Coronavirus fundraiser Margaret Payne, 90, 'climbing Suilven' on stairs for NHS
By Thursday night, her fundraising total was at £12,500 - and rising.
Launching her bid, she wrote on her fundraising page:"Here we go... starting Easter Sunday... three flights before lunch today. Raining and windy outside but warm going up and down the stairs."Despite that, Mrs Payne said she had never been a hillwalker, having lived with knee problems since she was 12.
After being featured on local radio and websites and then TV and in national newspapers, the former serviceman quickly raced past his initial target of £1,000 and then a swiftly-revised one of £500,000.What heights Mrs Payne can achieve in her own fundraising challenge has yet to be seen...
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