Three HPP daredevils are taking their fundraising endeavours to new heights - 15,000ft to be exact!
Our joint founder and owner Martin Hill is being joined by Dan Mounsey (Marketing and Business Development Director), and Andy Evans (IT Director) for a skydive in aid of Maggie's cancer centre in Oldham.
Weather permitting, the trio will be taking to the skies on Friday 11th October from the Black Knights Skydiving Centre at Cockerham, south of Lancaster, which offers the highest skydive in the UK - 15,000ft, which is almost three miles high, instead of the more commonly attempted 11,000ft.
The adventure has come about following our fundraising for Maggie's as part of World Cancer Day earlier this year, which raised £350.
Dan explains: "We went along to Maggie's to present them with a cheque and while we were there we were shown around and given an insight into the work that goes on. It was then we spotted the skydiving opportunity on their social calendar, and it really caught our eye. Now we can't wait for the day to come, it's very exciting!"
A love of aviation runs deep in the Hill family, with our joint founder Malcolm, father to Martin and his brother Stephen, serving in the RAF as part of his National Service.
Malcolm later became a qualified private pilot and flew a Cherokee Arrow four-seater plane for 43 years, accumulating 2,500 flying hours. He has passed on his enthusiasm for flying to both brothers who are now qualified private pilots themselves.
Maggie's centre in Oldham is part of a UK-wide and overseas network of cancer support hubs, giving cancer patients, their families and friends practical, emotional and social support.
The centres give information about how to manage when someone or someone they care about has cancer.
Practical advice is available about such things money worries, nutrition, exercise, wills and legacies, while emotional support includes dealing with a diagnosis, handling treatment, and dealing with stress.
Social support connects patients, friends and family with others in a similar situation, while carers young and old can seek help too.
All three skydivers have been tasked with raising £400 each to take part in the parachute jump, setting a fundraising target of £1,200.