Wells Skydivers present cheque for over £5500

Wed 26 Aug 2015

Jill Scillitoe skydiving for the Wells Shannon Lifeboat Appeal in May

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Great-grandmother Jill Scillitoe and her son Kieron presented a cheque for over £5500 to the crew of Wells lifeboat at a presentation luncheon on Sunday.

Jill and Kieron made their parachute jump on 15 May at Beccles Airfield in aid of the Wells Shannon Lifeboat Appeal. Normally Jill prefers less demanding hobbies like gardening, reading and knitting but she was undeterred and raised £5,561.88. She said, "It was fantastic, people have been so generous. I couldn’t have raised this amount by just falling out of a plane without the support of Wells people. It shows just how much they value the lifeboat." She and Kieron put on the presentation luncheon at Wells Sailing Club as a way of saying 'thank you' to all the people who have generously supported their efforts... and to the crew for giving them a good reason to do a skydive.

RNLI Chief Executive Paul Boissier said: "I think Jill was incredibly brave and I can't thank her and Kieron enough for being willing to jump out of an aeroplane to raise money for the RNLI. It's only through the dedication and support of people like Jill that our charity is able to fund the lifesaving work of our volunteer lifeboat crews. I'd like to offer my thanks to all those people who have helped raise money for a new lifeboat at Wells-next-the-Sea."

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