ADVENTUROUS fundraisers from Knutsford went over the top to help a charity for disabled young people.

The petrified pair took on the Trafford Centre abseil challenge for Seashell Trust.

Eighteen-year-olds Hannah Dooley, from Cranage, and Ashleigh Kent, from Goostrey, in Cheshire, raised £700 after sliding down the side of the 170ft bell tower.

Hannah, who works in IT for Barclays in Knutsford, said: “One of our colleague's daughters attended Seashell so we had to go ahead, despite our fear of heights. Going over the top was terrifying. I’m not sure we’d ever agree to being 170ft off the ground again.

“The scariest part was climbing backwards over the edge of the tower – while trying not to look down. Once that part was over and we finally started to descend, although it seemed to take forever, in reality it was only a few minutes. However, knowing we’d raised money for such a great charity made it all worthwhile.”

Seashell Trust is a national charity based in Cheadle Hulme that educates and cares for young people with some of the most complex disabilities in the country.

The charity is part-way through the largest fundraising appeal in its 190-year history to build 17 state-of-the-art homes on its campus, the first nine of which are due for completion later this year.

If you would like to help give these profoundly disabled children the future they deserve, please contact the fundraising team on 0161 610 0168 or sponsor Hannah and Ashleigh at www.virginmoneygiving.com/team/traffordabseil