As a chance to do something different, I've made a request for NO LEAVING PRESENT when I leave Wates. I've got plenty of great memories to take with me, as well as lasting friendships that are worth more than "stuff". Instead, I thought this would be a great opportunity to do something positive and raise some money for a project that means a lot to me.

My partner Karen is the head teacher at Netherton Infant and Nursery School. This year, she and the school launched a drive to raise as much as possible to provide a specially-built facility known as a NURTURE ROOM.

Nurture rooms provide a safe, quiet space for children who - for what ever reason - don't cope well in a classroom environment. It's here that time can be taken to allow children to think, to talk, to listen and to calm down.

Not all children who act up in class are "naughty". Some of them are dealing with massive issues in their home life, and spaces like these give them the opportunity to do so in a safe way.

The room also functions as a teaching environment for home life. Some of the kids in our schools have never eaten at a table before, so this provides them with the opportunity to learn basic skills like eating with a knife and fork, which makes life that little bit easier when they need to mix with others later in life.

So, thank you all for your fantastic support over the last decade or so. I've met some really great people at Wates. I'm asking for your support one last time - please help this project in any way you can. The school is already doing loads of fund raising this year and next, but every contribution will make the dream a step closer to being realised.