A TRUST formed in memory of a Malvern woman who was killed whilst hiking across Siberia celebrated its tenth anniversary at the weekend.

Joanna Brown, aged 30, died after she slipped and fell into Lake Baikal whilst on a walking tour in 2008.

Her brother Richard subsequently founded the Joanna Brown Trust to provide local people with an opportunity to both experience and excel in sport.

The trust celebrated its anniversary with a gala dinner at the Abbey Hotel in Malvern with some 150 guests, on what would have been Miss Brown's 41st birthday.

Among them were athletes that the trust has supported, including Malvern cyclist Evie Richards and wheelchair racer Kare Adenegan.

Evie, who specialises in mountain bike and cyclo-cross racing, became under-23 cyclo-cross world champion at the 2016 and 2018 world championships.

Kare competed for Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, at the age of 15, and won a silver medal and two bronze medals. Earlier this year, she set a new world record in the T34 100m at the Müller Anniversary Games in London, with a time of 16.80 seconds.

Mr Brown said: "The dinner included a lot of Joanna's friends and relatives and it was a really great occasion.

"Among the high points for me was meeting Kare and her dad, who told me that when we had given her a grant of £1,000, we were one of the first grant bodies to support her.

"He said that if it wasn't for our support, she might not have got into it at all. She bought her first racing wheelchair with the grant.

"Hearing how the trust has made such a huge difference to Kare really made me feel humble. The Trust has really captured Jo's spirit and her love of sport."