This September I have been challenged to complete my second wing walk for charity, this time raising funds for local York charity Accessible Arts and Media and national charity; Dogs for Good. With just over £1,000 raised last year I want to completely smash that target by raising at least £3,000 and this is where I need your help.

The flight is due to take place on Saturday 4 September at 11am at Wickenby Aerodrome, Lincolnshire with under supervision of the wonderful team at The Wing Walk Company (COVID rules and weather permitting).

The first step is to get the cost of the flight covered (£399) by 1 April 2021. I’ve set the target at £500 which includes all Crowdfunding site fees. Any additional money raised as part of this Crowdfunder will be split between the two charities.

I’ll be flying at between 100ft and 700ft and speeds between 80mph and 110mph all while wearing fancy dress! The final outfit has yet to be decided so watch this space to see how crazy it gets.

This year I’ve set myself a target of £3,000 (£1,500 per charity).

Raising £3,000 (£1,500 per charity) would mean I could help Dogs for Good to pay for the advanced training of a dog and their new partner and Accessible Arts & Media to support learning disabled adults and young people in York to co-lead five accessible music and communication workshops, helping them share their skills and their love of music and performing. So any money you can donate will be a great help to these amazing charities.”

To make this a complete success I would ask that you give as much as you can towards these two incredible charities

To find out more about the amazing work that these charities do please visit – www.aamedia.org.uk or www.dogsforgood.org

A bit about the charities

Dogs for Good

Since 1988 Dogs for Good has been making life-changing differences for people with disabilities. They support people with a wide range of conditions including physical disabilities, autism, dementia and learning disabilities enabling them to lead more independent lives through the help of trained dogs.

Accessible Arts and Media

We’ve been running inclusive arts and media learning projects in York since 1982. They include accessible music-making groups, singing and signing choirs, opportunities for learning-disabled young people and adults to train as workshop leaders and specialist creative and therapeutic sensory activities.

The people who take part in our projects include disabled young people and adults, people living with dementia and people with mental ill-health. We help them develop the confidence and skills to try new activities, make new friends and have more of a say in the things that matter to them. And everyone has lots of fun