A NURSE from Helensburgh is set to undertake a brave 'wing walk' later this year in aid of MND Scotland.

Liz Butterworth, 55, who now lives in Forres, Moray, will be strapped to the top wing of a vintage biplane on June 25 and swept through the skies of Yorkshire at speeds of up to 135mph.

Liz, who is mum to 29-year-old Sarah - who still lives in Helensburgh - and Jacqueline, 21, and is married to Martin, 55, abseiled down the Forth Road Bridge for charity in 2015 and went canoeing on Loch Ness last year for another good cause.

MND is a rapidly progressing terminal illness which stops signals from the brain reaching the muscles. This may cause someone to lose the ability to walk, talk, eat, drink and breathe unaided.

Liz said: “I decided to support MND Scotland this year because motor neurone disease is such a debilitating illness, with a very poor prognosis.

“I think there’s a little bit of madness in me – at least my kids and husband think so anyway. I wouldn’t say I was an adrenaline seeker. I just thought; life passes you by so quickly and I might as well do it while I still can.

“My fundraising target is £1,000 and people can donate through my JustGiving page. Anything I raise above that will be a bonus."

Liz will head down to Selby in Yorkshire for her wing walk in June, during MND Awareness Week 2017.

“I am really excited about the wing walk," she added. "My husband will be coming down to Yorkshire to support me. He said he’d be the handbag holder as usual!"

To donate to Liz’s page visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Liz-Butterworth.