Brave sergeant takes to sky to raise money for charity

A brave sergeant took to the sky to raise money for a charity very close to her heart.

Sgt Kirste Snellgrove donned a pink tutu to do a wingwalk on a byplane to raise funds for Breast Cancer Campaign, a charity which funds research into the causes, development and treatment of breast cancer.

Sgt Snellgrove, who is based at Essex Police College in Chelmsford, was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2005.

Since then, despite also being diagnosed with lung cancer, she has organised various fundraising events and recently ran the London Marathon.

Having completed 17 marathons and several triathlons, the courageous Sgt is not one to shy away from a challenge. So when she mentioned to friend Natalie Watkins, a trainer at Essex Police College, that she'd like to do a wingwalk Natalie wasted no time in making the necessary arrangements.

If you would like to donate to Kirste's charity efforts, you can do so on her just giving page www.justgiving.com/teamsnellgrove