A schoolboy arrived at his prom in style after a kindly neighbour stepped in - turning up flanked by motorbike outriders.<br /><br />Charlie Baldwin, 16, rocked up to Sandwich Technical School in Kent with nine bikes alongside in support.<br /><br />He was supposed to arrive in a McLaren 720S after his mum Emma Baldwin, 39, put out a request on Facebook.<br /><br />But a breakdown in communication meant the supercar couldn't be there on time - so neighbour Michael Stout, 34, helped out.<br /><br />He agreed to take Charlie, from Deal, to the party in his Ford Focus ST last Thursday (29/6).<br /><br />The teenager, who will study carpentry at college in September, said: "It was amazing - I really wanted to arrive in a cool car.<br /><br />"It was really kind of Michael to help out like that at the last minute.<br /><br />"Also no one else had all those bikes taking them to the prom. It felt really special. I had a great evening."<br /><br />Charlie had a pacemaker fitted and a hole in the heart closed 11 years ago.<br /><br />Half of his heart is reversed compared to most people, plus all his organs are on opposite sides of his body.<br /><br />Mum Emma, a charity worker, decided she wanted to do something special for his prom.<br /><br />She thought a sports car would be a more fitting ride to the prom than her Vauxhall Zafira.<br /><br />So she put a shoutout on Facebook in April and got loads of offers for sports cars to give him a ride.<br /><br />Sadly a calendar mix-up meant the McLaren Charlie picked out wasn't there at 6pm on Thursday, to take him to the school.<br /><br />But it did collect him from the venue, the Baypoint Sports Club, at 11pm.<br /><br />They went for a drive before returning home.<br /><br />Charlie said: "It was brilliant! just what I dreamed of.<br /><br />"Everyone has been very kind with all their offers of help and I feel very lucky that I got to go for a ride in the McLaren."<br /><br />Charlie had about 30 sports car offers - including the DeLorean from Back to the Future, a Bentley, a Ferrari, an Aston Martin and even a monster truck.<br /><br />Emma said: "I was so amazed at the huge number of kind responses I got on Facebook.<br /><br />"I can't even put it into words. It honestly took my breath away and gave my faith in humanity a real boost.<br /><br />"Charlie's enjoyed school and made some great friends. I'm so pleased he could finish school in such style."
