Wing walkers take to the skies to raise £5,000!

Four intrepid BHWT supporters have taken to the skies and completed a wing walk to raise a fabulous total of £5,000 to help our hens.

Lizzie Gatherer, her husband Ky, Rhona Gilder and Amy Hamilton finally completed the challenge after several postponements due to the various lockdowns.

Lizzie, who is an educational volunteer and poorly hen carer, also raised funds by doing virtual workshops, accompanied by two of her girls, for groups such as Scouts and Cubs across the world.

She said, “Although you’re going fast, it is so smooth, and the views were phenomenal. I was waving my arms around, doing chicken impressions and pretending to do breaststroke. My husband was doing superman and Bruce Forsyth poses.”

Rhona said, “I was absolutely terrified even thinking about it, but I was always determined to do it. If you’re not scared of doing a challenge, then there’s no point in doing it.

“When I was in the air, it was amazing. I had to pinch myself that I was actually doing it and enjoying it!”

Amy, a rehoming volunteer, added, “I’m not the kind of person who does bungee jumps or anything like that, and I think that’s why people sponsored me.

“Having your feet strapped to the plane helped because it made you feel like you were on solid ground, even if you weren’t. When we were taxiing to take off, I just blocked it out and focused on how much I wanted everyone to know that these hens deserve a life.”

What high flyers and good eggs!