What a busy day

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Hi All,


Yesterday I told you how we dropped my eldest son Deryn off at Heathrow, for his trip to Barretstown in Ireland. 
Well once the emotional goodbyes had been done, Callie, Dylan and I headed in to Windsor to meet up with old friends of Callie's from her days married to the Household Cavalry Regiment.


We had a lovely few hours sitting and chatting. Something, that with chemo and hospital etc, we have little or no time for normally. So it made a lovely change to sit and sink a few cold beers in good company.
A few pies were ordered for next weekend when Callie goes back to Heathrow to collect Deryn, so I couldn't help do a little business!


On the way back home we stopped off in Bushey to see an old friend and deliver his long awaited Pork pies. It was genuinely nice to see him making a success of his business.


As I had had a few tall frosty ones too many, Callie was duty driver and I took the opportunity to catch up on vital Tweets and make some phone calls.


One of these phone calls was a long over due one to Sarah Williams.
Sarah is the Co-Ordinator and Chair of The Free Cakes For Kids Wales organisation, part of the UK wide network.
I had said weeks prior after a random meeting via Twitter that if I could lend any weight or support to their campaign then I would.
After an inspiring forty five minutes on the phone together I was left bursting with good news.
I had offered myself up as the patron of the organisation in the UK, and Sarah had readily accepted my offer!


After getting off the phone, and despite the late hour I rang my Mum and my Sister to tell them the good news, and then jumped on twitter to tell all my followers.


I am, as you can probably tell, absolutely thrilled to be the patron of such a worthwhile and hard working organisation.


As the name suggests, Free Cakes For Kids UK, arrange for birthday cakes to be baked and delivered to under privileged children in all sorts of environments from foster homes to battered women's refuges.


I whole heartedly support their endevours and urge you all to do the same.
Please try and think of someone who can bake. They don't need to be world class bakers. Just be able to turn out a decorated, safe to eat cake for a child and deliver it to them.
These children will be in the same community or close to the baker, hence why we need lots of people to volunteer.
If you think of someone, please ask them to contact me and I will help to get them involved.


For now, I am preparing for a radio interview on BBC Radio Norfolk at 16:40 this afternoon. 


See you soon.