At 7.20am, while most sensible people were still in bed, I was standing beside Hurst Castle preparing to swim 2.5 kilometres across the Solent to the Isle of Wight. The swim involved 80 people and raised money for One Trust and the West Wight Sports and Community Centre. My preparation had been meticulous. By “meticulous”,...

Swimming the Solent – Why Not? This summer I’ll be taking on a challenge that seemed like a perfectly sensible idea when I signed up: swimming the Solent.On 25 July 2026, I’ll be joining the Solent Swim, crossing from Hurst Castle on the mainland to Colwell Bay on the Isle of Wight — a distance...

The One Trust take part in the annual Nightingale Walk. The walk, usually held in June, is one of the the longest running (albeit at walking pace!) community charity events in the country. Local people from in and around the Nightingale Lane area in Wandsworth have been pounding the path in aid of local good...