I’m taking part in the University of Sheffield’s Big Week to fundraise for Parkinson’s disease research. Together with the rest of the University of Sheffield community, I’ll be contributing to a 50,000km movement target. We’ve chosen this target because it’s now been more than 50 years since the last big breakthrough in Parkinson’s research - a statistic we hope will change soon thanks to research at the University of Sheffield.

Taking a twist on the challenge, I'm aiming to craft 50 metres of bunting across The Big Week! Scissors and sewing machine at the ready, it's time to take a hike to the sewing room and your donations for this worthwhile cause will spur me on... watch this space for updates (and if you want to buy any bunting, I will add those proceeds to my total too - call it a lap of honour!)

To find out more about Sheffield’s world-leading Parkinson’s disease research, visit www.sheffield.ac.uk/giving/big-week/parkinsons-expertise