Daredevils raise more than £20,000 for mental health

A total of 29 people signed up for this year’s Suffolk Mind Skydive, raising £21,353.87 – smashing last year’s total of just over £13,000.

Those funds will go directly towards our mission of making Suffolk the best place in the world for talking about and taking care of mental health.

Our CEO Jon Neal said: “A huge thank you goes out to all our fundraisers who have soared back to earth from 13,000ft to support their local community.

“It never ceases to amaze me the great heights people will go to in order to support us and our mission – both literally and figuratively in this case.

“Unfortunately the weather wasn’t completely on our side on the day – so we’ve still got a few fundraisers left to dive over the next few months, but we’ll still be cheering them on!”

This year’s event was made possible thanks to the generous support of sponsor Churchmanor Estates.

The firm’s Head of Communications, Emma Proctor King, was one of those lucky enough to dive before the afternoon’s change of weather.

Emma, who raised £2,180 for her skydive, said: “They say do one thing every day that scares you – I think I’ve got enough credit for the rest of the year.

“Hurtling towards the ground at 150mph wasn’t exactly my usual Saturday, but raising money for such a great cause as Suffolk Mind made the panic worth it.

“10/10 would recommend… once.”

Jon added: “Both congratulations and thanks are in order for Emma and her team for their continued support of our work throughout the county.

“We would never be able to put on events like this without our incredible network of sponsors.”

Spaces for our next big fundraising event, our annual Colour Rush, remain available.