A BOLTON woman is set to accompany the first visually-impaired person on a charity jungle trek through Thailand.

Joanne Aungier, aged 35, of Thorncliffe Road, Sharples, will escort Oldham mother Wyn Rendle through remote forests in the Asian country.

The pair will get themselves into the record books if they complete the six-day fundraising trek in November - travelling by elephant, bamboo raft and on foot - to help families whose children are blind or visually impaired.

They are raising money for regional charity Henshaws Children and Families Service and have organised events to help raise the £4,000 cost of the trip.

The trek will take Joanne and Wyn through Kanchanburi Province, the location for the Bridge on the River Kwai and the Death Railway completed by Allied prisoners during the Second World War.

Joanne said: "This is the first trek I've ever done in my life. I'm nervous, but looking forward to the challenge. I'm not frightened of creepy crawlies and I can't wait to ride on the elephants.

"Every step we take, every blister we get, every raft we fall off will be worth it because the money we raise will make a difference to visually-impaired children and families who really need this support."

Henshaws helps blind people in Greater Manchester, and families who have a child born blind are given help, specialist toys and parenting tips.