97-year-old stroke survivor breaks oldest female wing walker record
Betty Bromage from Cheltenham raises funds for the hospital that cared for her after her stroke.
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Betty Bromage, a 97-year-old stroke survivor from Cheltenham, has broken her own Guinness World Record to become the oldest female wing walker, raising funds for Cheltenham General Hospital.
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Betty Bromage suffered a stroke in 2025 and previously set the wing-walking record four years prior.
A 97-year-old woman who suffered a stroke in 2025 has broken the Guinness World Record for being the oldest female wing walker.
Betty Bromage, who lives in Cheltenham, broke her own record which was set when she did the same challenge four years ago.
Bromage raised funds for the stroke unit at Cheltenham General Hospital – where staff cared for her when she was sick.
Speaking about having done six wing walks since the age of 87, she said: "I'd just get bored of life otherwise. I can't drive, I can't see very well and I get a bit frustrated. So, I want to do the things I can do."
She added she raises money for charity because it can make a difference - and because she was inspired by some words she read on a hospital wall where she worked as a nurse.
"It said 'we pass through this world but once, any good we can do, any kindness we can show, do it now, do not defer or neglected, you will not pass this way again'," Bromage said.
