A 93-year-old woman has 'hung up her wings' and decided to use her painting talent to raise money for motor neuron disease (MND). 

A daredevil from a young age, Dawn Goodson has lived in 28 different places and broke her back twice, once while mountaineering in the Alps.

She opened the Bournemouth Air Festival with a wing walk in 2016 aged 85.

Since then, she has flown a plane, abseiled the Spinnaker Towe and used the world's fastest zipline.

She said: "I've done some amazing adventures, in 2017 I abseiled down the Spinnaker Tower. I wasn't scared but everyone else was terrified. I heard them say 'if Dawn can do it, we're going to do it'.

"I feel I have a responsibility now to stop and look after myself. I would love to continue but there are other ways to raise money. 

Dawn flew a Spitfire at Biggin Hill in 2022 aged 91. An impressive feat, it was the first time she had ever flown a plane.

However, all her adventures were driven to help find a cure for motor neuron disease.

Dawn's husband, John, sadly passed away in 2015 aged 84 after suffering from MND.

She said: "John was terribly fit, he had been in the army his entire life. Suddenly he began dragging his feet one day and I thought he perhaps had a stroke. 

"He saw a footballer on TV suffering from MND and said 'those are my symptoms'. He lost his voice and wasn't able to swallow."

Dawn has worked hard to make sure no one else loses their voice, fundraising for voice banking. 

This tool allows those with MND to record their voice before it's lost to then be able to use speech-generating communication devices.

Dawn has raised over £11,000 for Motor Neurons Disease Association and has no plans to stop, holding an exhibition of her work.

She said: "I started painting when I was five and now I'm selling everything. They are all going to be very cheap with 100% of funds going to MND."

The exhibition at Upton County Park will be on display from February 8 to 19.