A FUNDRAISING campaign for Wiltshire Air Ambulance launched by the parents of a young girl who died on a sleepover has passed £60,000.

And the total is set to go even higher with a day of motorcycles, hot rods and live music this weekend.

Hannah Cubin was just 14 when she collapsed and died in December. The air ambulance was called but although her parents and paramedics did their best, they couldn’t revive her.

Now, five months later a motor and music festival, Revolve, is being staged at the Vale of the White Horse in Minety on Saturday to raise even more money in her name.

Among the attractions is the chance to win a wing walk and a book signed by Brian May.

The fund reached its initial target of £1,000 less than an hour after the appeal went online and passed £30,000 three days later. Now it stands at a staggering £60,000.

“I would never have believed it,” said Andy.

In the weeks after they lost her they were approached by family, friends and strangers from all over the world wanting to offer support.

“It re-establishes your faith in human nature,” said Andy. “People have called us brave and courageous and inspirational. The honest truth is we were selfish and after that first day we were in such a black place.

“We needed something to focus on. We really needed to find something positive about it all.”

And as the first condolence notes arrived they realised they wanted people to give to something worthy rather than buy flowers.

“We watched the paramedic teams working on her after they had taken over from us. They would not stop. They were there on the floor doing their very best for our kid.”

At the time they didn’t know that two of the people trying to save their daughter were from the air ambulance. When they found out it gave them their purpose.

Within minutes of setting up their online appeal their phones were receiving notifications.

During a visit to the current air ambulance base in Devizes they discovered that Hannah’s death had also had a profound effect on the paramedics who fought to save her.

“The thing that impresses me the most is it is very much like a military unit. They are very, very close, very dedicated and there aren’t very many of them. They are an incredible bunch of people.”

Andy and Dawn also learned that some of the money raised by supporters is spent on replacing basic but vital equipment like overalls that are often contaminated by fuel when paramedics are crawling under wrecked vehicles to treat people.

The event starts at noon.