30 minutes as a helicopter pilot :o)

On Saturday 24 July I completed my first 30 minutes as a helicopter pilot!!

When I arrived at the air field I was a little nervous not knowing what to expect. I met my instructor who went through the controls and structure of the lesson.

The instructor took off and then it was my turn - I got off to a rocky start but soon settled down.

After flying over the picturesque Milton Keynes I flew the helicopter back to the air field and tried hovering.

The hovering was really difficult but I did manage a few seconds. The real pilot then took over the controls and landed us safely.

He said after my uneven start I showed good flying skills and is sure if I decide to go ahead with lessons I would do well.

Now is it worth £12,000 to get a full licence? Hmmm, I'll need to think about that one.

It was a brilliant experience and a dream come true.

Wear Purple Days

Wear Purple to School and Work days are very simple but extremely popular fundraising events.

To promote our event (purple because our brand identity is purple) for this year's Lymphatic Cancer Awareness Week in September I designed these posters.

They were recreated by a designer (pro bono) and printed.

The posters will be sent to local schools and companies to help raise money for the Lymphoma Association during Lymphatic Cancer Awareness Week.

Match Day Programme

One of our supporters asked me to write a piece for a Stevenage Football Club match they sponsored in aid of the Lymphoma Association.

You can read the article on the right. Some of the information was changed so it isn't factually correct (i.e. the charity did not sponsor the match), an apology was issued.

Running as Santa for Charity

A dismal December morning in Greenwich and I was up early ready to take part in the 2009 Santa Run for charity.

We (the Lymphoma Association) had 15 runners (pictured above) among hundreds of other Santa's running the 5km.

After the mass warm up we made our way to the start line. The gun went and it was clash of the men & women in the red suits!

It was a very tough and wet course, with lots of hills!

I made it to the end in around 30 minutes, not my best time for 5km, by far!

The run was fun and I raised over £100 for the Lymphoma Association, but I don't think I'll be running in a beard again!


Thank you to all my sponsors for their kind support in helping the Lymphoma Association support people affected by lymphatic cancer.