Wessex Cancer Trust teamed up with Skydive Isle of Wight and Sandown Airport for 25 brave individuals to take to the skies on Wednesday 10 August to raise £21,452.94 for the Trust.
The daring skydivers were first given a safety briefing and strapped up in harnesses before being taken 10,000ft above land and rolled out of the plane door to free-fall for around 30 seconds, after which their parachute opened and they could enjoy the beautiful views of the island from up high.
Laura Haytack, Regional Fundraising Manager, chatted with Emma Muncaster, skydiver, to learn a little more of the story behind her jump.
Emma said:
“Three years ago I received the devastating news my dad had cancer. The great news is that he is still with us and beat it!
“During his time having treatment in Southampton over several months, he had to make that journey every day from the Isle of Wight to Southampton, and the Daisy bus made life for him and us all that much better. The Daisy bus took us from the boat directly to the hospital every day. This bus is funded through the Wessex Cancer Trust.
“There is also a bus that is in place to transport people from Portsmouth. I am doing this skydive to raise much-needed funds for this amazing charity.”
Laura said:
“We are so grateful to all our brave skydivers and their fundraising efforts in order to help support those locally with cancer. Most went up a little nervous, but all came down with smiling faces, and what a way to tick a great challenge off a bucket list! Thank you to our skydivers, volunteers, Skydive Isle of Wight and Sandown Airport who made the event possible.”
Call me a synic, but that ain’t brave, in fact it looks like great fun.
I bet that they were all strapped onto a professional.
Still, makes a nice change from golf i suppose.
No need for those love eggs at the moment,
until the novelty wheres off ?
Are you on drugs? I’ve read some gibberish but you’re up there with the best crayon eaters.
Yes, prescribtion ones.
Borderline Personality Disorder (apparently). x