This inspiring story follows Andy Johnston, a retired company director and community first responder from Yorkshire, as he trains for the Clipper Round the World Sailing Race — a gruelling 70,000-mile yacht race. Andy is taking on this challenge both for adventure and to raise £10,000 for Just ‘B’, the charity that supported his son Thomas after the death of Andy’s wife, Sarah.
Follow Andy’s remarkable story of adventure, resilience, and passion, from scuba diving and firefighting to film and TV medicine, as he sets sail on his greatest challenge yet. Despite setbacks during training, Andy remains driven by gratitude and a deep desire to give back, helping ensure other families receive the same compassionate support his family did.
Just ‘B’ is a specialist bereavement support and emotional wellbeing service helping children, young people and adults across the communities of North Yorkshire, as well as offering specialist support regionally and nationally.
Just ‘B’ is part of independent charity North Yorkshire Hospice Care, a family of services which includes Herriot Hospice Homecare and Saint Michael’s Hospice. Together we offer vital hospice care, emotional wellbeing and bereavement support.
We provide emotional wellbeing and bereavement support for children, young people and adults, as well as a range of helplines and specialist services.
We operate across the Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire districts of North Yorkshire, as well as regionally and nationally. Our bereavement support is offered in from our bases in Harrogate and Thirsk.
Just ‘B’ exists to ensure people living in the Harrogate District, Hambleton and Richmondshire, get the professional support and information they need to cope with bereavement.
Many professionals and organisations come into contact with bereaved children, young people and adults. Just ‘B’ has a team who may be able to help you to support these individuals.
Just ‘B’ offers support to children, young people and adults who have been bereaved. Our services are available to any child, young person or adult living in the Harrogate District, Hambleton or Richmondshire, who is experiencing bereavement.
Just ‘B’ provides emotional wellbeing support to primary and secondary schools in our area. This service aims to provide children and young people with a space to share, explore and develop an understanding of their lives and emotional responses.
Interested in joining our charity? We have a range of exciting roles across our family of services which includes Herriot Hospice Homecare and Saint Michael’s Hospice.
At Just ‘B’, our emotional wellbeing and bereavement support is tailored to the individual needs of the children, young people and adults using our services. Here, members of our community share the ways Just ‘B’ offered the right support at the right time.
