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Thanks for taking the time to visit my fundraising page.   As I'm sure many of you are aware for many years now I have been very vocal on how stupid I feel the 'sport' of skydiving is.   <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">If you can't check your equipment will keep you aloft before you leave then you shouldn't!! (thus paragliding seems ok). Having said that I have had a pretty tough time after getting post concussion syndrome earlier in the year and many friends, colleagues and family members did so much to help me I thought that this would be a great way of helping others in the DIY industry that equally need help.   <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: #1c1c1c; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; background: white; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">There are 17 volunteers taking part and all of us will be doing a tandem jump at the British Army Parachute Association training centre at Netheravon, Wiltshire, right in the middle of the MOD's training facilities on Salisbury Plain.   <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: #1c1c1c; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; background: white; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The purpose of the jump is to raise much-needed funds for the DIY industry charity the Rainy Day Trust, and each member of the team has undertaken to raise £1,000 - I'm a late addition so I will be doing my best but hope to make it to £500!!   <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: #1c1c1c; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">So yes I'm seriously scared of heights and will be jumping out of a plane at a height of 13,500 ft and doing a 45-second freefall at 120mph before the parachute is deployed.    <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Not only that but I will be getting the video as proof that a grown man can scream like a school girl for two minutes without stopping for breath!!<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: #1c1c1c; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">    <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Surely this has got to be worth a bit of support!!!???? <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">As little or as much as you can would be great.   <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: black; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Thanks in advance

Simon's scared of heights - why parachute?

Simon's scared of heights - why parachute?

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