A DARING Chirk resident is embarking on her first-ever sky-dive to raise funds for a Gobowen charity close to her heart.

Tia Hughes, who works at Derwen College in Gobowen, is embarking on a 10,000-foot skydive to raise money to support students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Tia is a learning support assistant at the specialist further education college in Gobowen, near Oswestry.

She will be jumping out of a plane for the Derwen Charity – a charity that provides opportunities, facilities and equipment to support people with SEND to experience a more independent future.

Tia’s fantastic feat will take place on Saturday, April 8 from Tilstock, near Whitchurch.

It is the 22-year-old daredevil’s first ever skydive, and she’s excited and apprehensive about making the big leap.

Zhe said: “I’ve always thought about doing a skydive and it made sense to do it for charity.

"I’ve worked at Derwen College for over a year, and have seen first-hand how the college can change lives.

"I wanted to do something to be part of that.

“Our amazing students are constantly being challenged to reach goals and aspirations and push themselves out of their comfort zones.

"It’s important that staff lead by example and also go above and beyond to push themselves to be the best that they can be, too.”

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So far, Tia has raised £400 with help from supportive friends and family.

Her mum, hairdresser Lisa Hughes, has been asking colleagues and customers at Chirk’s Guys & Molls hairdressers to support and has a donation box and charity raffle at the Church Street salon.

If you’d like to sponsor Tia and raise funds for Derwen Charity then go to https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/tia-hughes

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