Our beautiful local church is in desperate need of roof repairs. All Saints' church in Ashton-on-Mersey celebrated its Golden Jubilee last year and is home to a fantastic community. We have had a quote for the repairs of £95,000. We've been fundraising for a number of months are on our way with almost £25,000 raised.

It's now time for me to step up and to coincide with the rash pledges to fitness we all tend to make in January I’ve committed to a rather daunting challenge to help out.

I’ll be cycling 2,000 km over a period of 50 days starting on 21 January. 2,000 km is 1,250 miles or the equivalent of 48 marathons! At 40 km (25 miles) each and every day I’m due to finish on the weekend of 12 March.

As anyone who knows me will be aware I’m built more for comfort than speed but it’s a great cause and there’s no excitement in doing anything that would be too easy is there now!

Any cheerleading you can provide would be most welcome as would sponsorship/donations.

I’ll keep you all updated on progress with all the gory details from behind the scenes of my mad adventure!