Daredevil 81-year-old great-gran gears up for 100ft zipslide across the Clyde

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A game 81-year-old Elvis fan says she won't be 'All Shook Up' when she zip slides across the Clyde for charity.Daredevil East Kilbride pensioner Gloria Miller is taking the plunge in her latest adrenaline-fuelled fundraising challenge in aid of Epilepsy Scotland.The inspirational great-gran will explore new heights as she flys 100ft across a ziplide over the River Clyde on September 1.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Incredibly, in celebration of her 70th birthday, she rode from Glasgow to Edinburgh on the back of a Harley Davidson motorcycle.Surrounded by her beloved Elvis memorabilia at her home in East Mains, she told Lanarkshire Live: "I've done a few fundraising challenges over the years."When I was much younger and working in the Co-operative in the Village I did several fundraisers for Marie Curie Cancer Care."Then when I was turning 70 I rode on the back of a Harley Davidson motorbike to Edinburgh for charity.

I had to be helped on and off by the guy but it was incredible, I loved it. I used to watch a lot of bike racing on the TV so I knew exactly how to do the turns."Commenting on her latest challenge, Gloria said: "I saw a video for the Zipslide Across