Well, it's my 50th birthday this year and I've decided to spend the year doing fun and memorable things. I volunteer at Farleigh Hospice and have seen the amazing work they do and how heavily they have to rely on donations from people like me and you. So.......throwing myself out of a plane (well, more realistically, being man-handled out of a plane) at 13,000 feet seemed like the obvious choice. Those of you who know me will know that I can barely look out out of a 3rd storey window, so what's another few feet? None of us know when we, or our loved one's, might need the services and care from those lovely people at Farleigh, so dig deep and donate what you can. I'm sure it will be worth it for the look of pure terror on my face in the obligatory skydive photo.

Farleigh Hospice is a registered charity (no. 284670) which provides hospice care to people affected by life-limiting illnesses across mid Essex.They help patients to live as actively as possible from the point of diagnosis to the end of their life, by providing physical and emotional care, free of charge.With approximately 40% of their yearly running costs being funded by the local NHS, they rely on the support and goodwill of the local mid Essex community to contribute to the £16,039 it costs to provide their services each day.