Guernsey bikers ride in support of mental health
A memorial ride has taken place in Guernsey to celebrate the life of Morgan Mcglynn who took his own life in May. Bikers, cyclists and runners raced around the island to raise money for Guernsey Mind. The event started at Vazon and the final stop was at Pembroke Beach.
Morgan's mother, Alison Watson and his stepfather, Gordon Watson, have raised more than £13,000 for Guernsey Mind.
The charity is now able to set up a suicide prevention and early intervention service to help vulnerable islanders. The service will focus on young people aged between 16 and 25.
Maddy Diligent, Guernsey Mind Events and Campaign Coordinator, says the money raised by Morgan's family has given them a "significant head start" and a lot of planning needs to happen over the next couple of months to launch the service "as soon as possible".
Guernsey Mind hopes to launch the new support service at the start of 2021.