Globally, there are five billion people who have no access to safe, affordable surgery when they need it. Mercy Ships is working hard to plug this gap. Since 1978, Mercy Ships has visited more than 70 countries, providing services worth more than £1 billion that have directly helped more than 2.5 million people. Mercy Ships has also trained more than 38,000 local health professionals in order to leave a legacy that lasts. www.mercyships.org.uk

I am planning to travel from Watford, through London to Dartford and then travel anti clockwise around England and return to Watford using only my concessionary bus pass. This has been a dream of mine ever since acquiring the pass a number of years ago.

Any monies raised on this site will go directly to the work of Mercyships. One of my daughters has done short term service as a nurse on the original ship and this year has been spending 3 weeks on the latest ship the "Global Mercy" in Senegal.