Three daredevil members of staff at EDF Energy’s Hunterston B power station have taken part in a charity skydive to raise money for the company’s official charity partner, Breast Cancer Now. 
Sharon Blackett, Pamela Malcolm and Lizzy Kerr recently took the plunge at the Big Pink Jump skydive in Durham along with EDF Energy colleagues from across the country. The trio have raised more than £2,000 for the charity. 
They jumped from a height of 10,000 feet, free-falling for 5,000 feet before their parachutes were deployed. 
Pamela said: “My adrenaline was pumping as we took to the skies and before I knew it I was at the edge of the aeroplane door and straight out into freefall. The best part of the whole experience was the freefall; it felt so peaceful.” 
Sharon said: “My favourite part was the feeling of freedom and the views experienced during freefall. I was also able to manoeuvre the parachute while descending which was fantastic. It was an amazing experience.” Lizzy said: “Absolutely brilliant. I could not wipe the smile off my face all day.” 
Their sponsorship brings the amount of money raised by workers at Hunterston B to more than £9,000 since October 2016 through activities including a race-night gate-collections and raffles. Company-wide EDF Energy has reached its first year target of raising £100,000 in just nine months.
Breast Cancer Now is Scotland’s leading breast cancer research charity, dedicated to stopping women dying from breast cancer. Its aim is that by 2050, everyone who develops breast cancer will live.