Fundraising success for parachute jump

A pensioner has raised over £1000 for the care staff who looked after his terminally ill wife.

The Door featured 83-year-old Jack Gibson’s plans to stage a sponsored parachute jump earlier this year. Jack’s wife had been nursed by the Intensive Community Support Services (ICSS) and Jack, from Wallingford, was so impressed by the work and commitment of the ICSS nurses and specialist carers that he undertook to single-handedly raise money for the South East team. Undeterred when advised not to attempt the jump himself, Mr. Gibson turned to Debbie Woodley (pictured) to perform the tandem jump for charity in his place.

The ICSS are a team of specialist carers whose work covers the whole of the SE Oxon Primary Care Trust area. The money raised from this event will go towards additional equipment for patients.