Have you ever dreamt of becoming north Kent's answer to Spiderman?

Well the Walking Bus Project and Kent Messenger Group are teaming up to give you the opportunity to show off your super human strength and help raise money for two important charities.

The call has gone out to recruit the brave, the strong, the fearless and the not so fearless to take part in a charity abseil on Saturday, July 5.

The North West Kent College, Dartford Campus, Oakfield Lane, Dartford, stands at seven storeys high and is the venue for the Messenger's charity event.

By getting on board you could help to raise vital funds for Darent Valley Hospital's Lollipop Appeal and the Kent and Medway Walking Bus Group.

Fund-raisers must pledge to raise a minimum of £75 to take part in the abseil. The launch party held at Dartford Borough Council's Civic Centre hosted by the borough's mayor Sheila East on Wednesday, April 2, invited the business community to also get on board.

Employees are invited to take part in the dare devil event along with anyone else aged over 18. Alternatively businesses, with no staff who have a head for heights, can throw their weight behind the event by sponsoring or part sponsoring one of the £650 abseil ropes.

All money raised from the abseil will be divided between the two charities with 70 per cent going to the Lollipop Appeal and 30 per cent to Kent and Medway Walking Bus Group.

Tracey Cummins, Darent Valley Hospital's fund-raising and voluntary services manager, said the money is very important to enable the hospital to provide a high dependency unit for very sick children.

The unit could mean children suffering from an illness or injuries from an accident, may not need to be transferred to a London hospital and could say closer to home at Darent Valley.

She said: "We already have some equipment and facilities for the parents but we have to raise more money for high dependency equipment." The appeal needs a further £20,000 to £30,000 to make this a reality.

The money that goes towards the Kent and Medway Walking Bus Group will allow the charity to continue making walking to school safer for the area's school children.

Specsavers is just one company which has already signed up as a sponsor. Blair Hunter, store director at Gravesend's Specsavers, said he has got on board because he wanted to support the charities while using the occasion as an opportunity to conquer his own fears.

He said: "It is noticed by our patients and clients. When I jumped out of an aeroplane it was fantastically rewarding."

We need you, our readers and businesses in order to make this charity abseil reach great heights.

To request an event pack packed full of information about the event simply log on to www.kentcharitychallenge.co.uk

For further information about the abseil and sponsorship opportunities call Simon Dolby on 07989 164 752.