

Sit Skiers Target World Record at Indoor Snow Centre
A group of skiers who are attempting to claim the world record for the furthest skied using seated equipment. They’ll be making their attempt at the Chill Factore indoor snow centre in Manchester on Monday 25th September – as part of a bid to raise vital funds for the charity that enables them to ski, Disability Snowsport UK (DSUK). The team includes Alex Macpherson, 17, from Chorley who was born with severe quadriplegic cerebral palsy and also has learning difficulties; Amber Meikle-Janney, 24, from Huddersfield who was born with hereditary spastic paraplegia (a rare neurological condition which mainly affects the lower limbs and core strength) and Will Macpherson, 34, from Harrogate who suffered a spinal cord injury following a bicycle