Who Your Sponsorship Will Help - a Little About Our Charity

Always wanted to skydive?

Here’s your chance to take the plunge and raise funds for Yorkshire’s first children’s hospice!

Who your sponsorship will help –- a little about our charity

Martin House provides care for children and young people with progressive, life-limiting illnesses as well as offering support to their families. Each year, we provide care for over 400 families and 150 bereaved families from North, East and West Yorkshire. Our services are free of charge 365 days a year and families receive our support in their homes and at our purpose built hospice. We need to raise in excess of £6 million each year to continue to provide care and support to the families who need us.

What kind of skydive will I be doing?

A tandem skydive allows you to enjoy one minute of adrenaline-fuelled freefall harnessed to the front of a BPA-qualified instructor. You simply need a short 20 minute briefing beforehand as it is the instructor who opens and lands the parachute. It will be the most exhilarating experience of your life!

How much do I have to fundraise?

The entry fee is £209 which covers the cost of the tandem jump. We ask that you raise a minimum of £200 sponsorship over and above the entry fee. Please raise as much as you can as all funds will be put to good use at the hospice.

When can I jump?

We have a number of places reserved for Martin House skydivers on the following dates: 11thand 12thAugust 2017. If these dates are not convenient, you can book your own skydive on any date that Skydive Hibaldstow is open, subject to availability.

How to take part

Read through Skydive Hibaldstow’s Skydiving Limitations document
Complete our skydiving registration form and post or email thisto us (see details below) and pay a deposit of £100.Please do one of the following:

-Post a cheque (payable to Martin House) along with your registration form to Events Team, Martin

House, Grove Road, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6TX

-Phone – call and speak to the Events Team on 01937 844569 and pay by card

-Email –

Start fundraising! You will be provided with sponsorship forms to collect donations from friends, family and colleagues. Alternatively you can register to fundraise online via

The week before your skydive you will be asked to pay the balance of£109.

On the day of your skydive you will need to...

Arrive at the airfield at your designated time and register atthe reception.
Hand in your signed BPA Medical Declaration Form or, if you are unable to declare yourself fit to jump, then you will need hand in your BPA Medical Certificate which has been signed and stamped by your doctor. If you are aged 16 or 17 you will need parental or legal guardian consent.

Complete 20 minutes of training with your instructor.

Enjoy your Tandem Skydive from 15,000ft!

We ask that you send your sponsorship money, minimum of £200, to us as soon as possible (ideally within a month of your skydive).

Who can take part in a Tandem Skydive?

Age

Minimum age is 16, with parental or legal guardian consent required for age 16/17.
There is no upper age limit for tandem skydiving, subject to health.

Health & Fitness

All tandem jumpers are required to sign a BPA Tandem Student Parachutist Medical Information & Declaration Form 115a.
Those unable to sign the form due to medical conditions or injuries must bring a copy of Form 115b Tandem Student Parachutists Doctors Medical Certificate signed and stamped by their doctor instead.
Only official BPA forms should be used - letters or notes from doctors, or medicals for any other activity will not be accepted. All forms should be brought along on the day – Skydive Hibaldstow does not require them in advance.

Medical Conditions & Notes

Certain medical conditions (for example, epilepsy, some cardiovascular and neurological conditions and some forms of diabetes) or recurring injuries (for example, recurring dislocations) may prevent you from participating in a skydiving course. If you are in any doubt, please contact Skydive Hibaldstow or consult your doctor.

Height & Weight

The maximum weight for tandem skydiving at Hibaldstow is 16 stone (approx 100kg) fully clothed.
The minimum weight is 7st and minimum height 4ft11.Those who have a height and/or weight under this will require a harness fitting assessment before being approved.
There is no upper height limit, as yet Skydive Hibaldstowhas been able to accommodate taller customers, but they advise that anyone over 6ft5 will need to fit comfortably in the harness.

Wind Limitations

Please be aware that approval to skydive on a given day is based on wind strength and speed and your own unique personal combination of age, height and weight as tandem jumpers are required to lift their legs up 90 degrees to their body to assist with the landing. Therefore not all conditions are suitable for all tandem students and, for your safety, the Chief Instructor may choose to postpone your jump until wind conditions are more suitable. In some cases this unfortunately may result in your skydive being rescheduled for an alternative date. This particularly affects those tandem students who are elderly, less agile, have limited mobility or are otherwise less physically fit as well as those who have a high body mass index of 27.5 or over, particularly females, or those close to the upper weight limit.

Contact details

Martin House Children’s Hospice, Grove Road, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6TX.

Registered Charity No. 517919

If you need any information about the skydive itself,please contact Skydive Hibaldstow directly on 0113 250 5600 or email .

Your support means a great deal to us. Thanks for taking on such a brave challenge to raise funds for Martin House. We hope that you really enjoy it!

CHARITY SKYDIVING TERMS –

By taking part in a skydive in aid of Martin House Children’s Hospice you are bound by the following terms and agree:

To meet the minimum fundraising target set by the charity, otherwise you will cover the remaining amount yourself and/or pull out of the event and refund all monies to the sponsors.
To make every effort to exceed the minimum target.
To send on any additional funds raised directly to the charity within the timeframe agreed.
To make clear to sponsors if you are not paying for the skydive yourself and that the cost will be covered with their donations.
That your contact details will be shared between the charity and Skydive Hibaldstow. They will not be passed on to any other third party for any reason.
That you voluntarily accept all of the risks of skydiving (an adventure sport with a risk of injury or death).
That Martin House will not accept any liability or responsibility for you taking part in a skydive.