My focus for the year ahead will be to help promote and support the young people of our town, and also the best way I know to keep fit and healthy – physical activity, whether that be walking, running, cycling, swimming, football, tennis, cricket, the list goes on, I want to help promote all the wonderful physical activities that go on in our town, and support their future.

As such, I propose to take on not one but two sponsored challenges during my year:

The first, and I have already started training for this, is to take on a cycle tour of East Cheshire. Visiting some of our many towns, and some villages, meeting their Mayor’s or Chairmen. The distance for this ride I have not yet finalised, but is likely to be in the region of 100 miles (or 160km in new money), ideally completed within a day, possibly a weekend depending on logistics (and my legs!)

The second challenge, will be in memory of my father, doing what he loved so much, and I loved to do with him , I will take on a Cheshire three peak challenge. Again, details for this are yet to be worked out, but I will engage with local walking groups including my dad’s old club, to determine the best peaks, and the best routes for this.

I welcome all support for both of these challenges, please let us know if you’d like to join in or lend support.