I'd firstly, like to personally thank everybody who has helped to raise money, by organising their own event for The Steve Prescott Foundation. You are all truly amazing and i cannot thank you all enough. It is very difficult to mention everybody individually, but no matter how small the donation, it makes a massive difference. There have been events ranging from walks, coffee mornings, parachute jumps to huge cycling events and donations from celebrations and on a sadder note, donations from bereavements. It is very touching that you think of the Foundation and show your tremendous support. You and your families should be very proud.

Last week, my good friend, Bernard Platt, who is usually known for his photography and excellent airbrushing skills, - (you know what I mean Bernard - my calendar shot!!!) swapped his camera for some hard graft on the bike. He cycled 243 miles in 2 and a half days, from Hornsea to Southport. A fantastic effort.

Also, a team of 7 from Engage Mutual raised over £3000 for the Foundation, taking on the 3 Peaks within 24 hours. An amazing total and an immense achievement - well done!

On Wednesday, the day arrived for the rescheduled sky dive. I can't say I had worried too much leading up to the event, my only real thought was 'I hope I'm not first out' - well guess what? ......I was!! It suddenly dawned on me, whilst I was on the rickety old, tiny propeller plane, at 15,000ft, what I was doing and my nerves really kicked in. I was terrified, dangling on the edge of that plane, with somebody else in control of me, it wasn't a great feeling. It's a good job Chris, my Red Devil tandem partner, was so relaxed and profession, even though he did try to tell me once or twice, that this was his first jump in tandem, just to wind me up! We tumbled out of the plane, oops I meant to say freefall for about 45 seconds, which seemed like a lifetime, before the parachute was opened. It was only then, that I began to enjoy it. I was given the controls to steer for a while, which was really good. It was a great experience, but not one I'll be doing again in a hurry.

On Saturday, I got back on my bike, the first time since the challenge in France, last August. It's amazing how quickly you loose your cycling legs. It was quite a shock how hard I found it. The event was organised by Malcolm Holland, Wigan Vets. It was a great turnout, 60+ people cycling down the canal from Wheelton to Wigan, with plenty of pitstops on route. It was more like a pub crawl than a bike ride. I was so glad of these stops, because stupid me, didn't take the advice from Joynty, not to use my road bike. I was worried because I hadn't been out for so long that I would need all the help I could get doing the 25 miles to get to the start. But I should have listened - the surfaces along the canal where really poor and I managed to get a puncture. I felt better when Joynty got 2 on his top of the range mountain bike. He found a drawing pin in one tyre and he was convinced he had been sabotaged. It was a great fun day with great weather and great company. It was really good to see so many people, including kids, cycling with Christies or Steve Prescott Foundation t-shirts on. Thank you to everybody who took part, especially Malcolm for all his efforts and for supporting the Foundation.