Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. I'm hoping to raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (with no upper target limit!) in lieu of 60th birthday presents.

95% of the RNLI's income comes from donations, and the organisation rescues on average 23 people every day of the year: spring, summer, autumn and winter, sunshine or storm.

Ever since childhood when I was taken to RNLI stations during holidays up and down the east coast of Britain, I've wanted to do something to support them. Blue Peter fundraising efforts helped me to do so back then with foil milk bottle tops for inshore lifeboats for example. Nowadays I cannot pass an RNLI shop without giving something.

Please take advantage of my 60th birthday to join me in donating a little money to this really heroic band of men and women.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.