Plaxtol women throw themselves off country's tallest sculpture...

TWO friends have thrown themselves off the country's tallest sculpture for a charity close to their hearts.Carole Howlett, 63, and Shirley Reeves, 70, of Plaxtol, abseiled down London's Orbit at Olympic Park as part of the Marie Curie Challenge.Shirley now holds the record for being the oldest person to make a descent off the 114.5 metre artwork.The challenge, which they completed earlier this month, was on behalf of the Sevenoaks Fundraising Group for the cancer charity.The group has raised...


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