Jump
in June
On 9 June, six partners and staff did tandem parachute jumps, from 10,000 feet,
for the Multiple Sclerosis Trust. In total we have raised over £3250.
The jumps took place at Peterlee airfield. Each person was given 30 minutes of
training before they were flown 10,000 feet above the clouds to complete
their final stage – free fall from a plane at 120mph…..like a bird in
the sky!!
One of the reasons Crutes decided to support this event
is because some of our staff have experience from relatives of how devastating
the effects MS can be on people’s lives.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common cause of neurological
disability in young adults, affecting 85,000 people in the UK. Everyone
knows the negative images that a diagnosis can conjure up and whilst
no one denies that MS can be devastating, positive steps can be taken
to improve quality of life. MS may be incurable but it is far from untreatable.
The MS Trust is a leading independent UK charity for people
with MS, their families and friends, and for all health and social care
professionals who work with them. They provide information, professional
education and fund practical research into better ways to live with the
condition.
For further information about the MS Trust's work or their
fundraising events, please visit www.mstrust.org.uk or contact the fundraising
team. Tel: 01462 476700, email: fundraising@mstrust.org.uk.
You can find out further details or make a donation to support
Crutes’ Jump in June by calling 0191 233 9700 or e-mailing emma.hague@crutes.co.uk.
Alternatively, you can log on to Crutes own fundraising web page on the
JustGiving.com website. Simply visit www.justgiving.com/crutes and donate
online - this site will take donations until 9 August.
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Alyson Vickers, getting ready to get on board the plane. |
What's happended to the instructor's goggles. |
At 5,000 feet. |
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The free fall! |
120mph! |
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Alyson Vickers and Tandem Instructor, Mal. |
The chute opens! |
The Landing. |
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(Left to right) Brendon Jones, Rebecca Spiers,
Alyson Vickers, Hayley Broadley and Nicola Gray.
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Paul Hughes, Brendon Jones, Helen Ager, Rebecca Spiers and Alyson Vickers
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Rebecca with her tandem instructor, getting ready for her jump.
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Everyone walking to the plane
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The Plane
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