I’m back for another crazy challenge!! After completing my record breaking wing walk last year I thought what next! This year I have decided to brave the heights again and Abseil down the Spinnaker Tower on 24 August.

My beautiful wife, Ann, passed away in February 2021 supported by the wonderful Thames Hospice nurses. They not only gave Ann the most compassionate and caring support but also allowed my family to be her husband and her daughters. With their guidance and care Ann was surrounded by the love of her family when she passed. We cannot thank them enough.

As I brave the heights, please do sponsor my endeavour by donating what you can. Your generosity will ensure Thames Hospice are able to support many more families like mine and give others, like Ann, the dignity and compassion they deserve.

Here's a little bit about me;

I was a cadet in the St Johns Ambulance Brigade during the second world war, working to provide first aid cover at cinemas, etc. and helping to man the telephones at Slough Ambulance HQ. I served in the Army as a medic from 1946 - 1949, working in military hospitals in England, Egypt and Cyprus. After a career in engineering I was a volunteer worker for the "Berkshire Blind Society" (now Berkshire Vision), where I ran the Sough Branch for 7 years and was a member of the Society's Management Committee. I have been a keen member of Datchet Morris and Datchet Folk Dance Club for over 50 years.

Thank you for your support

John