A PLUCKY Penwortham woman, who had her leg amputated after a horrific road accident more than 40 years ago, has raised pots of cash for charity after abseiling down Manchester Town Hall.

Now Dot Oliver, 57, of Evesham Avenue, wants to fly high and walk on the wing of a plane -- despite having an artificial leg and being afraid of heights!

The mother-of-four was roped into the 70ft abseil -- equivalent to a tower of five double decker buses -- after spotting a poster in Lostock Hall Labour Club advertising the daredevil jump in aid of the Myasthenia Gravis Association -- a charity which raises money for sufferers of myasthenia gravis, a little-known muscle wasting disease which affects one in every five to ten thousand people.

Dot raised £200 and said: "It took me 15 minutes to get over the edge. The crowd didn't know I had a disability and thought I was chickening out. But they cheered me on."

Dot's leg was amputated in 1961 following a road accident in Coppull, near Chorley. A wagon crashed into the side of a bus she was taking to work and two people were killed. Dot survived with serious injuries to her right leg and was in a coma for a while after the crash.

But she refuses to wallow in self pity and likens herself to Heather Mills -- the new wife of Sir Paul McCartney who also had a leg amputated several years ago.

"She's marvellous," said Dot. "Another woman who refuses to feel sorry for herself."

Steve Anable, who organised the abseil, said: "Dot is a remarkable woman and the first amputee to jump for the charity."

Retired Dot now enjoys taking her son Stuart's dogs for walks and spends time with her other three children Carl, Neil and Wendy, who all live in Preston and South Ribble.

And having recently lost four stone in weight, she is set on keeping active and plays darts with Lostock Hall Ladies Club.

Dot is now keen to complete a charity wing walk and is looking for a company or individual who can help her fulfil her dream. If you have the wings Dot wants to fly! Call her on 464263.

mblackburn@lancahsire.newsquest.co.uk