THRILLSEEKERS from Bromsgrove and Redditch are being invited to take part in a charity skydive for Bromsgrove’s Primrose Hospice this summer.

The dive will be taking place at Brackley Airfield, in Northamptonshire on Saturday, July 25.

Potential daredevils are being challenged to do a sponsored freefall parachute jump, from a height of 10,000 feet, reaching speeds of up to 120 mph.

Brave volunteers who manage to raise a minimum sponsorship of £395 will be able to jump for free, while the hospice receives a donation of £145.

All money raised above the minimum goes directly to the hospice, which offers a wide range of clinical and support services to those living with cancer, and other life-threatening illnesses.

Katie Willington, fundraising assistant, said: “Imagine standing at the edge of an open doorway in an aircraft at 10,000 feet, the noise of the engines and the wind ringing in your ears with only distant fields below.

“Now imagine leaning forward out of that doorway and letting go, falling forward into the clouds, diving down through the air as you start free-falling at more than 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.

“Imagine being able to do this whilst harnessed to a professional freefall parachute instructor and at the same time being able to help your local hospice.

“Stop imagining, it’s real and it’s happening all the time and you can be part of it.”

For more information, visit primrosehospice.org or phone 01527 889796 to speak to a member of the hospice’s fundraising team.