On the 13th of July I and 9999 other women could be found running 5k round Southampton Common for the Cancer Research Race for Life Event, hence the very red faced photo of me (and my friend Sheena).

I got round in about 32 minutes but bear in mind that there are 9999 other women on the route so it was not exactly a clear route, which was just as well as it gave me a chance for a breather, as I appear to be as unfit as I was last year!

Thank you, thank you; to those that have sponsored me, together we raised £265!

I spent this Saturday with my daughter and her partner driving tanks in Winchester! Not quite what you would expect in this cathedral town. It was an absolute joy to go out for the day and to find that the organisation of the day, the staff and facilities were faultless and the knock-on effect was that everyone there had a great time, I can’t remember the last time I was around so many smiling faces, everyone was having such a great time driving the Chieftain, the Abbot SPG (self-propelled field gun), the APC (Armoured Personnel Carrier) and riding the Quad Bikes (although some of us spent more time in the field than on the track!). So I thought I would pass on the details of Juniper Leisure and encourage you all to give it a go!

www.juniper-leisure.com/tank_driving/index.htm