Balloon finder will be going up, up and away
A BALLOON that came down will mean a Small Dole man can go up, up and away.
Ashley Lomer made the lucky find in his garden, only to find it had travelled 100 miles and won him a competition prize.
The balloon was released by Paralympian rugby star Aaron Phipps on behalf of disability charity Enham Trust, a national charity based in Hampshire.
The prize for the person who found it was a light aircraft flight over the south of England, piloted by former ITV news presenter Professor Khalid Aziz from Middle Wallop airfield.
Ashley said: “I spotted the balloon in the garden and phoned Enham Trust with the number.
“It was a great surprise to hear that I’d won the flight. It should be fun.”
The trust’s care homes are in Hampshire but a number of residents come from West Sussex.