This year I am taking part in a collective roll, run, cycle, shuffle, walk and even swim the 854 miles from Ampleforth to Lourdes between us, from our own homes.

Many of the organisations that we depend upon for our pilgrimage have been severely hit by the closure of Lourdes during the pandemic, so we're raising funds to support our e-Pilgrimage this year and 2 charities that really need our support.

As I type this on the 29th June, the farthest I've run in 14 years is 7.5km, so running 10k a day from 23rd to 27th July will probably finish me off.

I know this time has been very tough for a lot of people, but if you're able to give then please do.