As some of you will have already seen from the post in the Meets & Events section, four members of Talk Morgan: Andy (Boshly), Brian (Aeroman), John (AsboJohn) and myself have tasked ourselves with driving to the Arctic Circle in a Morgan Three Wheeler, three Classic Morgans and a Morgan SS in May 2013.

You can read the long version of how and why this charity challenge came about by following the link. However, the short version is as follows:

As many of you are aware, the four of us have spent a fair amount of time at the factory. As a result, over the years we have become acquaintances of many and friends with a fair few of the people involved in designing, building and maintaining the cars we all love and cherish. One person in particular is Steve Morris, Operations Director, of Morgan Motor Company. As those of you who will have met him can attest, his passion for our cars and willingness to help owners is second to none; you could not meet a more down to earth and genuine fellow.

In 2011 Steve was scheduled to go away with a group of us, in our Morgans, but was forced to cancel when his daughter was suddenly diagnosed with Marfan syndrome. Even before this revelation, Lucy had undergone operation after operation to straighten her spine due to scoliosis. What the consultants had failed to diagnose was that Lucy actually had Marfan syndrome and this, due to the effects it has on the heart, could easily have cost her and the family dearly. The diagnosis meant an emergency heart operation and from that moment forward, I know the four of us were unified in finding a way to support Steve, his family and the courageous 11-year old Lucy.

Rather than continuing on and telling you all about Marfan syndrome and reiterate all that is written on the Driven at Heart site , I would ask you, on behalf of us all, to take the time to read the site.

Our goal is to raise awareness of this disorder which effects 1 in 5000 people and gather as many donations as possible for the Marfan Trust UK, who are working tirelessly to research the disorder, with the ultimate goal of identifying a cure.

We will be updating the Driven at Heart site all the way up to our departure in early May and once on the challenge, we will be feeding back photos, video and updating our progress.

You can help now by telling as many people as you can about this charity initiative and asking them to 'Like Us' on Facebook , follow us on Twitter: @drivenatheart and take the time to visit our web site. Of course we'd love you to donate but that is your choice and we appreciate the generosity and of those who already have.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.