I have been talked into raising some money for BBC’s Children In Need appeal. This is a great cause an it is the first time I have raised money for the event.

My son, Jak, and I will be part of a 5 man team playing squash for 24 hours this coming Friday night at Nottingham Squash Rackets Club. One of the team can only help us for a few hours so the pressure is on the rest of us.

I played 2 ½ hours on Saturday and ached on Sunday – so the prospect of a 24 hour session is not to be sniffed at. We can split the workload amongst the team!

My only slight issue is that I’m also chairing the club’s AGM from 7pm on Friday evening. This might be the shortest AGM in the clubs history…

If you fancy helping me with a small donation – I’d be grateful. I have set up a Just Giving page here.

I’ll keep you posted on progress and pain levels!