Never one to turn down an ambitious challenge (especially during work hours), I will be taking part in the REAL 3 Peaks Challenge in June.

Myself and 29 colleagues will be aiming to ascend and descend Scotland's Ben Nevis (1344m), England's Scafell Pike (978m) and Wales' Snowdon (1085m) all between 5pm on June 14th and 5pm on June 15th!

This fairly gruelling challenge will be in an effort to gain sponsorship for LBG's Charity partner, Mental Health UK.

As some of you may be aware, this is a charity close to my heart following a very sad event last year which saw the loss of a longtime friend. While it came out of the blue for everyone affected, it has certainly served to increase my awareness of mental health issues and made me very keen to support in the small ways I can.

Over the course of our challenge, we hope to raise £30,000 for Mental Health UK and so every donation will be gratefully received.

I promise to pay for the blister plasters out of my own pocket!

Thank you,

Philip