MONEY raised by a water sports event will be used to help a nine-year-old amputee.

Funds collected by Merioneth Yacht Club at last year’s Mawddach Paddle Sport Weekend has once again gone to help a local good cause.

A cheque for £500 was presented to Barmouth’s Brooke Cheatle who needs new prosthetics to help her live her life to the fullest.

Brooke was born with a rare condition known as Oromandibular limb hypogenesis syndrome.

At birth, Brooke was born with a missing left hand and deformed left foot, amongst other problems.

At the age of four, Brooke’s family took the decision to allow surgeons to amputate her left leg for a prosthesis attachment as doctors told her family this would offer her the best quality of life.

However, in recent months Brooke’s family has had trouble getting appropriate prosthetics from Betsi Cadwaladr so a fund-raising campaign to purchase the brave eight-year-old bespoke fittings has been launched.

“We are very grateful and Brooke is in the process of having a new leg cast followed by a hand,” explained Rachael Pitcher, Brooke’s mother.

“We are also in talks with Betsi Cadwaladr in regards to providing better prosthesis through the NHS for the future and working with them to get better funding for children’s prosthetics in Wales, similar to the funding given in England

“We have been overwhelmed by the generosity of Merioneth Yacht Club and everyone else supporting Brooke.”

Brooke was at the Yacht club recently along with Ysgol y Traeth school friends, to receive her cheque from local trainer Kirsty Jones and Russell Courtney.

The children were treated to a tea party before the presentation on the quayside.

Money raised on the Saturday at the festival will be given to Hope House with Sunday’s effort going to Brooke.

A contribution of over £1,000 from the Sunday, along with local business funding, was also made to purchase a defibrillator which has been attached on wall adjacent to the centre’s club house.