk assessed and managed, as well as to improve training for police officers involved in the process (https://www.change.org/p/theresa-may-mp-introduce-damien-s-law-to-improve-existing-procedure-for-families-of-missing-children). If donating please do take a moment to sign the petition.

I decided to do the Isle of Wight challenge because Damien and his family lived on the Island at the time of his disappearance. I will be walking from Chale to Cowes where Damien was last sighted. This is approximately 32 miles! 

One day of hard endurance for me is nothing compared to what Damien's Mum, Dad, Brother and Sisters cope with every day.

Please give what ever you can to support me in this challenge.