From 17-21 Sep 14, with at least 149 others, I'm bicycling from Wellington Barracks, London to Bennecourt, France in aid of The Coldstream Guards Charitable Fund. The Fund exists to provide support to Coldstreamers who have been both physically and mentally injured, and to the families of those who have been killed. The Regiment has carried out 3 tours in Afghanistan and sustained a large number of battle casualties, with many suffering life changing injuries. Of course, there also remains the unquantifiable number of young men who will have suffered mentally and who will need our support in the future.

I ask you to dig deep and I can assure you that I will not do this again. Bear in mind that any contribution, however small, will make a difference - it all adds up and will take us one step nearer to ensuring our Charitable Fund is well placed going forward to continue to support Coldstreamers in need.