Thank you for visiting my fund raising page to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support in Memory of my mum Kathleen Ann Minns who died from cancer age 47 on June 10^th 1996.

In June 2009 I trekked the Inca Trial in Peru to the lost city of Machu Picchu for Macmillan Cancer Support for what would have been my mums 60^th birthday year.

Now I am taking on Macmillan's Trek to the summit of Kilimanjaro Challenge in January 2011. This new challenge will be my first overseas challenge for my £20,000 by June 2016 goal for Macmillan to commemorate the 20^th anniversary of my mums passing.

Macmillan are a fantastic and unique team of people who looked after my mum in her final months of life in 1996. They are the people everyone forgets at that tough time and they keep doing it day in day out to support, listen and well just let you have a good old cry, but most importantly to me and my family keep our sense of humour at that bleak time.

These challenges and my personal aim are in honour of a very dear friend who passed on the 12^th of August 2008 at the age of 28 after a very short and tough battle with the disease god bless you Babs, you are missed. I must also not forget the many other people I know who have been and are still affected by this disease, this is for YOU ALL as well ;0)

To raise funds I will be holding events such as the successful Norte Chico Cabaret night, and keep your eyes peeled for my charity calendar(s).   

‎Saturday 7th August 3 men, 3 bikes, 2 cities, 150 miles, the Peak District, TOUR DE PEAKS... Adam Lowe, Robert Moore-Copsey and Colin White have challeneged themselves to raise £500 for my Minns Macmillan Mission by cycling from Derby to Manchester and back in 24 hours.

Saturday 31^st July Derby City Centre Street Collection 10am-4pm come and give you spare summer pennies and have a chat, be good to catch up with you Derby peeps! Xx

Saturday 28 – Sunday 29 August Morrison's store collection Swinton Saturday 9am-5pm Sunday 10am – 4pm if you have a spare couple of hours join me with a bucket.  

Over the next 7 years I also intend to take part in numerous Macmillan Overseas Challenges such as walking The Great Wall of China, Trekking the Sahara Desert and the Trans Central America Cycle. As well as overseas challenges I aim to take part in UK based challenges, walking the Coast to Coast walk and heading from north to south along the Pennine Way.

I will be finishing my challenges by once again trekking to the lost city of the Incas Machu Picchu the place that has inspired me in June 2016.

Macmillan aim to reach everyone effected by cancer and that is 1 in 3 of us! Good Day?

Macmillan are here to help you have more of the good days.

For cancer support at home call free on

0808 808 00 00 (monday - friday 9am - 8pm)

or visit macmillan.org.uk anytime.

This site is for my 2011 Kilimanjaro challenge, donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Macmillan Cancer Support will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So please sponsor me now!

Many thanks for your support.

Phil