<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hello and welcome to my JustGiving page.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I&rsquo;m taking on what promises to be the toughest challenge of my life &ndash; a world record-breaking attempt to skydive onto the North Pole and swim beneath the Arctic ice cap &ndash; to raise funds for Combat Stress, the UK&rsquo;s leading charity specialising in the care of veterans suffering mental ill-health.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In April, I will be joining a band of intrepid adventurers on the Above and Below challenge, a unique expedition that promises to put our courage and resilience to the test. Together, we aim to become the first team to parachute onto the Arctic ice sheet and complete a sub aqua dive in sub-zero waters during the same expedition.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">All the money I raise will go towards the Combat Stress Enemy Within appeal, which aims to generate &pound;30m to transform mental health services for veterans, increase awareness of their plight and encourage them to seek help sooner. As a former paratrooper who fought in the Falklands War, I have seen first hand the terrible impact of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder on former service personnel who fought for their country.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thank you in advance for your kind donations</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><strong><em><span style="color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Tony Banks</span></span></em></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>