Walker girl helps give gift of active life to new best friend

Teenager Natasha Lambert, who suffers with cerebral palsy, was lucky enough to be fitted at the age of three with a special frame which has allowed her to live a life where she can run, climb and even abseil.

The 2.7 miles that the 13-year-old walked on grass up a steep hill raised over £2,000 and was enough to buy a walker for a 12-year-old girl she had never met – allowing her to walk for the first time.

Caitlin Wood, who had been in a wheelchair up to now, is getting to grips with the frame, created by inventor David Hart.

She is said to be loving every moment of her active life and her new friend.

The pair met for the first time at the clinic in Keighley, which is near to where Caitlin lives with her grandmother, Marian Morton, 53.

Natasha travelled the hundreds of miles with her family of mother Amanda, 45, electrician father Gary, 45, and younger sister, Rachel, four, from Cowes on the Isle of Wight as they visited David Hart's Clinic to see her.

Marian, a full-time carer for her grand-daughter, said: “What Natasha has done is absolutely fantastic and Caitlin really appreciates it.”

She added: “The frame is fantastic and has given her a new lease of life.

“She’s taken to it like a duck to water.”