Co-founder and directors of board, door and fittings manufacturer HPP are undertaking a charity skydive in aid of Maggie’s cancer centre in Oldham.

Maggie’s centre in Oldham is part of a UK-wide and overseas network of cancer support hubs, giving cancer patients, their families and friends practical, emotional and social support.

Co-founder and joint owner Martin Hill will be joined by marketing and business development director and Dan Mounsey and IT director Andy Evans to skydive from almost three miles high.

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Weather permitting, the trio will be taking to the skies on October 11 from the Black Knights Skydiving Centre at Cockerham, south of Lancaster, which offers the highest skydive in the UK – 15,000ft, instead of the more common 11,000ft.

The adventure has come about following HPP’s fundraising for Maggie’s as part of World Cancer Day earlier this year, which raised £350.

Dan Mounsey explained: “We went along to Maggie’s to present them with a cheque and while we were there we were shown around and given an insight into the work that goes on.

“It was then we spotted the skydiving opportunity on their social calendar, and it really caught our eye. Now we can’t wait for the day to come, it’s very exciting!”

A love of aviation runs deep in the Hill family, Martin and his brother Stephen are both qualified private pilots, following in the foosteps of Malcolm Hill who served in the RAF as part of his National Service and later became a qualified private pilot.

The three skydivers were asked to raise £400 each to take part in the parachute jump, although they’ve already surpassed that total and are on their way to a new target of £1,500.

If you want to sponsor the HPP trio, you will find their fundraising page here: https://donate.giveasyoulive.com/fundraising/hpp-skydive