This is a cause close to my son's heart after we helped some people out when we were both in Stevenage recently. He asked me if there was anything we could do to raise a bit of money before Christmas...

Challenge: Cycle to all 40 branches of Simmons in a day

Distance: 158 miles, including 12,000 feet of climbing

Date: 8 December (weather and COVID recovery dependent! may be a little later if icy on the day, but def before Christmas)

Conscious of how tough things are for everyone at the moment, I'm only looking for really small individual donations - e.g. a couple of £s.

I visit Simmons for a coffee and pastry a few times a week and am conscious this is a luxury. I've shared the idea with them and they've been really supportive, they will be making a generous donation.