The current situation with the Coronavirus and social distancing will prevent us completing our charity skydive this June, so sadly we have taken the decision to postpone it until 25 July 2021. Rest assured all your kind donations are secured with JustGiving and hopefully in 2021 we can reach our £2,000 target (which we have). Thank you all again for generous donations thus far.

Two old gals jumping out of plane at 10,000 feet. Really? Absolutely! And for an excellent cause!

Sonya and Jane are undertaking a Tandem Skydive on 25th July 2021 in memory of Gavey Chelvanayagam. We want to raise funds for Ward A5 and the Colorectal Nurse Specialists at Poole Hospital, as a way of thanking them all for the kind and compassionate care they gave to Sonya’s husband, Gavey who sadly died of colorectal cancer in January 2018.

"From my husband’s diagnosis of colorectal cancer in September 2014 until his death in January 2018 we received excellent and compassionate care from every department within Poole Hospital but in particular from the colorectal nurse specialists. We were treated with kindness and respect. Due to these positive experiences he wanted to die in hospital and the final days of his life were on A5 ward. During this time the nurses ensured that our needs and wishes were met and he received optimal care. Most importantly for both him and his family, his wishes of a peaceful, dignified and comfortable death were granted " Sonya Chelvanayagam

Around 42,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer in the UK each year. It is the 4th most common cancer in the UK but is the second largest “cancer killer” (Bowel Cancer UK, 2020). Raising awareness is crucial as bowel cancer is curable if detected and treated at an early stage.