THREE dare-devil members of staff at EDF Energy’s Hunterston B power station have taken part in a charity skydive to raise money for the company’s official charity partner, Breast Cancer Now.

Sharon Blackett, AGE from TOWN Pamela Malcolm, AGE from TOWN and Lizzy Kerr, AGE from TOWN, recently took the plunge at the Big Pink Jump skydive in Durham along with EDF Energy colleagues from across the country.

And the trio have raised more than £2,000 for the charity.

They jumped from a height of 10,000 feet, free-falling for 5,000 feet before their parachutes were deployed.

Pamela said: “Our first four attempts were cancelled due to weather conditions but we finally managed to complete our charity skydive. My adrenaline was pumping as we took to the skies and before I knew it I was at the edge of the aeroplane door and straight out into freefall. The best part of the whole experience was the freefall; it felt so peaceful. Luckily the instructor had all the work to do so I got to enjoy the experience whilst raising money for a fantastic charity.”

Sharon said: “My favourite part was the feeling of freedom and the views experienced during freefall. I was also able to manoeuvre the parachute while descending which was fantastic. It was an amazing experience with the added benefit of raising funds for an important charity.”

Lizzy said: “Absolutely brilliant. I could not wipe the smile off my face all day.”

Their sponsorship brings the amount of money raised by workers at Hunterston B to more than £9,000 since October 2016 through activities including a race-night gate-collections and raffles. Company-wide, EDF Energy has reached its first year target of raising £100,000 in just nine months.

Breast Cancer Now is Scotland’s leading breast cancer research charity, dedicated to stopping women dying from breast cancer. Its aim is that by 2050, everyone who develops breast cancer will live.

The charity funds cutting-edge research into the disease, collaborating with the brightest researchers and foremost organisations from around the world. Breast Cancer Now supports nearly 450 scientists working at 29 research locations in 24 cities across the UK and Ireland.

Mary Allison, Director for Scotland at Breast Cancer Now, said: “What an amazing achievement from our daring supporters Sharon Pamela and Lizzy! Congratulations to you all and a huge thank you from everyone at Breast Cancer Now.

“We are incredibly grateful to all of the staff at EDF Energy’s Hunterston B Power Station for their brilliant fundraising efforts, which have raised a fantastic amount of money to support ground-breaking breast cancer research.”