Hi, thanks for visiting my page. Along with a group of colleagues at Barclays I am looking to raise enough money to contribute to inviting 19 disadvantaged local people (disabled, sick or injured, in recovery/remission from serious illness or injury) to join us on a once in a lifetime experience that they would never get to enjoy under normal circumstances. We each aim to raise £800 (£15,200 in total) that Barclays will then generously match. This amount will entirely fund a 4 day sailing voyage with the Jubilee Sailing Trust on a specially designed three masted Tall Ship in April 2017 for 19 people from our local community. A trip of a lifetime for them!

The voyage will take us from Newcastle, out into the North Sea and up to Aberdeen where we handover to the next group from Barclays. We will all crew and sail the ship ourselves irrespective of our physical abilities. This life changing experience allows us all to test ourselves in ways we probably never have before, particularly in the North Sea in April, to work as a team in a unique, challenging and exciting environment and to gain a life experience that we never would under normal circumstances.

All 19 of the Barclays team will be using our volunteering days to accompany the disabled people to act as carers and ‘buddies’ throughout the voyage. This will be a great opportunity for all of us to better understand some of the challenges that these people face and how we can all better help in our daily lives. We hope to build strong and lasting relationships through this experience.

Through Just Giving, you can sponsor me and donations will be quickly processed and passed to the Jubilee Sailing Trust. Just Giving is a not for profit organisation and will claim gift aid on a charity's behalf where the donor is eligible for this. We really appreciate all your support, please give anything you can to help us reach our individual/collective target, and thank you for any donations