A charity is calling for volunteers in Dorset to help pull a Boeing 737 in a unique event.
Home-Start Wessex is aiming to raise funds by entering a team of 20 in this year’s Dorset Plane Pull, a unique charity event where participants pull a 35,000kg aircraft 50 metres.
Based in Dorset, the charity supports families in crisis who have at least one child under the age of five.
Darren Lewis, community fundraising and events officer at Home-Start Wessex, said: "The plane pull is a fantastic event to take part in and a massive achievement for anyone who completes it.
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"In just one or two minutes of immense hard work, you could make a life-changing difference to local families.
"No specific training is required.
"Pullers just need to be fit and healthy, without any known heart problems, back issues or currently pregnant.
"Bring your trainers and come and do something amazing this August.
"With more people in crisis, more families becoming homeless and more single parents than ever before, our service is in high demand.
"There are still hundreds of families we need to help.
"We know we can make a huge difference if we have enough funds to continue our work."
This year’s event will take place on August 31, at Bournemouth Airport’s Aviation Business Park and is hosted by European Skybus Ltd.
The Dorset Plane Pull has raised more than £400,000 for charities since it began in 2009.
Home-Start Wessex provides emotional and practical support through one-to-one home visits and specialist groups.
Over the past year, the charity has helped 526 families and changed the lives of 1,716 individuals.
Its services cover a large area of southern England, including the Purbecks, Swanage, Weymouth, Dorchester, Bridport, Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, parts of Hampshire and Wiltshire, as far north as Cranborne and Fordingbridge and east to New Milton.
The region includes areas with high levels of deprivation and a population of more than 650,000.
Anyone wanting to take part in the plane pull for Home-Start Wessex can contact darren@homestartwessex.org.uk.
Teams of 20 are needed to complete the challenge.
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