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Published:
July 28, 2008
Burnham
beach walkers stride out to raise funds following tragedy
 A
brave Burnham-On-Sea mother whose son tragically died of cot death
at just three days old has led a sponsored beach walk to focus
more attention on the syndrome and raise money for two local charities.
Dawn
Carter lost young Archie to cot death in April this year and wanted
to do something to try and raise awareness of the fact that 17
babies die from the syndrome in the UK each year.
Dawn
and more than twenty friends and family bravely hope to have raised
a large sum by holding the sponsored beach walk on Sunday (July
27th) from Burnham-On-Sea jetty to Brean Down and back.
Father
Anthony Mallin told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "The family was devastated
back in April by such the sudden loss of Archie at such a young
age."
"When
we found out that seventeen babies die every day from cot death
in the UK, we felt we had to do something to try and help prevent
other families going through what we have experienced."
Money
raised during Sunday's walk will go to SANDS and Burnham rescue
charity BARB.
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