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19th August 2010
Local girls form Pidley FreeFall Parachute Team for charity jump
Four girls from Pidley are taking part in their first freefall parachute jump to raise funds for Pidley Mountain Rescue Team – following the tracks, and sky-trails, of ten teddy-bears. Sam Barton, Jo Brett, Hollie Hennings and Gemma Pollock have formed the Pidley Freefall Parachute Team and will be skydiving at the North London Parachute Centre – located in Chatteris – on Tuesday 14th September. “It will be an unforgettable experience; launched out of a small plane up to 13,000 feet high in a tandem skydive with an instructor who controls the freefall part of our dive and opens our parachute at 5,000 feet - that’s 8,000 feet freefalling,” exclaims Jo Brett. “It’s quite a scary thought, but we hope to raise plenty of funds for the Mountain Rescue Team, so it’ll be worth it.” Pidley Mountain Rescue Team is a local charity that provides specialised equipment for adults and children in Huntingdonshire coping with disability or mobility issues. Pidley’s chairman Trevor Peacock is delighted that Sam, Jo, Hollie and Gemma have volunteered to help the charity in such an exciting and adventurous way. “The girls’ charity jump fits perfectly with our annual Pidley International Teddy Bear Freefall Competition when ten dare-devil professional parachuting teddies, sponsored by local companies, will jump from a Cambridge Aero Club plane into the skies over Pidley. Each teddy will be focused on landing the nearest to the winning mark.” This year’s Teddy Bear Freefall Competition will take place the week before the girls’ jump, on Saturday 4th September from 10am at Rookery Farm Fisheries in Pidley. “It’s a great day out for all the family with lots of different events and competitions taking place; we hope that there will be plenty of well-loved teddy-bears entering our ‘Best Dressed Teddy Bear’ competition and we’re in the process of designing and building a giant straw teddy-bear to greet visitors as they arrive,” says Trevor. If you would like to support Sam, Jo, Hollie and Gemma please drop into the Mad Cat Pub in Pidley and make a donation, or meet the girls at the Pidley International Teddy Bear Freefall Competition on 4th September at 10am. |
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