FOUR lifeguards will be taking a plunge of a different sort when they do a 13,000ft skydive in aid of an Oxford hospice.
Vicki Griffiths, 25, left, Terrie Jenkins, 45, centre, James Mitchell, 20, and Donna Palfreman, 22, right, hope to raise £1,600 by performing their tandem skydives at Weston-on-the-Green, near Bicester, on March 21, in aid of Helen and Douglas House.
None of the four, who work at the Westminster Leisure Centre, in Botley, Oxford, have performed a skydive before - and for one member it will be particularly meaningful.
Mrs Jenkins, a former swimming instructor at Abingdon's Kingfisher Special School, said: "In my old job I used to work with a lot of children and parents who use the hospice.
"It's such a struggle nowadays for parents with sick children. Helen House is a real refuge for all of them."
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