THE FAMILY of an eight-year-old Bradford girl who suffers from a form of cerebral palsy hope to raise £4,000 to further her recovery with an intensive physiotherapy course.

Tyla Anguige, 8, of Burnham Avenue, Bierley, who suffers from spastic diplegia, had her wheelchair and customised walking frame stolen one week before she underwent pioneering spinal surgery, known as Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy, in February 2013.

Her condition means she suffers from stiffness in her legs.

The pupil at St John's Primary School, Bierley, is now walking full-time with a frame and is currently learning to walk using crutches after her surgery in 2013.

Now her parents, Chrissy Jackson and Darren Anguige, have organised two events to raise £4,000 to pay for a private two-week physio course for Tyla in Perth, Scotland.

The course, at MP Fitness, a specialist therapy centre for people with cerebral palsy, will further aid her recovery.

Tyla's parents, who give her daily physiotherapy treatment at their home themselves, hope to book her in for the trip later this year.

The first fundraiser will be held on Sunday, May 24, from noon.

The fun day, at the White Swan pub, High Street, Wibsey, will see Tyla cut at least 7ins off her hair to donate to the Little Princess Trust, which makes wigs for children with cancer.

It will also feature raffles, DJs, auctions and a bouncy castle.

This will be followed by a ladies night on July 24 at Low Moor Working Men's Club, Huddersfield Road. The event, featuring male butlers and strippers, is for women aged 18 and over only.

Miss Jackson, 27, said: "The physiotherapy course in Scotland will aid her recovery.

"We're hoping this will help her on her way.

"She should be seeing a physio once a week, but she only sees one two or three times a year on the NHS.

"The operation she had two years ago was a huge milestone. If she had not had that operation, she would have been in a wheelchair full-time now.

"There has been a huge improvement. It has changed her life.

"She is doing really well at the moment.

"We will be planning on taking her back a few times to Perth for more treatment.

"Tyla is really happy. I don't think there is a time when she doesn't have a smile on her face. She is working on getting her green belt in karate. That has boosted her confidence.

"But when it comes to standing up and walking, she seems to have lost her confidence."

Heartless thieves stole Tyla's vital items in a raid on her family's home just days before her major surgery in February 2013. They stole items from the living room, their mobility car, a white BMW 1 series convertible, which contained the wheelchair and walking frame in the boot, from their drive.

But after an appeal in the Telegraph & Argus, Tyla's wheelchair and walking frame were returned after they were thought to have been abandoned in a snicket, only yards from the family's house.

To make a donation, go to justgiving.com/tylaanguige