WATCH: Great-grandad becomes oldest person to take on Zip World challenge

Date:

For the last few months of her life, she had been cared for by St John’s Hospice in Lancaster.

Brave David took on Velocity, reaching speeds of 100mph, at Zip World, Penrhyn Quarry, to raise money for the hospice, on July 29.

The retired shipping manager, from Kendal, Cumbria, said: “I had heard of the zip line but I didn’t think to do it until Narelle mentioned it to me.

“When we rang up to book in, and I told them my age, I said I was 94 and they said I am ‘probably the oldest person’ to do it.

“They checked and that turned out to be true!

“On the day, the zip line was all over and done in less than a minute because it was so fast!

“I was nervous but also excited. And I really enjoyed it.”

David ArisDavid Aris (Image: SWNS)

June had been supported by St John’s in the final six months of her life, after her cancer became terminal.

She and David had lived in the hospice for a few months, before moving home and having hospice carers come to them for the last few weeks of June’s life.

His friend Narelle Kilby, 70, also did a sponsored zipwire on the day, in memory of her late husband, also cared for by the same hospice.

 

Share post:

Popular

More like this
Related

Award Winning Recruitment Specialist Now Employee Owned

Hoop Recruitment, one of Wales’ leading independently owned recruitment...

Wales plans to introduce ‘tourism tax’ on overnight stays

The Welsh Government is introducing legislation to give councils...

Women’s Euro 2025 Wales v Ireland – how to follow all the action on the BBC

As Wales look to take-on the Republic of Ireland...

Healthtech Firm Secures Funding to Accelerate Development of AI-Powered Medical Devices

A pioneering medical AI company says it is a...