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On July 7, members of the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian headed down to the Cotswolds to embark on a 24-hour charity walk to raise money for Farms For City Children and Yellow Wellies through Len's Light.Ìý

Starting at Diddly Squat farm shop, the team set off on a 44-mile walk, heading through Adam Henson's Cotswold Farm Park and finished at Jeremy Clarkson's pub, The Farmer's Dog.Ìý

In conjunction with this year's 24 Hours in Farming (#farm24) event, farming's biggest digital campaign to showcase what truly goes on in the industry, the team were joined by two of this year's ambassadors Will Young, known as Farmer Will, and Jessie Wynters, from countryside walking account Your Pace Or Mine, to help fly the flag for two of the sector's most important causes.Ìý

TV presenter and farmer Adam Henson also joined in with the walk, along with fellow presenter Tom Heap.Ìý

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Mr Henson highlighted the work of Yellow Wellies, adding it was particularly important to talk about farm safety at harvest time.Ìý

Mr Heap said the charities were ‘absolutely vital', with mental health a ‘large and troubling problem'.

He added Farms for City Children was giving urban children ‘a completely different experience of life'.

Mr Heap also encouraged people to get involved with Farm 24.

"For those 24 hours it is a little window to show people what you are up to," he said.

So far, the charity walk has raised over £4,200, and raised vital awareness of two key issues: mental health within agriculture and connecting the next generation to the countryside.Ìý

²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian editor Katie Jones took part in the walk.

She said:Ìý"I am so proud of the team and those who took part in the walk. It was a pretty tough 24 hours, especially in the heat, but the focus was raising money for really worthy causes, and I hope we have managed to raise some awareness of two important topics within agriculture."ÌýÌý

This year's event, also known as #farm24, is co-headline sponsored by Morrisons and RABI and takes place on July 30. For 2026 the theme is ‘more than farming' to help showcase what farming delivers for wider society, from education to the environment.Ìý

You can take part by heading to social media and uploading photos and videos of your daily life in farming, no matter your job. Use the hashtag #farm24 and tag ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian and post on 30 July.

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