diff --git a/contact.php b/contact.php
index 7ff51dd..69a8746 100644
--- a/contact.php
+++ b/contact.php
@@ -9,6 +9,50 @@ include_once $URlcorrection . "includes/header.php";
 include_once $URlcorrection . "includes/nav.php";
 include_once $URlcorrection . "includes/banner.php";
 
+
+// Generate a new CAPTCHA question if not set
+if (!isset($_SESSION['captcha'])) {
+	$_SESSION['captcha'] = [
+		'num1' => rand(1, 10),
+		'num2' => rand(1, 10),
+		'answer' => 0 // This will be calculated later
+	];
+	$_SESSION['captcha']['answer'] = $_SESSION['captcha']['num1'] + $_SESSION['captcha']['num2'];
+}
+
+// Check if form is submitted
+if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
+	$name = trim($_POST['name']);
+	$email = trim($_POST['email']);
+	$subject = trim($_POST['subject']);
+	$message = trim($_POST['message']);
+	$captcha_input = isset($_POST['captcha']) ? (int)$_POST['captcha'] : 0;
+
+	// Validate CAPTCHA
+	if ($captcha_input !== $_SESSION['captcha']['answer']) {
+		echo "<div class='alert alert-danger text-center'>Incorrect CAPTCHA answer. Please try again.</div>";
+	} else {
+		// Send the email
+		$to = "gary@uklb.co.uk"; // TEST EMAIL DESTINATION
+		$headers = "From: $email" . "\r\n" . "Reply-To: $email" . "\r\n" . "X-Mailer: PHP/" . phpversion();
+		$body = "You have received a new message from $name.\n\n" . "Subject: $subject\n\n" . "Message:\n$message";
+
+		if (mail($to, $subject, $body, $headers)) {
+			echo "<div class='alert alert-success text-center'>Thank you for contacting us. We will get back to you shortly.</div>";
+		} else {
+			echo "<div class='alert alert-danger text-center'>There was an error sending your message. Please try again.</div>";
+		}
+
+		// Generate a new CAPTCHA for the next submission
+		$_SESSION['captcha'] = [
+			'num1' => rand(1, 10),
+			'num2' => rand(1, 10),
+			'answer' => 0
+		];
+		$_SESSION['captcha']['answer'] = $_SESSION['captcha']['num1'] + $_SESSION['captcha']['num2'];
+	}
+}
+
 ?>
 
 
@@ -21,26 +65,33 @@ include_once $URlcorrection . "includes/banner.php";
 						<div class="col-md-7 d-flex">
 							<div class="contact-wrap w-100 p-md-5 p-4">
 								<h3 class="mb-4">Get in touch</h3>
-								<form method="POST" id="contactForm" class="contactForm">
+								<form method="POST" id="contactForm">
 									<div class="row">
 										<div class="col-md-6">
 											<div class="form-group">
-												<input type="text" class="form-control" name="name" id="name" placeholder="Name">
+												<input type="text" class="form-control" name="name" id="name" placeholder="Name" required>
 											</div>
 										</div>
 										<div class="col-md-6">
 											<div class="form-group">
-												<input type="email" class="form-control" name="email" id="email" placeholder="Email">
+												<input type="email" class="form-control" name="email" id="email" placeholder="Email" required>
 											</div>
 										</div>
 										<div class="col-md-12">
 											<div class="form-group">
-												<input type="text" class="form-control" name="subject" id="subject" placeholder="Subject">
+												<input type="text" class="form-control" name="subject" id="subject" placeholder="Subject" required>
 											</div>
 										</div>
 										<div class="col-md-12">
 											<div class="form-group">
-												<textarea name="message" class="form-control" id="message" cols="30" rows="7" placeholder="Message"></textarea>
+												<textarea name="message" class="form-control" id="message" cols="30" rows="7" placeholder="Message" required></textarea>
+											</div>
+										</div>
+										<div class="col-md-12">
+											<!-- Custom CAPTCHA -->
+											<div class="form-group">
+												<label for="captcha">Security Check: What is <?php echo $_SESSION['captcha']['num1']; ?> + <?php echo $_SESSION['captcha']['num2']; ?>?</label>
+												<input type="number" id="captcha" name="captcha" class="form-control" required>
 											</div>
 										</div>
 										<div class="col-md-12">
diff --git a/includes/header.php b/includes/header.php
index 551ff6b..850e0d1 100644
--- a/includes/header.php
+++ b/includes/header.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 <head>
   <?php
   include_once "meta/meta.php";
+  session_start();
   ?>
   <meta charset="utf-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">