An 86-year-old Wellington man has been recognised in Parliament for his charity work.

Brian Standring visited his local MP, Gideon Amos, in the House of Commons and discovered he had been the subject of an Early Day Motion.

Brian, who lives at Ivy House in Corams Lane, recently completed his fourth skydive to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Society.

Put forward by Mr Amos, the Early Day Motion congratulated Brian on his latest effort, with the MP adding that it was “a marvellous achievement”.

Mr Amos said: “Thank you for your contribution to the constituency and here’s to even more success in the future!”

Brian, who was presented with a printed version of the motion, has been a volunteer with Alzheimer's Society for ten years, undertaking numerous roles in addition to his fundraising.

He said: “One of the main reasons for my visit and meeting with Gideon - apart from joining a wonderful official tour of the Houses of Parliament - was to explore whether and how he may be able to support the importance of dementia, locally, and at Westminster, nationally.

“I wanted to discuss the key aspects of dementia and Alzheimer's Society's three priority areas - diagnoses, social care and treatments.

“We also covered the fact that only 29% of the social care workforce is meaningfully trained in dementia yet 60-70% of over 65s who receive care have dementia.

“Around one million people in the UK live with dementia. It is the UK's leading cause of death, and the economic impact of dementia is profound.”