The 56-year-old proprietor of the Strathallen Guest House in Helston jumped out of an aeroplane at Perranporth airfield for the first time – and raised more than £1,000 for charity.
Davey Jeffery, who is a member of Helston Rotary Club, made the audacious achievement as his personal contribution to the Rotary campaign to raise funds for a Cove cancer support centre at Treliske Hospital.
He jumped from 10,000 feet over the airfield strapped to an experienced sky-diver and said afterwards: “It was fantastic – apart from the ‘corkscrew’ on the way down ! But I would do it again tomorrow.”
Davey had to slim down by quite a few pounds to squeeze inside the weight limit for the jump by forsaking his favourite Spingo ale for many weeks.
Club President John Notley said: “ It was an incredibly brave undertaking by Davey and shows how strong our commitment is to raise funds for the cancer centre.”
Pix: ‘Davey in mid-air ‘ and ‘ready for a pint’.
For further information, please contact Mike Hales
November 26th 2015
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