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 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 parachute descent from a mile up in the air, steering yourself back down to the centre of the drop zone below with nothing more than a bed sheet and some string. Is your stomach now churning with the thought of that?

Well a team of 11 made up of the Co-operative Group employees will be doing just that and not as a Tandem but as a solo skydive and none of us have done it before!! We are doing it for charity and it is in aid of The Children's Society and are aiming to raise in excess of £7500 and would appreciate any sponsorship you would be willing to give. The jump itself is the 14th/15th July.