“If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.”
Making a difference
They say life begins at 40. It certainly did for me. Always looking for the next adventure to satisfy my appetite for something new and exciting and combining that passion with making a difference to others less fortunate than myself. From swimming in ice cold water to walking on hot coals. Abseiling down the UK’s highest building and trekking across London’s bridges. And for good measure, a Bear Grylls army course which has been one of the toughest tests to date. I’ve raised over £7,000 for Haven House Children’s Hospice, Cancer Research, Blood Cancer UK, Macmillan, CALM, Age UK, GOSH, Royal British Legion, Crohn’s and Colitis UK and The Scouts. My most recent challenge was the 10K Cancer Research Winter Run and a personal best, running 6.6 miles in 66 mins.
10K Cancer Research Winter Run
10K Cancer Research Winter Run
6.6 miles in 66 mins and £300 raised for Cancer Research UK.
Isle of Wight Challenge May 2022
Walking 53K around the Isle of Wight raising almost £400 for Crohn’s and Colitis.
Raising £175 for GOSH
5k swim for Great Ormond Street Hospital, March 2022
Run your age, January 2022
Donating what I would have spent going out (Dry January) to Age UK.
British Legion Poppy Run 5K, November 2021
Raising over £100 for the Royal British Legion.
Going Sober for October 2020
Doing my bit for Macmillan Cancer UK during a difficult year.
Abseiling from 114 metres high and raising over £800 for Haven House Children’s Hospice
The ArcelorMittal Orbit, the UK’s highest freewill abseil, May 2017
Swimming in below zero temperatures (!), in Hampstead Heath outdoor pool.
Raising funds for Haven House Children’s Hospice, February 2017
Fire Walking 2017
Raising funds for Haven House Hospice.
Cancer Research Shine Walk 2017
Raising over £300 by walking a half marathon during the night.
Raising over £3,000 for Blood Cancer (formerly Bloodwise). Walking 25k across 16 of London’s bridges, 2018
#HikeToTheMoon 2020
Raising funds for BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief, supporting projects across the UK during the Coronavirus.
By hiking a mile in or around our houses, I led the 32nd Chingford Scout Group, raising over £500.
My son and I, skipped and ‘space’ hopped 60 lengths of our garden for our mile. April, 2020.
Scouting since 1990 and Queen Scout Award holder. Volunteer roles include assistant Beaver Scout leader, Cub leader and Scout leader.
ECB Foundation 1 Coach
Dynamos Cricket Coach
Proud to be supporting the ECB's Inspiring Generations strategy to make cricket a game that is truly gender-neutral with women and girls being represented across the whole game. For my local connections, visit the West Essex website for information on how to sign up your 8 - 11 year old girls to @DynamosCricket.
They think it’s all over…
I started playing football for Fulham Ladies when I was 16. I played Sunday league until I was 23, training twice a week at Bishops Park next to Craven Cottage home to Fulham Football club. I’ve played in a number of charity matches and trained with Chigwell Ladies in 2020.
