Brilliant, that's the first stage done and your looking at my JustGiving page. Many thanks from me and the ex service personnel you'll be helping by supporting me and my charity, Combat Stress.

I've completed this event for the past 3 years and always have a great day in one of the biggest open water swimming events in the UK.  This year hopefully I can raise some cash too.  My total aim is £474.50 which, get rid of the decimal place and the last zero, is the average number of days it takes before an ex service person will seek help from Combat Stress after leaving the services (average 13 years).  Imagine living with shocking symptoms which can destroy families, wreck lives and, for some, they pay the ulitimate sacrifice. 13 years is a long time to wait before asking for help.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Once again, from deep within, MANY THANKS.