It all started with a need to feel achievement, something to show for my 40 years on this beautiful planet. I promised loved ones I would not push myself as I did when I turned 30, so just the 1 challenge seemed acceptable: Hike the Wales Coastal Path (and Camp where possible -but no wild camping, that's just crazy talk!)

Indecision - oh how it plagues me... do this for charity or not? Which charity? How many charities? 7 months later and under the influence of friends and passers by, here we are - whittled down to just these 2: Parkinsons UK and Macmilan.

The UK on the verge of an economic crisis and the generosity rightly being shown for the people of Ukraine, I expect nothing but ask only this: if you have a spare £1 and know 5 others with a spare £1, spread the word and together we can start to make a difference!