One of the counsellors from Axminster charity ARC is once again dedicating her annual holiday to raise funds for the organisation.

Cathy Parsons and her husband go walking every year, usually in Scotland, and last year she walked the St Cuthbert's Way in Northumberland to raise funds for ARC, a confidential counselling service for the people of Axminster.

This year Cathy is walking with a group of 10 friends along Offas Dyke on the border of England and Wales, to once again raise funds for the charity. She can now be sponsored online at www.justgiving.com/campaign/arcAxminsterCathyswalk with a target of £1,000 to reach,

The trail, which was opened in the summer of 1971, links Sedbury Cliffs near Chepstow, on the banks of the Severn Estuary, with the coastal town of Prestatyn on the shores of the Irish sea.

It passes through eight different counties and crosses the border between England and Wales over 20 times.

Offas Dyke Path is a 177 mile (285km) long walking trail. It is named after King Offa who ordered the dyke to be constructed in the 8th century, to give protection to his Kingdom of Mercia and to divide it from rival kingdoms in what is now Wales.

Cathy and her friends will be walking from October 14 to 21.

ARC provides community counselling services for the people of Axminster, with a specialist focus on trauma, loss and bereavement. It offers unique trauma therapy that is immediately and directly accessible to the community.

Whilst every client is asked for a donation, it is understood that not everyone can afford to do so. ARC therefore relies on external donations to provide the often life-changing services of its expert therapists.

You can find out more at www.arcaxminster.org