Burnley GP practice manager set to tick skydive off her 'bucket list' and raise money for Pendleside Hospice

2021 looks set to be the year for Kelly Barlow to tick a skydive off her 'bucket list.'
By Susan Plunkett
Published 25th Feb 2021, 12:30 BST
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Kelly, who works for the NHS as a GP practice manager in Burnley, is planning to do the skydive in August at the Black Knight’s Parachute Centre in Cockerham.

And while being 15,000 feet high in a plane does not phase Kelly, she admits the thought of jumping out of it is quite scary.

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Kelly, who is mum to Jack (21) Olivia (14) and 12-year-old Matilda, said: " I intend to just embrace the challenge and enjoy it."

Kelly Barlow is fulfilling a dream to do a skydive and raise cash for charity at the same timeKelly Barlow is fulfilling a dream to do a skydive and raise cash for charity at the same time
Kelly Barlow is fulfilling a dream to do a skydive and raise cash for charity at the same time

And Kelly (40) is taking on the challenge and raising cash for Pendleside Hospice. So far the total stands at £430.

She added: "A skydive has been on my bucket list for years but I seemed to just never get around to doing it.

"I think the pandemic and the lockdown restrictions have given me the push I needed to do something exciting like this whilst at the same time raising much needed funds for a local charity.

"Pendleside Hospice have struggled during the pandemic because a lot of their fundraising events have had to be cancelled."

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