A LITTLE boy suffering from a life-altering condition will be the main beneficiary of an annual charity golf day.

Lenny Pyne, eight, of Earls Colne, was born with cerebral palsy and needed to undergo an operation at Portland Hospital to allow him to put his feet flat on the ground.

He will be the main beneficiary of the Daniel Robinson & Sons Charity Golf Day at Colne Valley Golf Club.

Last year’s day raised £29,500, which was donated to more than 30 different charities.

Before his operation Lenny had walked on the tips of his toes.

The community came together to raise the £31,000 needed for the procedure which was not available on the NHS.

Sarah Hume, Lenny’s mum, said: “Lenny had his operation in January, and now he has to have really intense physio for the next two to three years, last year the event donated to us and this year for them to offer to pay for the year’s physio really is fantastic.

“They have been fantastic with us, and so very supportive.

“It is so touching that they want to get on-board and everything they have done for us really has been amazing.

“It truly is heartwarming to know we have this support and that they want to see Lenny achieve his dream.”

The operation earlier this year involved an incision at the bottom of his spine, finding the nerve rootlets and cutting the ‘bad rootlets’.

But inspirational Lenny needs on-going, privatelyfunded physio therapy to continue his battle to be able to walk flat footed and without crutches, ‘just like his friends’.

The physio, which costs £12,000 every year and is not funded by the NHS, is essential for his continued improvement.

Lenny made his TV debut yesterday when he and his family were interviewed for Anglia News, together with Gary Neill, managing director of Daniel Robinson & Sons.

To help Lenny reach his goal, visit walkwithlenny.co.uk.

The charity golf day takes place in September, with the date to be confirmed.

For more information about the golf day visit drobinson. co.uk.