On 23rd August 2015, I set off on a 44 day journey to walk from Orihuela Court, Spain to Royal Courts of Juctice, London, UK. My objectives are to raise awareness of issues surrounding parental child abduction and parental alienation. I also wish to support the Reunite International Child Abduction Centre charity in this venture
Wednesday 1 December 2021
Shani Ormiston - "Dancing By The Mistletoe
Monday 8 March 2021
Saturday 26 December 2020
2020 Christmas Message
Friday 13 December 2019
Christmas Message 2019
Monday 19 August 2019
14th birthday - Never Give Up
Next Sunday will be Aleyah's 14th birthday.. Yes 14! As we have done every year since she was taken, we will be trying to celebrate the day as much as possible and keeping cards and messages from friends and family for her to read when we are reunited. (let me know if you want a message from you kept for her).
We keep all messages etc in a memory chest for her so she will be able to see for herself that she is, and has always been in our minds and in our hearts. We will also, of course, have cake 🎂😉.
Next year, we plan to do another "Across Borders" event which Michelle is crazy enough to make the journey with me to help to raise awareness of parental child abduction and parental alienation.. and hopefully raise some funds for one or two worthy charities (TBD) .. Guess some more training is in order..
Thanks Michelle Clark and others who have stood by me, given your support, spoken up instead of just thinking how wrong this has been and those who have helped and supported these events and activities. Also those who have sent or posted messages of support. They all mean so much xxx
I have some amazing friends and family who I love and appreciate so much. You have helped to keep me strong, and smiling even when I have found moments so difficult.
We are one more day closer.. There will be an end to this madness.. Always loving you.. Forever your dad xx
#nevergiveup #onedaycloser #foreveryourdad #walkacrossborders #tandemacrossborders
Wednesday 24 July 2019
Blocking posts and blogs
The tactics used to keep us apart have been dispicable.. This will come to an end. One day she will seek the truth I am sure.
When she is an adult, she won't be able to be controlled in the way she is now and decisions made for her. I have maintained a record should she seek these answers.All I wanted was to be in my daughter's life but every tactic possible has been used to try to stop that from happening.. All because I dared to instigate Hague proceedings for her return home after she was taken a decade ago.
Wednesday 24 August 2016
One Year Since Walk Across Borders
http://walkacrossborders.blogspot.com.es/…/day-1-orihuela-t…
Our objectives were to:
- raise awareness of the issues surrounding parental child abduction and the impact on families and children
- raise awareness of parental alienation abuse and the impact on families and children
- raise awareness of the failures in family court and with authorities that sometimes appear to facilitate abduction, alienation and false allegations which can be used as a heinous alienation tactic.
- help the Reunite International UK charity who NEED the additional resources to effectively support families who are involved in international children's cases.. Over 17,000 calls were managed by their advice line in 2014.
We also met some amazing people en route that provided an experience that we will never forget...
There were also some very testing moments too but we took those in our stride (excuse the pun) and completed the journey at the Royal Courts of Justice on 5th October, 2015.
You can read about out journey by clicking on the link below and navigating the blog entries...
I hope we achieved some of what we set out to achieve. I was pleased that my mother was able to see us complete this before she sadly passed away in November...
She was so proud and fully supported the reasons why we decided to do this.. Tragically, she never had the opportunity to reunite with her granddaughter who she loved wholeheartedly until her last breath... It still does not seem real that she is no longer with us.. She was my rock... For such a small lady, she had so much courage and strength.. She is missed so much :(..xxx
Hopefully, we can continue to do as much as we can to try to make a difference... a positive difference... and just maybe enough awareness will be raised to prompt some change...
Doing nothing achieves nothing...
Nobody can do everything; but everybody can do something...
One more day closer xxxx