THREE friends will be donning their wedding dresses to take on a sponsored walk to raise vital funds for the Midlands Air Ambulance.

Linda Fownes, from Sedgley, will be joined by pals Hayley Mason and Emma Edwards, as they take a stroll around their neighbourhood in their wedding finery.

The fundraising challenge comes as the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity was forced to postpone its Walk4Life event in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

The walk, which was celebrating its 20th anniversary, was due to take place on May 3.

Instead, the trio will walk around their neighbourhood in Sedgley, keeping a safe distance from each other, on Sunday, May 17.

Donations to the group's challenge can be made here.

Linda is no stranger to fundraising for the charity. She is already a keen supporter of their work as she lost a close family member in an incident that Midlands Air Ambulance Charity attended.

She has already raised £5,400 to help the charity's life saving work by by selling a range of handmade, knitted items, smashing her goal to raise £5,000, which is enough to fund two air ambulance missions.

Linda said: “I’d like to thank all at Midlands Air Ambulance Charity for their support in helping me reach my fundraising goal. It has helped my mum a great deal to get something positive out of the heartbreak she has endured.”

Jo Bailey, events and area fundraising manager for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, added: “It is thanks to local people like Linda in the communities we serve and their generous donations that the crew are able to continue savings lives.

“We need the support of the general public, now, more than ever to continue donating to our rapid response, pre-hospital emergency service as we don’t receive any funding from the Government for our daily missions.”