Love, Hope, Strength ... Trekking In Bhutan
Inspired by the work of the Love Hope Strength Foundation and hearing Nick Harper and Mike Peters discussing inspiration, I'm planning some time away at the back end of 2008 for Trekking in Bhutan.

Love Hope Strength was co-founded by Mike Peters and promotes fund-raising for cancer sufferers in some of the most remote parts of the world, as well as general awareness of the continuing battle against cancer. Mike is surviving his own battle against cancer, and when he publicly announced his all-clear at The Alarm's Manchester gig in 2007, I was the opening support act. It was a poignant and very moving occasion ...

The Everest Rocks trek of 2007 included Nick and Mike, as well as the likes of Glenn Tilbrook and Slim Jim Phantom.

Whilst my trip won't be the big hit that is the foundation's own trek to Peru this year and the Snowdon Rocks event, I have the full support of the LHS Foundation so I'm going to contribute a little awareness and fund-raising of my own, whilst taking on board a whole soul full of headspace, up in the Himalayan mountains. What's more, this has already helped me lose a stone in weight since Christmas, an early attempt to get fit and ready!

I'm thinking that I might take a guitar along the way, I don't think my own trek will be 'rock 'n'n roll', but maybe with a video camera I can capture something interesting.

Here's to the future, and the roof of the world ...

something to work towards ...

we now have a local show to support this:

Friday May 16th @ 8pm
Fund and Awareness Raiser for Love Hope Strength
Darren Poyzer + Roydan Styles + Shake The Roots + Leyla Sanei + Lisa Marie Glover + Trevor Styles & His Ukelele!
The Dusty Miller, Cholmondeley Road, Wrenbury, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 8HG
A MAGNIFICENT occasion out in the countryside, bring your tent and appetite for quality.