Emily Simmons
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Fundraising for Help for Heroes
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Help for Heroes raises money to support members of the Armed Forces who have been wounded in the service of their country. I am asking for your help to show these extraordinary young men and women that they are cared for by us.
Tandem Skydiving - what's involved?
After a little training I will experience the thrill of freefall and even learn the basics of steering and landing a modern 'square' gliding parachute, while securely attached to a highly experienced Instructor.
We'll take an aircraft to around 13,000ft (approx. 2 miles high!) where we'll leave the aircraft. Falling at 120mph, I'll descend to 5,000ft in around just 40 seconds, where my instructor will open the parachute and fly safely back to earth! i'llget around 6 minutes under the parachute to enjoy breathtaking and unique views of the local area
Help For Heroes
"It’s about the 'blokes', our men and women of the Armed Forces.
It’s about Derek, a rugby player who has lost both his legs,
it’s about Carl whose jaw is wired up so he has been drinking through a straw.
It’s about Richard who was handed a mobile phone as he lay on the stretcher so he could say goodbye to his wife.
It’s about Ben, it’s about Steven and Andy and Mark, it’s about them all. They are just blokes but they are our blokes; they are our heroes. We want to help our heroes."