They care for 300 children and young adults from 0-19 years of age with progressive life-shortening conditions and their goal is to provide the best quality of life for children, young people and their families, and to offer a total package of practical, social and spiritual support throughout each child’s life, however short it may be. It currently costs well over £3.5m each year to provide all the care services provided by Chestnut Tree House.

Tommy was attacked at a wages snatch at his company, Hygienic, and left blind in one eye. Years later at the age of 47 a blood clot caused by the injury haemorrhaged to cause him to lose his sight in the other eye.

Tommy is such an inspiration to all of his family and friends and has achieved so much since he lost his sight. These include being an honorary member of the English and Welsh Blind Golf Association after being the Captain and raising money for them. He is a Freemason (member of 3 lodges), founder member of Bromley Lions and has raised thousands of pounds for them over the years, raises funds for the Greater London Fund for the Blind, organises an annual charity event for the ex-Boxers’ Association raising money for boxers suffering hardship and many other things. He was honoured with the Freedom of the City of London in November 2015.