Since 2022, Walk Florrie has been supporting men with their mental health through walking, connection, and conversation
18:16, 09 Oct 2025Updated 18:40, 09 Oct 2025
The Walk Florrie charity 24 hour walkathon sets out from The Florrie in Liverpool this morning(Image: Liverpool Echo)
A Liverpool-based men’s walking group has embarked on a 24-hour walk to mark World Mental Health Day. The Florrie Men’s Walking Group set off at 10.30am this morning (Thursday, October 9) from The Florrie community centre on Mill Street. The walk will continue through the night, concluding at 10.30am on Friday.
The event is part of the group’s annual mental health campaign, Walk Florrie, which invites people from all walks of life to get involved in any way they can.
This year’s theme, “Until You’ve Walked a Mile in Someone’s Shoes”, encourages participants to reflect on the unseen challenges others may face, and how walking together can encourage empathy, understanding, and solidarity.
People can walk anywhere, anytime during the 24-hour period, whether it’s one mile or ten, in slippers, trainers, or work boots. What matters is the intention: to walk in someone else’s shoes and show what community truly looks like.
Since 2022, Walk Florrie has been supporting men with their mental health through walking, connection, and conversation, and last year alone, the group walked more than 10,000 miles for men’s wellbeing.
Since 2022, Walk Florrie has been supporting men with their mental health through walking, connection and conversation(Image: Liverpool Echo)
According to the Office for National Statistics, three out of four people who take their own lives are men (75 percent). Suicide remains the biggest cause of death for men under 50 in England and Wales.
Tony Caveney, founder of Walk Florrie, said: “We know that walking side by side builds trust, breaks barriers, and opens up conversations that wouldn’t happen elsewhere.
“This year’s theme encourages us all to pause and consider what others might be going through, and how a simple act like walking can create space for healing, listening, and belonging.”
The Walkathon welcomes everyone, whether you want to walk for an hour, a few miles, or even the full 24 hours. You can:
– Join one of the groups leaving The Florrie every four hours
– Organise your own fundraising walk during the 24-hour period using our downloadable sponsorship form
– Make a donation on our fundraising page to support The Florrie’s work here.
Every contribution makes a difference. A donation of £100 can fund four hours of professional therapy, while £50 helps us provide new walking shoes or boots for someone who might otherwise be unable to take part. Even £20 can go a long way, supplying a two-week emergency food package or fuel allowance to support someone in need.
For more information, to sign up, or to get involved, contact tony@theflorrie.org or visit The Florrie on Mill Street, Liverpool.