Gutsy Hollie McHugh, 22, and James Evans, 21, will skydive to help raise money to send their baby Izabelle to a hospital in China for a revolutionary new treatment that only a handful of children have undergone.

To get the treatment for Izabelle, the couple, of Magdala Road, Hayling Island, have to raise £30,000 and hope the parachute jump will kickstart the fund-raising.

The treatment could finally allow Izabelle to see her first colour, her reflection in the mirror, and her mum and dad's faces.

One-year-old Izabelle was born blind because of a rare congenital defect called septo-optic dysplasia, which affects just one in five million babies.

The condition means that Izabelle's eyes work – but her brain doesn't pick up the signals.

Izabelle has just a few hundred optic nerves to her brain, but to be able to see, she needs millions.

The treatment will allow her optic nerves to grow back and finally give her sight.

Miss McHugh said: 'I'm petrified of heights. I couldn't even walk on the glass floor at Spinnaker Tower. But I want to do it for Izabelle.

'Both of us are prepared to do anything. We are thinking of any kind of fund-raising we can come up with.'

As well as the tandem skydive, Miss McHugh is arranging a gig at Hayling Island Community Centre set to take place in January.

Local bands will be playing, there will be a raffle and the ticket proceeds will go to the Izabelle's fund.

Miss McHugh is also hoping that her brother Joseph, 10, and John, 12, can help with the fund-raising.

The boys are planning to hold a uniform-free day at Mill Rythe Junior School and The Hayling School.

Miss McHugh said: 'There is no way we can even get close to £30,000 without everybody's help. It's quite scary going to China.

'It's a long way to take a child, especially one with special needs. But if that is what we have to do to help her, then we will do it.'