An eccentric fundraiser from South Wales is preparing for one of his most ambitious challenges to date, in a bid to help a local disabled boy.
Charity Superhero, Captain Beany, has already made it into the record books for his baked bean fundraising achievements and now he plans to be the first person to walk around Wales holding a plate of beans on toast!
Key Facts
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The fundraiser from South Wales is walking the perimeter of Wales
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Captain Beany is an eccentric Welsh fundraising superhero
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The total challenge is 460 miles
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Captain Beany hopes to complete the challenge in 17 days
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He is raising money for the Cieran Jones Appeal to pay for Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy treatment in the USA
The 460 mile trek, starting from Aberavon Beach on Friday (13th August) will take anestimated 17 days and call at towns spread along the Welsh coast and border.
Captain Beany is tackling the mammoth trek to raise funds for Cieran Jones, a four-year-old from Port Talbot who is raising money for specialist treatment in the USA.
Cieran, who has Cerebral Palsy and lives in Port Talbot with twin brother, Connor and Mum and Dad, Emma and Neil Jones is raising money to pay for Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy treatment at the St Louis Children's Hospital.
Cieran suffers from Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy; a type of brain damage which affects his mobility and means he has to use a wheelchair or walking frame.
The ground-breaking Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy treatment is currently only available in the United States and releases muscle tension in Cerebral Palsy sufferers, allowing some patients to walk independently for the first time.
