PEOPLE of all ages, strengths and abilities took part in the annual Meningitis Now Five Valleys walk on Sunday.
But one person who embodied the determination to beat the deadly disease more than others was courageous Minchinhampton man Jonathan Brough.
The 28-year-old, who was left paralysed by Meningitis in his youth, took part in the charity event in his electric wheelchair.
Steering and controlling it with his mouth, he joined thousands of others participants and completed five miles of the 21-circular route in five and a half hours.
His efforts helped the Stroud-based charity raise more than £30,000 to help fight the disease.
Meningitis Now CEO Liz Brown thanked Jonathan for his incredible courage and resolve to help the charity.
Jonathan went to Canada in January 2007 aged 18 after finishing A-Levels at Downfield Sixth Form, to train as a ski instructor.
After suddenly falling ill one evening, he was sent hospital and diagnosed with bacterial meningitis and spent 10 days in intensive care.
But despite live-saving treatment from doctors, he was permanently disabled by the disease.
Jonathan is now paralysed from the neck down, breaths through a ventilator and receives all food and drink through a tube.
The Meningitis Trust supported his family and also paid for a generator to keep his equipment running in an emergency.
The walk was first held in 1987 in aid of the Trust - which merged to become Meningitis Now in 2013 - and the route allows walkers to join in from any of nine check points.
This year the charity is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
Photographs by Simon Pizzey.
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