Jane’s zooming success!

Jane Felstead. Image courtesy of GoFundMe

A brave-heart teacher conquered her fears by completing a novel fundraiser for a tiny, cash-strapped village school.

Jane Felstead, a class 3/4 teacher at Christ Church Primary School in Denshaw, pushed out of her comfort zone by completing a ride on Velocity, the world's fastest zip wire, which reaches speeds of 100mph on its 1,555 metre route over Snowdonia.

And billed as “Flying Felstead;s Fantastic Fundraiser,” so far her personal bravery has raised more than £1,000 towards improving school grounds for the 58 pupils.

Supported by admiring staff, pupils, family and friends, Mrs Felstead successfully completed Velocity during the school’s half term break.

She said: "With budget constraints high on the agenda in most schools I thought what better to way to help my school than to push myself out of my comfort zone by completing Velocity to gather some much-needed school funds.

"It was a huge triumph for me.”

And it was for those who donated.

Any others who wish to donate can go to Jane's GoFundMe page here

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