Cancer research is improving survival from common cancers all the time. In gratitude for loved-ones’ lives prolonged, and in memory of my mum Margaret Landor and my granny Mabel Kirkland, I’m raising money for Cancer Research UK, by planking every day through April. I’ll start with a plank for 45 seconds and see if I can improve over the month - I’m funding my efforts per minute achieved. I’ll post my daily running total on my Facebook page, with a link in case anyone wishes to encourage me.

More information about Cancer Research UK: Cancer Research UK is the world's leading charity dedicated to research on the causes, treatment and prevention of cancer. Thanks to research, more people are surviving cancer than ever before.