Coeliac UK

Ellie’s Tay Bridge Walk

Ellie Hynds

Ellie Hynds

My Story

Ellie was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease at 4 years old, the same week she started primary school! Since then she has had to follow a strictly gluten free diet and will do for the rest of her life. Having to constantly check the food she is eating is hard work for us all and the feeling of being different is hard for any child. Ellie has taken it all in her stride and has even helped teach her class about her "special tummy". The support she has had from her friends has meant the world to her and she is keen to help #ShineALightOnCoeliac so all young people can feel as "normal" as she does. 

She had decided, along with her Grandad, to walk the Tay Bridge (and back) during Coeliac Awareness Week in May 2021  

She would really appreciate any donations 

Thank you


Coeliac UK is the charity for everyone who needs to live without gluten.

The #ShineALightOnCoeliac challenge is Coeliac UK's campaign to raise awareness of the difficulties children and young people face when managing their coeliac disease.

For many, sunnier days and the chance to see family and friends again makes summer 2021 look brighter. But for children and young people with coeliac disease, it isn't that simple. Trusting other people to provide gluten free food can cause feelings of worry and exclusion. And the last thing any young person needs now is more isolation.

£30 can give 10 children or young adults access to empowering resources to give them confidence when managing their coeliac disease

£50 covers the cost of our expert Food Policy team for an hour, allowing them to provide guidance to parents, schools, hospitals and more, about how to prepare and provide safe gluten free food

£100 could allow a school access to our gluten free catering training

£150 contributes to the development of new support resources for children and young people so they can feel safer outside the home and more confident managing their coeliac disease

For 50 years Coeliac UK have been helping people with coeliac disease and other gluten related conditions live happier, healthier lives. We do this by striving for better gluten free food in more places, providing independent, trustworthy advice and support and funding crucial research to manage the impacts of gluten and find answers to coeliac disease. And we do it all so that one day, no one's life will be limited by gluten.
 

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Funded

  • Target
    £1,000
  • Raised so far
    £1,310
  • Number of donors
    60

My Story

Ellie was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease at 4 years old, the same week she started primary school! Since then she has had to follow a strictly gluten free diet and will do for the rest of her life. Having to constantly check the food she is eating is hard work for us all and the feeling of being different is hard for any child. Ellie has taken it all in her stride and has even helped teach her class about her "special tummy". The support she has had from her friends has meant the world to her and she is keen to help #ShineALightOnCoeliac so all young people can feel as "normal" as she does. 

She had decided, along with her Grandad, to walk the Tay Bridge (and back) during Coeliac Awareness Week in May 2021  

She would really appreciate any donations 

Thank you


Coeliac UK is the charity for everyone who needs to live without gluten.

The #ShineALightOnCoeliac challenge is Coeliac UK's campaign to raise awareness of the difficulties children and young people face when managing their coeliac disease.

For many, sunnier days and the chance to see family and friends again makes summer 2021 look brighter. But for children and young people with coeliac disease, it isn't that simple. Trusting other people to provide gluten free food can cause feelings of worry and exclusion. And the last thing any young person needs now is more isolation.

£30 can give 10 children or young adults access to empowering resources to give them confidence when managing their coeliac disease

£50 covers the cost of our expert Food Policy team for an hour, allowing them to provide guidance to parents, schools, hospitals and more, about how to prepare and provide safe gluten free food

£100 could allow a school access to our gluten free catering training

£150 contributes to the development of new support resources for children and young people so they can feel safer outside the home and more confident managing their coeliac disease

For 50 years Coeliac UK have been helping people with coeliac disease and other gluten related conditions live happier, healthier lives. We do this by striving for better gluten free food in more places, providing independent, trustworthy advice and support and funding crucial research to manage the impacts of gluten and find answers to coeliac disease. And we do it all so that one day, no one's life will be limited by gluten.