Health reporter Richard Hartley-Parkinson was joined by Tim Green, assistant editor, to jump out of an aeroplane in aid of Cancer and Bio-detection Dogs along with a couple of representatives from the charity.

The video was shot by Eamonn Fairhead from Hinton Skydiving Centre and you can view it here with commentary from Richard. Click 'Play' now to see the video.
Collectively they managed to raise in the region of £4,500 for the research project that uses dogs to sniff out different cancers in a bid to create a machine that can 'smell' cancer, leading to much earlier detection of the disease.

The jump took place on Friday afternoon 13,000 feet above Hinton-in-the-Hedges, falling for 42 seconds at 120 miles per hour before a three minute descent with the parachute.
Richard said: "It was absolutely amazing, a totally bizarre experience that words don't do justice. Definitely it was the biggest high I've ever had. We were all quite nervous at first because it's just not natural to jump out of an aeroplane, but it was for such a worthy cause and everyone seemed to know about it so the pressure really was on.
"Everyone's thrilled with the amount that's been raised for Cancer Dogs, their work has implications on the way that cancer will be detected in the futre and it's exciting to be helping out at such an early stage."

Claire Guest, chief executive of the charity and dog trainer, who also took part in the jump, said: "I was really nervous about the jump, but everyone else was doing it so I guess I couldn't back out. I'm really glad that we did it and the money we've raised is just fantastic."

The sky dive team are still accepting sponsorship donations. To find out how to sponsor the group contact Richard on 01296 619767 or richard.hartley-parkinson@bucksherald.co.uk

Jumps can be arranged for first-timers or newcomers at the Hinton Skydiving Centre, visit their website by clicking here