IT was touch and go whether Sarah Bartlett would be able to jump from 10,000ft from a plane to raise funds for the Dorset Cancer Centre.

Not because of any last minute nerves, but because of blustery weather at the Salisbury airfield.

However, the skies cleared in the afternoon and Sarah, who works for the Horizon Magna Group, and eight other people were able to plummet to earth and raise funds for wards and departments at Poole Hospital.

Sarah, who was 29 at the time of the jump, said: “It was a bit scary, but once I did it I enjoyed it. It was really good.”

She said: “Both my grandad, Melvin Herridge, who I lost in 2011, and recently my mum, Diane Colclough, have been cared for at Poole Hospital Dorset Cancer Centre.

“For this reason, I chose to support the unit by taking part in the Poole Hospital Charity skydive.”

Work colleagues at Horizon Magna have been very supportive of Sarah’s fundraising efforts, including group managing director Tony Roberts, who donated on behalf of Horizon Magna Motor Group, donating half of Sarah’s overall fundraising total of £1,025.

Tony told the charity he was pleased to support Sarah with her endeavour and happy to continue to support such a worthy cause.

Poole Hospital Charity, which funds equipment and care beyond that provided by the NHS, will be organising another skydive in the near future. Launched in 2004, the charity has raised more than £1million since it was established, funding everything from tiny cots to major refurbishment projects.

The Dorset Cancer Centre, which provides care to people with cancer from across the county, is based at Poole Hospital.

For more information or to get involved, go to the website at poole.nhs.uk/fundraising or contact the fundraising team on fundraising@poole.nhs.uk.