For 90-year-old Angela, helping animals is such a large part of her life, that she’s been fundraising since she was just a little girl. ‘I was 10 when I wanted to raise some money for PDSA (The People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals),’ she tells us. ‘I held a jumble sale in my garden and raised £4!’ she exclaims proudly. ‘I was always an animal lover, my mum said I was forever falling out of the pram reaching out to try and stroke dogs,’ she laughs.
Now, she’s joined by husband of 64 years Martin, also 90, to raise funds for Born Free, a charity which protects animals from illegal trade and poaching worldwide.
She and Martin have pledged to raise as much money as possible during lockdown, undertaking a 3km ‘fast trot’ around Hampstead Heath
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