What started off as a joke Christmas present has turned into something quite special in my life! I had reached an age when I didn't want or need a Christmas present. I wasn't being mean, it was just that I had everything I wanted, but my wife continued to persist and that's when I remembered that, as a child, I had always wanted to play a Ukulele. So of course "wifey" buys me a Ukulele for Christmas. I remember taking my first Ukulele out of the box on Christmas Day, learning my first song by 9.30am and by 10.30am I had filmed my performance on my computer and woken my wife up! This dawn chorus was the first of many times to come when Tracy complained bitterly of the early morning wake up call!

Two years on I have learned over 100 songs, revived my old compositions, entered Talent Competitions, performed in Italy, performed for various charity events and I now own several Ukuleles. Where do I and Luigi (my Ukulele) go from here?

Ukulele Henry fans, friends and supporters will already know that my other hobbies are Painting and Web Designing and that my ambition in life is to collect one million pounds for St. Gemma's by using the small talents I posses and with the help and support I have received from you good people I just know that I will achieve and probably even surpass this target.

Thank you to everyone who has supported and helped me throughout 2008/2009 and may I wish you all the very best for 2010.

Ukulele Henry

3rd January 2010