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My name is Greg Cackett and I am a Brakeman with GB Bobsleigh's number one crew, Team Bobsleigh Brad. We are on track for medal success at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and our journey has just taken an unexpected turn...

For the 2020/21 IBSF World Cup season (just one year out from the Olympics), our unbelievably generous sponsors have facilitated an opportunity for us to be #charitybob.

In a nutshell, bobsleigh is an incredibly expensive sport. With sleds and equipment costing in excess of £100,000, extensive living costs on season plus freighting equipment around the world etc, we need a lot of funds to run. Because of this, advertising space on our sleds comes at a premium, normally with figures rising into the tens of thousands of pounds. 

This year is different, however. We are living through unprecedented times and few have been hit harder during the COVID pandemic than charities. To this end, and after discussions with our sponsors, we came up with the idea to be charity bob. We would compete for the entire 2020/21 IBSF World Cup season as a charity-focused sled, with our sponsors kindly stepping back and allowing their normal logo space to be replaced with a charity. The charities chosen were all organisations close to the hearts of our crew members plus a collective partnership with the NHS. All of us have JustGiving pages tied to our personal charities and all have the goal of raising £500 each for our causes. 

I have chosen the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance. 

In 2008, a young friend of mine lost his life far too soon in a tragic car accident. It was only him and his father in the car. His father's life was saved by the incredible work of the KSS Air Ambulance and, ever since, the charity has held a special place in the hearts of my local community in Brockham, Surrey. Certainly it endured in mine and I've continued to do whatever I can, whenever I can to raise awareness or funds for the organisation. 

Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance relies almost entirely on the generosity of donors to keep their helicopters in the sky. They need to raise at least £14million a year, almost 90% of that coming from donations and fundraising. I don't believe they are one of the most widely publicised charities, yet they are the most essential when they are called upon. You never know when it might be you, or your loved ones who need them. They are an essential service, we need to support them and I am exceptionally proud to be representing them in my sporting endeavours this year.

Thank you for taking the time to read my story and if you wish, please donate whatever you can!