A BLIND speed skier is in need of financial backing.
The world's first blind skier Kevin Alderton (pictured) needs to raise £60,000 for his training for the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver.
His sponsors withdrew support after warm weather led to a poor start to the ski season. However a company in Chatham has donated £500.
The 35-year-old, of Heather Drive, Dartford, was a soldier in the Grenadier Guards.
He was left with only four per cent of his vision after being beaten while trying to stop a gang attacking a woman in 1998.
The £60,000 would be used for two seasons of skiing in the French Alps.
He said: "If I do not get the financial backing I need to train and race in France, then it's all over."
To sponsor Mr Alderton or make a donation, call Mary Stuart Miller on 01483 738844 or email mary.stuart-miller@virgin.net
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