A WELSH Ambulance Service worker is set to bravely walk along a biplane wing for a Denbighshire charity.
Cheryl Hunter, a volunteer car service administrator for the Trust, will be walking the wing of a biplane to raise money for St Asaph-based St Kentigern Hospice in memory of her father, James Miller Irvine.
Cheryl, who is also the Mayoress of Abergele, will bravely take to the skies on April 22.
She admitted: “I’m actually looking forward to it.
“It’s strange because I would never do a bungee jump, I would not put an elastic band around my ankles and jump off something.
“But after seeing a picture of someone wing-walking a couple of years ago I just thought that I would love to do it, and why not fundraise while doing it.”
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The 60-year-old, who has worked for the trust for 22 years, will be taking on the aerial adventure for the mayor’s charity, which last year saw her husband, Cllr Alan Hunter - the Mayor of Abergele - swim with sharks all in aid of St Kentigern Hospice.
Cheryl added: “St Kentigern Hospice is a North Wales charity providing specialist palliative and end of life care, who do such a brilliant job.
“It has a special place in my heart as the hospice cared for my father until the very end.
“They have so much care to give to their patients but also provide so much support and comfort for families.
“They are just fabulous.”
Cheryl’s journey will start from Leeds East Airport, where the biplane will reach heights of up to 700 feet and speeds of up to 110mph.
There is a JustGiving page set up by Cheryl for anyone interested in sponsoring her.
Pennie Walker, volunteer manager for the trust’s non-emergency patient transport service, said: “Cheryl is a brave and courageous woman, and I am proud that she is part of my team.
“It takes a lot of willpower to do something like this.
“I wish her all the best and hope that she raises a good amount for St Kentigern Hospice, which I know is very close to her heart.”
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