Accountant Stephen Eddleston-McGrath, aka 'DJ Gingersteve', successfully deejayed non-stop for 24 hours to help raise funds and awareness of type 1 diabetes.

Gingersteve, 42, who works for Moat, a housing association, performed his marathon session last Saturday using an ironing board in the kitchen of his south-east London home to rest his twin decks on.

The ICAEW member's set was streamed live on the internet from 8am through to 8am and covered a broad selection of musical genres from chill out, house, funk, disco, reggae and jazz.

Last year Stephen beat a record at The Mixing Bowl for the longest online deejay session. The record then stood at 12 hours - by clocking up an impressive 17 hours. This was then beaten again earlier this year, so Stephen was determined to go the whole way and smash it once again.

Stephen's inspiration is his daughter Reisen who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at just 13 months, a revelation which had a devastating impact on the family's life. Now aged six, Reisen, is on an insulin pump to help keep her type 1 diabetes under control.

Stephen said: 'It went really well and I only had to drink three cans of Red Bull to stay up for the whole 24 hours.'

'My main goal is to help JDRF towards a cure for Reisen and the other 29,000 children living with type 1 diabetes in the UK.'

Stephen was inspired to take up deejaying as a hobby some 20 years ago after enjoying nights out at the Megadog club event in North London, which pioneered much of today's eclectic electronic music scene.

Having already raised £1,200 for the JDRF charity - set up to find the cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications - Stephen is hopeful that he can pass the £2,000 barrier.

Anyone wishing to make a donation can do so on Stephen's JustGiving page http://www.justgiving.com/GingerSaturday