Thank you for visiting my fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor me online.

The Cumbria Way sponsored walk will be from 1st to 5th May. We'll start from Ulverston, go through the middle of the Lake District amongst the mountains and finish just before Carlisle. The full distance is 72 miles, but I'll probably settle for the reduced distance option of only 55 or so.

All walkers pay their own costs of transport and accommodation, so all the money you donate goes straight to supporting St Luke's Hospice care of terminally ill people in Harrow and Brent.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: St Luke's Hospice (Kenton Grange) will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you. (The Chancellor seems to have found a way to postpone the threatened cut of charities' Gift Aid to 25%)

So please sponsor me now!

Many thanks for your support.

Patrick