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Preston matron to skydive for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ Children’s Appeal

A Preston matron will travel to Lancaster Airfield this August to leap 10,000ft from a plane as part of a hospital charity fundraiser. On Saturday, 27 August, Nicola Entwistle, Matron […]

2 years ago
Preston woman raising funds for cat rescue charity with daring 15,000ft sky dive

Wendy Cavanagh and one of her foster kittens A Preston woman is raising money for a cat rescue charity with a daring 15,000 ft skydive later this year. Wendy Cavanagh from Calder Vale began her journey with East […]

2 years ago
Deepdale woman to skydive in memory of late mother who battled with Huntington’s

Hollie as a baby with her mum Prestonian Hollie Johnstone is completing a fundraiser in memory of her mother Emma who died of Huntington’s Disease in 2018. Deepdale-based Hollie will be completing a tandem skydive at 15,000 […]

3 years ago
Retired Ashton joiner thanks supporters following skydive for Rosemere Cancer Foundation

A retired Ashton-on-Ribble joiner who skydived to raise funds for charity has thanked his supporters. Sean Turner, 57, skydived from 15,000ft, three miles high, raising £535 for Rosemere Cancer Foundation. […]

3 years ago
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How a nurse is skydiving to raise funds for hospice where her father died

Maxine says she doesn't have a head for heights A nurse at a Preston hospice is preparing to throw herself from a plane to raise money for where she works. Maxine Concannon, a clinic nurse specialist, works at the […]

8 years ago
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