On 13th December 2010 a good friend of mine, Matthew Shoebottom, died of suddenly of unexpected causes. He was only 20 when this happened.

On May the 2nd 2012, I'll be falling from several thousand feet from a plane. But that's not the important part. In order to do this, I'll be raising funds in the next week or so and I need your help to do it. The money raised will be going to SAD's UK, a charity which researches Sudden Adult Death syndrome and raises awareness of heart conditions in young people.

So, if you can donate any money, I'd be very grateful. I need a minimum of £400 in the next 10 or so days, so it's game on.

I'll also be doing a couple of fundraising events up at Durham in the next week (y'all know how hairy my legs are, so a sponsored waxing is probably going to happen...)

Thanks for looking at this message, I know there's a lot of them going around at the moment.