A daredevil social worker who’s terrified of heights is taking on a magnificent seven charity challenges.

Ali Alcock, from Corwen, is aiming to conquer her fears during a week of activities in aid of the Macmillan cancer charity.

Ali has dedicated the challenges to her beloved cousin, Mark 'Weeksy' Weeks, of Johnstown, near Wrexham, who lost his courageous battle with a terminal brain tumour last September.

She’s aiming to top the £20,000 she raised last year with a 10-minute wing-walk.

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This year Ali will be back on the wing of a plane, but this time doing aerobatics. She will also be completing a 15,000 ft skydive. 

Some of the other activities, which kick off on Monday, June 20, include a hike up Snowdon, a charity race night in Chirk and charity football matches. 

Ali has personal reasons for wanting to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

She has credited a routine smear test in 2015 as having helped save her life, as it led to her being diagnosed with cervical cancer and undergoing a hysterectomy.

Ali was given the all-clear and has dedicated much of her spare time since then to paying back Macmillan Cancer Support for the help nurses provided while she was receiving treatment.

She has also seen other close family members receive a cancer diagnosis.

Her father, Barry Jones, has been given the all-clear after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Denbighshire Free Press: Mark Weeks.Mark Weeks.

But the family has also had to contend with the devastating loss of Ali's much-loved cousin, Mark 'Weeksy' Weeks, a charismatic and inspirational former paratrooper.

Ali said: “We sadly lost him in September so that’s why I wanted to do as much as I could in his loving memory.

“He was a larger than life character. He was big, brave and bold and he liked extreme activities.

“Everything I am doing is in keeping with his spirit and zest for life and I’m involving a lot of people who were either related to him or were big friends of his.

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“Throughout his battle, he was so brave, so inspiring and he endured the majority of it with a smile on his face."

The week of fundraising is being sponsored by long-term supporters Ifor Williams Trailers with a generous donation of £2,200 from company director Carole Williams.

Carole said: “We are proud to be able to support Ali in her magnificent seven challenges to raise money for such a worthwhile cause.

“Ali and her family have certainly been through the mill and she is a courageous and truly inspirational woman who will be defying her worst fears.

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“She is utterly remarkable and we hope that people will rally to the cause and help Ali in her ambition to raise even more money for Macmillan this year.”

Ali has set up a Just Giving account for people who would like to make a donation to Macmillan, which can be found here.