Having visited the island of Jersey on many occasions and still feeling the need for challenges in my advancing years, I have decided to combine the two for a worthwhile purpose..

At 0300 on Saturday June 22, the Jersey Island Walk (www.islandwalk.je) starts in St Helier, the capital of the island. In a moment of Midsummer Madness, I will be there at the starting line, providing my alarm goes off. The walk consists of 48.1 miles round the coast of the island. It is not a race and while I am not setting myself any time targets, I do have a flight home booked for the afternoon of Sunday June 23!!!!

I have already been out to Jersey earlier in the year to scout out the route and it is going to be tough going. However, I have been training hard since the New Year and have clocked up over 800 miles (walking, not in the car) in preparation.

I am asking you for your support to raise funds for the Northern Ireland Hospice, Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke and the charities supported by the Jersey Island Walk. I am using crowdfunding rather than the normal Just Giving method so that I can split any funds equally between the three designated charities.

Every penny I raise will go directly to charity; I am personally covering all the costs (entry fees/ travel/ accommodation etc)

Any donations, however small, will be greatly appreciated and I will keep you posted on how it is all going.

Many thanks

Brian Glencross