My great friend Andy Foote lost his beloved son Joe to a brain tumour at the age of 9, after a long and brave battle.  

I can't imagine what it must have been like to live through that, but Andy, his wife Jude and Joe's big sister Nancie have been working relentlessly ever since Joe's passing to build and resource a charity that is capable of supporting other families going through what they went through... and to ridding the world of this hateful disease. 

The result is The Brain Tumour Charity.  

Andy, Jude and Nancie's  commitment, drive and humility inspire me to help wherever I can, and I am confident that with continued support, their charity can and will achieve all it's objectives.  

To help me raise at least £1,000 for the cause by the 3rd March 2017 (the date of the annual Joseph Foote Memorial Ball), a group of my tennis buddies at Stratford on Avon Tennis Club have agreed to organise a 24-Hour "Tennis-a-thon" under the all-weather dome, starting at 7pm on Friday 10th February and ending at 7pm on Saturday evening. 

The plan is that the court will be played on continuously for 24 hours and all participating players will raise sponsorship in advance if the event via a network of individual Just Giving pages.

This is my fundraising page, and anyone wanting to sponsor me should donate here.   

Donating through my JustGiving page is simple, fast and totally secure. Your personal details are safe – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails, and once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Thanks for your help!

Mark