“This year, I am taking on a personal challenge for a great cause. I will be participating in “Eight Ultra Challenges” and these are not your average sponsored walks or runs. I will be covering over 700km of mixed terrain and nearly 15,000m of elevation. I have completed a few of these in 2024, but this time I have set a personal goal to complete all eight for Lewis-Manning Hospice Care.

Lewis-Manning Hospice Care is an independent local Dorset charity providing extraordinary care to people and their loved ones facing a life-limiting illness. They support over 1000 patients and families every year in their homes, virtually, and at their hubs across East Dorset and Purbeck.

They offer a range of free hospice care services supporting local people to:

- Live well through their illness

- Alleviate the huge pressures on families and carers as well as NHS services, reducing ambulance call outs, hospital admissions and GP appointments

- Increase physical and social well-being

- Reduce isolation and loneliness

Your support can make a significant difference, and every contribution helps the charity to continue providing extraordinary hospice care, helping local people live well through their illness.

I kindly ask you to consider donating towards my target of £1500. Together, we can ensure that Lewis-Manning Hospice Care can continue to provide vital care in our community.”