A charity fundraiser for Jason Knight, the Westbury window cleaner who sustained life-changing injuries when he was electrocuted by an overhead cable, is being held later this month in Great Cheverell.
There will be a wide variety of attractions including classic cars and motorcycles, pony rides, craft stalls, face painting, teas, coffees, cakes and ice creams and children’s entertainment. There will also be a raffle and auction.
The event is on Saturday 20th July from 10am to 2pm at Kytes Garage in Great Cheverell.
It is part of a fundraising campaign to support Jason and his family following the accident in April when Jason was electrocuted by a low-hanging 33,000-volt overhead cable while cleaning windows on a property in Westbury. He sustained life-changing injuries and is still undergoing treatment.
“When we heard the news, we decided we had to help,” said Angela Harris-Kirkwood from Kytes Garage. “We’ve got a lot of space here at the garage in Great Cheverell so thought it would be the ideal location for a charity fundraiser.
“We are pulling out all the stops to raise as much as possible. It will be a great day out for all the family with lots of attractions and we have some unusual and wonderful donations which will be raffled or auctioned!
“My husband is the seventh generation in the village so as well as our customers, he knows everyone so we have managed to hopefully generate a lot of interest. We are expecting about 20 cars, not all classic, but all known to us. Other cars are welcome to attend but we ask the owners to let us know prior to the event as there are allocated spaces. There are also some bikes too.
“We have a bouncy castle, face painting, music, teas, cakes and juice as well as ice cream and a marquee. We also have a children’s entertainer and other entertainment.
“We have been given some wonderful donations including limited edition prints by Natalie Stutley, a well renowned wildlife artist; a painting by Clifton Powell, another well-known artist; a painting by Bryony Cox from White Chalk Gallery; a leather purse from Mark Routledge whose work can be seen in the hit TV show Peaky Blinders; a holiday bag from Spirit Devizes; an MOT and service from Kytes Garage; a pen and ink sketch from Howard Waters architect; various vouchers for champagne, wine, a cream tea and more; a Fanny May Rumbles cafe teapot and mugs and a classic 1968 MK2 Jaguar 240 – 2.4 litre, called Gordon, and in need of restoration, from Kytes Garage.
“Do come along and have a great day and help support Jason and his family.”
For more details, call Angela on 01380 812923 or 07815 836933 or visit the Kytes Garage Facebook page.
Learning to walk again
Jason is recovering following his accident in April and a major operation last week.
“His post-op recovery is going well,” said his dad, John. “The surgeons have started to reconstruct his leg although they haven’t done any metal work yet.
“He took his first steps yesterday on the 27th (June) but he has to wear special boots
“Now it’s just a case of working on his physio and learning how to walk again.
“Hopefully at some point in the future, they will be able to fuse or put in metalwork so he can lose the boots and walk without them.
“As for his arm, he will have a hook to begin with and we’ll have to wait 18 months to two years and see if we can get him a Hero Arm – an advanced prosthetic robot arm which links to the nerves in the arm.
“The technology is leaping forward and if we can get him an arm like this at some point in the future, it would be amazing.
“We are unsure at the moment of what his ability will be and how he will progress; only time will tell but he is incredibly determined so we are optimistic.
“Our thanks to Angela and her family for organising the charity day; if we can get as many people there, that would be great.”
• You can donate to Jason’s appeal at https://www.gofundme.com/f/jasons-rehabilitation
