A DAREDEVIL Oswestry lawyer has said ‘yes please’ to abseiling again after the adrenaline rush of jumping down the side of Gobowen’s Orthopaedic Hospital.

Miriam Homer works for Lanyon Bowdler in the town and for many, the thought of dangling from a rope 150 feet above the ground is enough to send shivers down the spine.

But she joined dozens of brave souls on June 8 to raise funds for the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, and enjoyed the experience so much she wants to do it again.

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Organised by the hospital’s League of Friends, the aim of the event was to raise funds for the Garden for Alice project, which is creating a safe space to promote healing and wellbeing for the paediatric patients on the Alice Ward.

Miriam, who raised nearly £500 through sponsorship, was invited to tackle the 150-foot drop having previously volunteered for the League of Friends charity, and said it was an amazing experience.

She said: “I was initially quite hesitant to take part in the challenge as I have never really done abseiling before, and although I have done some indoor climbing, 150 feet was much higher than anything I have ever climbed before.

Miriam Homer abseils for the RJAH. Miriam Homer abseils for the RJAH. (Image: Lanyon Bowdler.)

“I didn’t sleep well at all the night before, and I felt very nervous in the morning.

“When I saw how high the crane was that we were abseiling from I did slightly regret my decision to take part.

“However, one of the first volunteers who completed the abseil was a lady in her 80s so I felt like I couldn’t back out.

“After waiting for what felt like an eternity, I was strapped into a crate and then I ascended to the top of the crane with a few other volunteers.

“It was very cold at the top, which just showed how high up we were.

“The hardest part of the challenge was initially stepping out of the crate. I had to lean backwards with my feet touching the crate and then just had to push off and descend.

“I was able to control how fast I went down and I had thought that I would just want to get to the bottom as fast as possible, but I was actually surprised at how much I enjoyed it.

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“The view was absolutely amazing so I decided not to rush and to take it a bit more slowly.

“The applause and atmosphere when I reached the bottom was incredible, I would definitely do it again.”

Miriam is a personal injury lawyer at Lanyon Bowdler, working from the firm’s Oswestry and Shrewsbury offices.