On the 4th June I’ll be leaving Lands End with 17 amazing colleagues from across the M&S business. We’ll spend the next ten days cycling the 1484km from Lands End to John O’Groats. For those of you who still think in old money that’s over 920miles. For those of you who are cyclists there is a massive 14,300m of climbing to be done along the route.

Whilst this is clearly not the most sensible thing for a woman the wrong side of 55 to do - my kids regularly tell me I am ‘not normal’ it is definitely the most worthwhile. We are riding to support YoungMinds. YoungMinds is the national charity for young people’s mental health. They give young people the tools to look after their mental health. They empower adults to be the best support they can be. And they create opportunities for young people to have their voices heard:helping ensure no young person feels alone with their mental health.

As if that were not incentive enough to donate, I will match the first £10,000 of donations. If you are able, please do support. Life can be incredibly difficult for young people, let’s support them through their darkest hours so they can go on to fulfil their potential.