Jump for St Mary's 2010
Imagine standing at the edge of an open doorway in an aircraft flying at 10,000 feet - the noise of the engines and the wind ringing in your ears with only the outline of distant fields 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 conditions 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.
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 on Saturday 11th September 2010.
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 receive an average donation of £140. In addition 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.
If you feel brave enough to take part you can download the Information and Registration pack from the downloads column. Please read the pack carefully.
You can also book your jump online - click here!
For any other queries please use our contact form.