Brave young cerebral palsy victim, Ryan Morgan, is due to start treatment at a special centre next month, in the hope that this will enable him to sit, or crawl.

Ryan, aged six of Liskeard, will attend the course at the BIBIC centre for brain-injured children in Somerset, thanks to money collected in his appeal fund. It had been hoped that the money raised for him, currently totalling over £3,000, would go towards a special operation in which a tiny pump would have been implanted beneath his skin to dispense drugs to relax his muscles and encourage him to walk. However, paediatric surgeons in Plymouth have said that he is not suitable for this operation, and his parents - Paul and Rachel - are now looking to the BIBIC courses in a bid to aid Ryan's movements.

Ryan has already been to the centre for initial assessment, and enjoyed it. He will return for three days on April 3 for further assessment, and will then attend there monthly.

The money raised - which was added to by a donation by actor Edward Woodward of Calstock and his wife Michele Dotrice - will also help buy a special new walker which is made to measure. Ryan currently uses a walker to attend his regular school, Woodlands at Plymouth. His grandmother, Christine Thompson, said that it is hoped the experts at the centre 'will get him to sit or crawl, which he can't do at present.'

She added that his new walker will help him join in with the other children and add to his independence.

A number of Liskeard-based groups and organisations have helped raise the money which will enable the courses to begin.