Nick does a surprise skydive for the hospital charity

Emma Barrett surprised her partner, Nick, with a skydive voucher for his 40th birthday this year and soon he will have to take the plunge and is raising money for the hospital charity as well!

The couple had already planned on fundraising for the Charity and held some games and had some collecting buckets around at Nick’s birthday which started their fundraising off at £85!

Talking about Nick taking on the skydive, Emma said: “It was booked as a surprise as part of his 40th birthday celebrations and he was presented with a certificate for it at his surprise party in January.

“We have both personally been affected, with family included, by all four hospitals and it felt right to give back.”

Both of their families have had to rely on the work of all four hospitals over the last few years. Emma herself was diagnosed with bulging discs in her spine which requires ongoing treatment at QEHB. Both of her nans have been severely ill in the past from strokes and numerous other things so have relied on the hospitals to make them better, and Emma’s grandad was treated at QEHB in the last few years of his life.

Nick, who will be taking on the daunting skydive on Friday 21 June in Peterborough, was treated at Heartlands Hospital after being involved in a car accident, and both of his children have received treatment across the hospital for different things.

Sophie Carroll, Senior Fundraiser at QEHB Charity, said: “Good luck to Nick for his skydive, this is such an amazing way to support the hospital charity and we are so grateful that you are choosing to support us after all of the care you and your family have received over the years.

“We hope you have an amazing day at your skydive!”

If you want to support Nick on his skydive, you can donate to his JustGiving page here!

To find out how you can get involved and raise money for your local hospital, please visit hospitalcharity.org/getinvolved.