Kenton hospice seeks people to abseil down hospital

DAREDEVILS are sought to dangle off the side of a 90 foot tall hospital building in aid of a local charity.
Fundraisers will be strapped into a harness to abseil down the outside of Northwick Park Hospital, in Watford Road, Harrow, on Saturday February 13 to help St Luke's Hospice, in Kenton Grange, Kenton.
The independent charity provides care to people with terminal illnesses from Harrow and Brent.
Jean Phillips, a school secretary, has already signed up for the occasion after taking the challenge last year.
She has suffered from Parkinson's Disease for the last four years and has the support of pupils at St Helen's School in Northwood, where she works.
Mrs Phillips said: "I may shake a little more than most at the top of the wall, but feel really safe and delighted that I can do my bit for such a worthy cause."
The charity only receives a third of funding from the government, making events such as this crucial. Last year's abseil raised £8,000.
Amongst those who are going to make a difference this year are a group of district nurses from Willesden.
Marisa Bailey, 39, who will be making the descent in her uniform, said: "I am so excited to abseil for St Luke's - we work so closely with palliative patients that this is my own way of giving something back to the amazing work done at St Luke's Hospice."
n If you are brave enough to accept the challenge then please call Jemini on 020 83828018 or email jvshah@stlukes-hospice.org