On 5 April, four brave volunteers from Irwin Mitchell agreed to abseil the 30 metre descent into Sheffield's Hillsborough Stadium (from beneath the clock tower of the South Stand). Kay Bailey, Claire Bracewell, Marcos Eleftheriou, and Alistair Hammerton took on the challenge in order to raise money for Brake, a national road safety charity which aims to reduce death and injury on UK roads and provides support to those who have been bereaved or injured as a result of a road traffic accident.
After having donned their safety gear, the team began the climb, which culminated in a nerve-wracking walk across a narrow metal bridge to the point of descent; a small ledge beneath the clock, overlooking the pitch.
One by one, the team climbed over the ledge and leant back, dangling over the pitch 98 feet below. After ‘walking’ a few metres down the advertising boards, all that was left was to hope for the best and allow gravity to take its course!
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