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Cayton's Jennifer on 75th Birthday Zipwire Challenge

Jennifer Kelly will be at North Yorkshire Water Park, next Saturday, for a birthday with a difference.

Most people celebrate their birthday with a cake and candles, but that's not the case for Jennifer Kelly.

The Cayton daredevil is helping a very special cause for her and her husband.

Past fundraisers include a skydive for her 70th birthday which helped conquer her fear of flying.

Jennifer told This Is The Coast exactly what she'll be doing next Saturday:

Jennifer is raising money for Motor Neurone Disease via a zipwire.

Her husband lost his ex-wife to the condition and the pair have done a great deal of fundraising.

However, she didn't think this would be how she'd be celebrating her 75th birthday: 

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