'Stockport Spider-Man' rescues terrified boy, 4, from top of 50ft fairground slide

A martial arts expert dubbed 'Stockport Spider-Man' for raising the spirits of kids during the first national lockdown has been at it again - this time rescuing a panicking boy aged four who was stuck on a fairground slide 50ft in the air.

Jason Baird, 36, from Reddish, was on a day out with his partner and two children when he spotted a youngster struggling at the top of a 'helter skelter' slide at the Geronimo family festival at Arley Hall in Cheshire on Sunday.

The lad had slid only a short way down the slide when he had second thoughts and tried to climb back up just as other children were beginning to follow him down, leaving the boy teetering on the edge some 50ft in the air. Seeing the boy in distress, Jason ran up and scooped the sobbing child into his arms and slid back down to safety.

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Jason shot to national prominence for his community spirit during the first national lockdown when he and his friend Andrew Baldock started to dress up as Spider-Man when they went on their daily runs, providing some much-needed cheer to families and especially children cooped up in their homes.

His efforts were praised by the Duchess of Cambridge and he even had a Christmas from Prime Minister Boris Johnson thanking him for his selflessness.

When the M.E.N. learned of his latest effort, we called Jason but he played down his heroics: "Honestly, anybody would have done what I did yesterday."

This time not wearing his Spider-Man costume, he was with his partner and their two children when the drama happened. He was pushing his three-year-old son in a pram when he noticed a boy in distress at the top of the 'helter skelter' slide, where