Abseiling down a fire station

One such person, Frances Hall a teacher at Glyne Gap School, took the sponsored challenge at Bexhill Fire Station last Saturday along with 14 other brave souls. She admitted to being, "absolutely petrified" saying that the worst bit was, "actually getting out over the window sill." However, after completing the abseil and having her feet firmly back on solid ground she said, "I'm shaking like a leaf but, I'm going to go again!".

One of the event organisers, Yvonne Heritage, has a daughter who suffers from Cerebral Palsy and feels it's important to raise peoples awareness of Demelza House and the wonderful work they do there, having had first hand experience of the excellent care and service they provide when her daughter was seriously ill six years ago. She said, "If you have a chronically sick child or a terminally ill child Demelza is great and, the at home support is fantastic; to have someone to ring when you have a child who is that ill is so important because where else do you go? So many people I talk to haven't even heard of it."

Bexhill fire station crew are staunch supporters of local charities and Crew Manager Mani Gilbert said that they were more than happy to support Demelza House with the abseil event as it is, "a very worthwhile cause".

Demelza House provides residential hospice's for children with life-threatening and life-limiting illnesses and their families in Kent, East Sussex and London and Demelza-James provides a hospice at home service.

For more information visit the website at www.demelzahouse.org.