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Somerlap Sponsor Courageous Fundraiser
Paul Sage from Wells, was left seriously disabled after being hit by a car in 1998. Paul lost a leg, had his pelvis shattered and his left arm smashed when a speeding car hit him and Michelle Wilkinson as they waited by their own broken down car in August 1998. The crash also left Michelle with permanent nerve injuries after being trapped under the car. She still suffers every day with severe pain and has to use her crutches most of the time.
At the time of the accident their daughter Morgan was 4 months old and fortunately was not with them at the time of the accident.
For the past four years, Paul and Morgan have taken part in Wells Carnival in an effort to raise money for worthy causes.
Paul said, "Every year I have been in my wheelchair, pulling a decorated float around behind me. Each year the float has got bigger. Last year we were joined by a friend’s daughter, Charlotte who went on the float, and Morgan and friends Rebecca Ransome and Katie Cooke dressed in Christmas outfits and danced behind the float. We initially wanted to raise as much money as possible with Frenchay Hospital Accident & Emergency department which saved my life being the chosen beneficiary.
With the help of donations big and small, more and more money has been raised year on year. Paul’s latest carnival donations reached £1206.00 which was split three ways between Frenchay A&E, Children’s Hospice South West and Dorothy House Hospice in Bradford-on-Avon.
Paul said, "We would like to say a big thank you to every person who was kind enough to donate some money, no matter how small. Also a big thank you goes to the Venue Club and EMI Club in Wells and their customers who were very generous.
There is an extra big thank you to Kevin Bond of Somerlap and some of his workforce who donated a sizeable amount to our cause and also some of the workforce of Ken Biggs Contractors".
