A GROUP of brave fundraisers have jumped to it from dizzy heights for good causes.

Parents and teachers from Newton Primary School skydived from 14,000ft and free-falled at speeds of around 120mph in aid of the school and charities.

Emma Wakefield, a parent at the village school, came up with the idea and recruited five others to do the skydive above Cark Airfield with Skydive Northwest last month.

Mrs Wakefield raised £535 to split between school and Harrison's Fun Fund.

Joining her was teacher Hannah Moore, who raised £600 to share between school and Alzheimer’s charities, and parent Leigh Carter raised more than £500 to split between school and the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Also on the team was parent Paula Van-Beek who raised £635, split between school and the British Heart Foundation, Sam Dickinson, a teaching assistant and breakfast and teatime club leader at school, who raised £755 to share between school and Harrison's Fun Fund, and parent Erica Carmody who raised £300, all for school.

Headteacher Lisa Fell said: “I am very proud of staff and parents completing this amazing challenge for charity. They raised an amazing amount of money for some very worthwhile causes.”

The school will spend its share of the fundraising on design and technology equipment.

Miss Moore said: "The worst part was sitting on the side of the plane waiting to jump out. The freefall was horrible but once the parachute went up, it was amazing seeing the landscape from a great height."

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