Update:  12th June 2010.

I DID IT!!!!!!!  WOW What an awesome experience. 

I have some 80+ photos and my skydive dvd now so I'll be coming around to show you all asap. 

 

I arrived at RAF Weston on the Green just before 8 a.m. and was booked in for my skydive by 9am.  I met up with Pauline Tyldesley from the Fire Fighters Charity and fire fighters  from Oxfordshire Fire Service.  We all donned our Fire Fighter Charity T-Shirts in preparation for a photo shoot with the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Abingdon who were also skydiving for the charity.  Next we were all given a 30 minute briefing from Skyweston's top instructors who have each done some 4,000 skydives from various locations and heights, the highest being 22,000 ft in Arizona.  I had opted to pay extra for a DVD of my skydive and as soon as I receive it I shall make it available for everyone to see.  The dvd is filmed before, during and after the skydive.  I can honestly say this is the best thing I have every done I wasn't nervous at all and the instructors and staff at RAF Weston are fantastic. 

 

 

 

 

Event:  TANDEM SKYDIVE FROM 13,000 ft

Date:   12th June 2010

Location:  RAF Weston on the Green in Oxfordshire

 

Since joining Bedfordshire & Luton Fire and Rescue Service I learnt there is so much more to the fire service than just putting out fires.  I have even been lucky enough to spend a day on station with a crew and I saw myself the way they work together and it really is inspirational.   Having learned how much the fire service are doing for us on a daily basis I wanted to do something in return and decided to check out the Fire Fighters Charity website where the challenge of a tandem sky dive really appealed to me.  It’s something I’ve always wanted to do after seeing aerial displays with sky divers free falling.  I’ll be falling to earth at 120 miles an hour whilst raising money for the Fire Fighters Charity – a challenge I can’t resist!”

 

Every year, thousands of fire fighters are injured whilst protecting the public. Every 30 seconds in the UK, fire fighters are called to an incident, putting their lives on the line, and often sustaining physical injuries whilst carrying out their duties. The Fire Fighters Charity is here for all fire service personnel during their times of need, and assists thousands of individuals every year, by providing pioneering treatment and support services.

Our modern, dynamic and award-winning charity has three UK centres, located in Cumbria, Devon and West Sussex, which offer varying combinations of therapy and recuperation services. Our pioneering Beneficiary Support Services also offer local and remote assistance to people in need nationwide - providing solutions to real life problems.

It costs over £9 million every year to keep the Charity running, and with no government funding, they are completely reliant upon donations from the general public and fire community.

 

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