As many of you will know I have been a smoker for about 20 years and in December I took the HUGE step to give up for good. To put this into context I used to smoke on average 20 fags a day.  To say it's been tough is an understatement.

Now that I am three months in I wanted to do something positive for my local area and set myself the challenge of taking part in a charity swim ( 5K, or 200 lengths) to raise money for a local Streatham charity, Streatham Youth Community Trust.

I've also set up a donate by text  account so you can text 70070 with my code: HTRO50 and the amount you'd like to donate. Don't forget to Gift Aid if you pay tax! 

SYCT provides of a wide range of activities focusing on education and training, personal development, support for disadvantaged groups, sport and the arts. Something I feel really strong about.

 If you feel like donating to show your support I'd be really grateful.