Cyclists on thier bikes for Isabel, 4

Cyclists on thier bikes for Isabel, 4

9:00am Wednesday 21st August 2013 in Ledbury

A GIRL with cerebral palsy is able to join in with her friends thanks to the generosity of fundraisers.

Isabel Tipping, aged four, from Malvern, has been given a special therapy cycle worth more than 1,200 after the money was raised by Worcester cycle team, the Green Bike Riders, as well as Worcester Round Table.

She was presented with the cycle at the cycle clubs base at The Green Bike Company, on Bromyard Road, on Saturday, where mum Ann Bell, who also contributed to its cost, said it would enable her to join in with her friends as well as her sister Jade, aged nine, and sevenyear- old brother Harry, instead of being confined to her wheelchair.

Isabel is going to be able to do something for herself instead of having to rely on someone to push her around, she said.

As well as the social benefits the tricycle will also help with Isabels health by giving her physiotherapy and exercise as she cant walk independently.

Her brother and sister are just so happy she is going to be able to join in the fun with them. This piece of equipment is just so expensive, Isabel could not have received it without support.

Last year, the team presented four-year-old Felix Jones-Whale, from Kidderminster, with a similar piece of equipment. The fundraising was part of an appeal by the Caudwell Children charity, which supports disabled children and their families, and chief executive Trudi Beswick said she was delighted the two fundraising groups had got together to raise the money for Isabel.

Equipment like this isnt available on the NHS and comes at a huge cost to families,

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Cyclists on thier bikes for Isabel, 4