On Saturday 11 October, Team Tommy will be taking part in the Commando Challenge at Hever Castle for Fight for Sight's Tommy Salisbury Fund. This is a 6K obstacle course filled with 26 army style obstacles with plenty of water and mud.

Tommy's Fund celebrates its 20th birthday this month, and since it was launched by his parents in 2005, £835,000 has been raised. A goal has been set to do 20 challenges or events by the end of 2026 - one for each year, to try and reach the £1million total by the end of 2026.

This is challenge Number One! A fabulous group ranging from aged 8 have signed up.

Tommy was diagnosed with Choroideremia in 2005 when he was 4, his mum Emma set up the Tommy Salisbury Fund within the charity Fight for Sight and since then family, friends and so many other people have worked tirelessly to raise money for medical research into finding a treatment. The money already raised has funded many studies that have already led to three clinical trials. Tommy was part of the phase II clinical trial and so far has had no deterioration in the treated eye. This procedure needs to be passed before he will be able to have his other eye done.

Choroideremia is a rare genetic eye condition, that causes progressive loss of vision that affects males. The first symptom of this condition is usually an impairment of night vision, which can occur in early childhood. The vision in Choroideremia worsens over time, all individuals with this condition will develop blindness, most commonly in adulthood.

The fantastic team are:- Emma, Paul, Amelia & Johnny Salisbury, Jo Moore, Sandra & Poppy Morrison, Claire, Neil & Isla Stewart, Kerry, Brian, Connie & Cicely Robbins, Alan & Roxy Robbins, Charlotte, Charlie & Charlie (Jr) O'Connor, Grace Gregory & David Bentley, Kerry Brosnahan, Sarah Rice, Dee & Freddie Marchant-Elms, Frankie Ballard, Leo John Campbell, Jack Wallbridge, Joe Lawton, Joe Sheppard and Lewis Carlo.

Sadly Tommy broke his arm playing football at the beginning of September, so will be there supporting us all rather than taking part!

Please sponsor us and help the Salisbury Family get closer to completing what they set out to do and find a treatment for Choroideremia and save Tommy's sight.

Thank you so much

Team Tommy 2025

Fight for Sight is a funder. They raise money and invest it in scientific research that could save sight and social change projects that will change lives. That includes scientific research grants and innovative social change projects. They also invest in advocacy and innovation.

Together, let's save sight and change lives.