Jump for St Mary's!

Imagine standing at the edge of an open doorway in an aircraft flying at 14,000 feet - the noise of the engines and the wind ringing in your ears with only the outline of distant feilds below. Now imagine leaning forward out of that doorway and letting go - falling forward into the clouds, diving down through the air as you start freefalling at over 120mph! Then imagine the peace and quiet as the canopy opens, the steering toggles come down either side of you and you begin a tranquil descent from a mile up in the air, steering yourself back down to the centre of the drop zone below.

This is what 25 people did on Saturday 12th September 2009 to help raise money for St Mary's Hospice, which provides palliative and supportive care for those with life-limiting condtions throughout South Cumbria. The programme of jumps took place at the North West Parachute Jump Centre, Flookburgh and each of the brave participants raised a minimum of £130 for the charity with many raising much more. A further 5 individuals will be taking the plunge on the 26th September.

Zoe Guest, Fundraising Manager said "We would like to thank all the very brave people who volunteered to do this and who have raised a significant amount of money to help support our work."

This event was so popular that we have decided to host a second 10,000 feet freefall parachute jump in September 2010. If you feel brave enough to take part, and would like your name to be placed on the waiting list please email hannah@stmaryshospice.org.uk

We will ask you to raise £395 in sponsorship money in order for you to jump for free and in return St Mary's will recieve an average donation of £140. In additon to this, every extra pound that you raise over the minimum comes straight to the hospice, so we encourage you to raise as much money as you can.

Please note that limited places are available. Skydiving is a weather dependent activity so the pre-arranged date of your jump may be subject to change.

Want a taste of freefalling from 14,000 feet? Click here to watch a video of one of our supporters Justin jumping for St Mary's!