Air Ambulance Charity receives Kinfauns vets fundraising

Danielle Griffiths, from Kinfauns Vets in Little Clacton, raised more than £1,000 for charity by riding 40 miles on a stationary bike and inviting colleagues and clients to throw cream pies at her.

Danielle raised funds for the Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) to honour her cousin Aimee Williams, who died in a road accident two years ago.

The money she raised was part of a total of £21,000 collected by Aimee's friends and family to mark the anniversary of her accident on March 28.

She completed the challenge in an impressive three hours and 48 mins (Image: Supplied)

She said: “I completed my cycling challenge in three hours 48mins and it was hard work, but the fact I was doing this in memory of Aimee kept me going and I was determined to finish.

"My colleagues and the pet owners who came into the practice while I was cycling were brilliant at cheering me on and their support helped me make it over the finish line.

"They were also happy to dig deep and make an extra donation to throw a cream pie at me.

“I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who sponsored me, and to my local Tesco store which donated the cream and paper plates.

Danielle took on the challenge in memory of her cousin (Image: Supplied)

"I’m over the moon that I more than doubled my original fundraising target because the air ambulance service does such incredible work and every penny will go towards helping people who have been injured.

“Sadly, Aimee passed away at the scene of her accident but we gained comfort from the fact that the air ambulance team was in attendance and were caring for her in her final moments, and they also gave her family a lot of support after the accident.

“We are so proud Aimee’s name will be on one of the KSS helicopters and it is a lovely way to honour Aimee’s memory."