Brave Megan all set for the high jump

A DARING teenager is preparing to go from 0 to to 120mph in ten seconds, taking on the UK’s highest tandem skydive in memory of her grandparents.

Megan Hancock (17), from Mexborough, has signed up to The Big Jump For Weston Park Hospital Cancer Charity to raise funds for the hospital where they were cared for.

Megan never got to meet her two grandfathers as her dad’s father Edward Hancock died aged 49 of throat cancer when her father was aged ten.

In 1996 her mother’s dad, Eddie Welsh, died from colon cancer aged 72, and eight years’ later her grandmother Katie Hancock died from kidney cancer.

All three were cared for at Weston Park Hospital.

Megan (pictured) said: “All the staff at Weston Park Hospital were brilliant with both my granddad and gran.

“I remember feeling like I was too young to say thank you at the time but now I’m older, I want to do all I can to show how grateful we were and still are to this day.

“I decided to take on The Big Jump to support the hospital’s dedicated charity and raise as much money as possible.”

Weston Park Hospital Cancer Charity is encouraging those seeking the thrill factor to sign up to The Big Jump and take on a 15,000ft skydive on June 12.

Megan, who works at Mexborough School as a business administrator, said: “The skydive will take me completely out of my comfort zone but I wanted to do something extreme to raise awareness and money for the hospital and charity

Charity fundraiser Sarah Cross said: “For those looking for an exciting challenge in 2016, The Big Jump is a perfect way for supporters of the cancer charity to help raise funds whilst remembering loved ones or supporting those receiving treatment.

“Megan is incredibly courageous and we wish her the best of luck as she aims for her target and prepares for the jump of her life.

“Skydives are becoming more popular amongst our fundraisers so we now have a dedicated jump day on June 12 at Skydive Hibaldstow, North Lincolnshire, where jumpers can jump as part of Team Weston Park.”

Last year, skydivers raised £25,000 between them, which went towards life-changing projects within Weston Park Hospital.

*p(0,8.504,0,10,0.567,0,g(P,S))To sponsor Megan visit www.justgiving.com/Megan-Hancock.

To find out more about The Big Jump visit www.thebigjump.org.uk.