In May 2016 I am Kayaking the entire length of the navigable, non-tidal River Thames with a team of work colleagues from Brother UK Limited.

This 135 mile journey from the town of Cricklade, Wiltshire to Teddington Lock in Greater London, passes through 45 locks and under 76 bridges as well as many historic towns and cities enroute - such as Oxford, Reading, Windsor and Kingston-upon-Thames.

In February 2007 we lost my Granddad, Norman, to Lung Cancer. This was unfortunately the 2nd time he had battled Cancer. My Mum and both my Grandma's suffered with Cancer of the womb, unfortunately my Mum's Mum lost her battle before I was born, but thankfully my Mum & my other Grandma are both still here 4 years after their diagnosis. My Grandma was unfortunately diagnosed a 2nd time in February & we sadly lost her over the Easter Weekend.

We have all been affected or will be affected in the future by this despicable disease and indeed currently one in three of us can unfortunately expect to battle this disease at some point in our lives.  For this reason, I am supporting Cancer Research UK and all sponsorship money collected will go towards supporting this very worthwhile charity to help us beat Cancer.

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Thank you for taking time to read my story and I thank you in advance for any support you can offer.