A St John Ambulance volunteer who was told as a child that he would not walk has “[proved] to others that having a disability doesn’t mean you can’t do things”, after he walked 10km to complete his gold Duke of Edinburgh Award.
Tom Tanner, 20, from Shawbury, Shropshire, who dreamed of being an RAF pilot, trekked during last year’s summer heatwave using crutches and an all-terrain wheelchair to undertake his outdoor expedition in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.
