At an early age my parents and grandparents made me aware that there are other children much less fortunate than me and that I should help them whenever possible. Taking their advice, I began collecting money for charities at events in London, my place of birth and residence. The photograph on the right shows me collecting money for charity in the early nineteen sixties, aged around ten. I continued my charitable work as an adult, and then on my retirement, I was able to devote more time to it. Upon relocating to Torquay on the South Devon coast with my wife Sue, we were concerned about how many children there were with special needs in the area. Having a disabled daughter myself and now a disabled granddaughter, we joined a local group of bikers who raised money for local children who had special needs. I carried out my initial motorcycle-themed funerals for charity while with them, and the proceeds went to that group. Sue and I decided to start our own fundraising group, which later became a registered charity that purchased essential items to help improve the lives and/or education of local children who are disabled or severely ill, and we named it Torbay Bikers for Kids. With Sue as chair of the charity, I put my devotion to helping children with special needs together with my passion for motorcycles and vehicles, with the objective of raising money for the charity. To date, Torbay Bikers for Kids has helped over three hundred local children.