Hi everyone, 3 of my colleagues and I are going to be taking part in a skydive on the 27th October in aid of the charity MIND. Firstly, I would like to thank Ian, Ben and Martin for agreeing to donate any proceeds to this charity.

In January 2018 my close friend, Terry Davies took his own life, which was a massive, massive shock to all his friends and family and left us all devastated. Terry and I knew each other for over 30 years and became close friends. He was godfather to my children and I to his. He was always the life and soul of the party, everybody loved being in his company but little did we know what he was struggling with in private. We are hoping to raise money for the amazing work that MIND do as a charity but also to remove the stigma of mental health and get people talking about personal issues with friends and family. The national statistic for male suicide in 2018 was 84 men PER WEEK, which is an unbelievable figure. Please donate what you can even if it’s pennies because it all helps. Thank you.

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