A GROUP of four friends are gearing up for a day of thrills when they take on the world’s fastest zip line in aid of Willow Wood Hospice.
Sue Lord, Julie Trickey, Nanette Backhouse and Alison Gough will rise to the challenge of speeding up to 100mph over Penrhyn Quarry in picturesque north Wales.
Sue, Julie and Nanette are members of the Willow Wood Hospice Choir, which sings every Tuesday evening at the Hospice and holds fundraising events throughout the year.
The ladies are in their 40s, 50s and 70s respectively and all live in and around the Tameside area.
Sue already knows what to expect as she braved a zip line for the Hospice at the same site some 12 years ago.
“It was awesome, just amazing,” she said. “I really enjoyed it. The whole experience was exhilarating and we all had a really good time.
“I chatted to Sam, the Hospice’s Fundraising Manager, and suggested doing it again. I would highly recommend it to anyone. It’s organised as a package now which is brilliant.”
Sue – who worked at Willow Wood for 15 years in the finance department and now volunteers since retiring around seven years ago – got her fellow team members on board but the Hospice means so much to them all.
“Julie has done an abseil from IKEA and danced at one of the Strictly events for the hospice,” Sue explained.
“Nanette has helped out in the gardens before through corporate volunteering and doing the zip line has been on Alison’s bucket list so she was keen to get involved.
“We just want to raise as much money as possible for Willow Wood whilst having lots of fun. We are really looking forward to it.”
The group have two JustGiving pages if you would like to support them by making a donation. Visit https://www.justgiving.com/page/alison-nanette2024 or https://www.justgiving.com/page/sueandjuliezip
Places are still available for teams of four to take part in the Velocity Team Challenge on Saturday 16th March.
For more information, visit https://willowwood.org.uk/events/zip-line/