A TEAM of daredevil Liverpool lawyers took to the skies for a charity skydive.
The eight-strong group from Brabners Chaffe Street jumped from 10,000ft above the Cheshire
Plain to raise more than £1,000 for the New Children’s Hospital Appeal, the firm’s chosen charity for 2008.
Kimberley Strickland, one of the first to jump, said: “It was a truly exhilarating experience and we were very lucky with the weather. The views were fantastic.
“Initially, a few in the group were concerned about how they would ‘pull off’ the jumpsuit look, but when you’re plummeting at 120mph towards the ground, this quickly became a secondary issue.�
Isabel Thornton, Mark Robertson, Matt Hargreaves, Ruth Powell, Nicola Buckley, Rachael Kirkup and Sarah Roberts followed Kimberly out of the plane.
Sarah Naismith, head of The New Children’s Hospital Appeal, said: “We’re obviously extremely grateful to the team for undertaking this challenge to raise funds for the new hospital.
“With their support and that of others across the region, we’re steadily getting closer to our £20m target which will benefit the children and their families from across the North West who will use the new hospital.�
Due to open in 2009, the new children’s hospital will have more than 390 beds. The appeal aims to provide accommodation for parents wanting to stay with their children, and provide cutting edge equipment for diagnosis and treatment.
Other Brabners Chaffe Street fundraising events coming soon include whitewater rafting, swimming with sharks and a Charity Challenge in the Langdale Valley this Sunday.