FOLLOWING last year's successful climb of the four highest peaks in Great Britain, two Corse parishioners, Bert Moffat and his friend Jean Cresswell, face a much bigger challenge and will attempt to climb Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak of 19,000 feet, which Bert says will be a challenge of a lifetime. Last year's climb raised £650 for Corse Parish Church, this is of a more personal nature, when Hazel, one of Bert's daughters, heard that her best friend's little daughter Jasmin had been diagnosed with a very rare genetic condition, Sanfilippo, a devastating degenerative condition with a terrible outcome. The money raised from this sponsored climb will enable Hazel's friend Maria Heap (nee Bond) and her husband to give the best possible standard of life when in the course of time she will need specialist equipment and conditions and a lot of care. All money raised will be put into a trust, which is being formed for Jasmin and will be used as and when she needs it. Jasmin's mother Maria was a Corse School friend of Hazel's.

Jean and Bert are paying for the expedition themselves and every penny that is donated in sponsorship will go direct to this very worthwhile cause.

Because of the danger of altitude sickness they ask that pledges are for the "attempt" rather than the success of the expedition in support of Jasmin Heap.

The Sanfilippo disease takes its name from Dr Sanfilippo, one of the doctors from the United States who described the condition in 1863. It is a rare condition affecting one in 85,000 live births. Over a ten year period between 1980 and 1990 88 babies were born with the disease in the United Kingdom. At present there is no cure for the condition. The disease will affect children differently and its progress will be much faster than others. Life expectancy is extremely varied, the average is around 14 years but some children do not live so long. Many parents of Sanfilippo children gain support and encouragement from meeting others through the MPS Society.

Bert and Jean will be leaving Heathrow Airport on June 22 and, on arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport, will stay one night in a hotel before being taken to the base. The climb will take five days and the come down two days, altitude sickness causes the most problems.

If you would like to help Bert and Jean by sponsoring them or giving a donation please ring Jill Bates (01452) 840015 or Lucy Houldey (01452) 700324. Sponsor forms are available.