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Sept 2020
Harrogate teenagers' 85km hike to help young dancer
Two Harrogate teenagers are set to embark on a 85 kilometre hike to raise money for life-changing surgery for a teenage dancer with scoliosis.
Mia Wright, 14, from Leeds, was diagnosed with the condition, which causes a severe curvature and rotation of the spine when she was eight years old.
Mia trains five times a week and has performed regularly in theatre productions. But her dream of becoming a professional dancer could be ruined unless she gets pioneering spine surgery.
Susie Little, Mia’s godmother, set up a GoFund me page to raise £60,000 for spinal surgery in Istanbul, Turkey, this month.
She wrote:
Now, Billy Fox, 15. from Starbeck, and his friend Matt Ellmore, 15, from Jennyfields are set to embark on the Nidderdale Way, carrying their gear and camping equipment for the entire hike.
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The pair are hoping to complete the hike in three days and two nights, starting in Pateley Bridge on Sunday, with no adult assistance.
Susie said she was pleased when Billy suggested the idea last week.
She said:
Donations for Mia’s surgery currently stand at £22,900. You can donate to Mia’s cause here.
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