Many 75-year-olds can be forgiven for pondering the prospect to leap from 10,000 ft in a tandem skydive for the very first time could have handed them by.
However not for thrill-seeking Perth OAP Celia Fenwick.
What was first a gag present from her household for her seventy fifth birthday, has now changed into a selfless charity marketing campaign because the North Muirton native will get able to take the final word plunge later this month.
Elevating cash in the direction of causes near her coronary heart – Pancreatic Most cancers UK and the British Coronary heart Basis – Celia will take to the skies from the Skydive St Andrews Centre in Glenrothes on Sunday, August 28.
She is going to expertise a 30-second free fall – diving at as much as 120mph – earlier than the trainer deploys the parachute at round 5000 ft.
Celia, who has by no means jumped from a airplane earlier than, stated: “I'm not fearful about leaping out - it's the touchdown that I'm fearful about!
“I've all the time stated I might fancy doing it and it's for a superb trigger. My household remembered me saying that and purchased me it as a present.
“I'm fairly trying ahead to it. I'm certain we might be in secure fingers.”
Celia joked: “It may very well be fairly windy and I might get blown out to sea!
“However I hope the climate is okay and it doesn’t get referred to as off. I've constructed myself up for it and I wish to do it. I went to the physician for a examine up and so they stated every little thing was okay.”
Within the moments earlier than her bounce Celia thinks her instincts will take over and she's going to “simply go for it”.
“I'm there at 8.30am within the morning the place they put you thru your paces earlier than going out,” she defined.
“My husband [Stewart] might be rubbing his fingers! The household has teased me about it, however they're all supporting me.
“I believe I'm going to like it.”
Celia continues to be a dedicated workers member on the Co-op retailer on Argyll Street, which can also be the place she collects donations.
Daughter Leah has additionally arrange a Simply Giving web page. Having raised round £500 up to now, Celia is grateful for each penny obtained.
She added: “The charities chosen are as a result of my pal died from pancreatic most cancers and my sister and different members of the family died from coronary heart failure.
“We have now raised perhaps about £500 simply now however we could get greater than that.
“Thanks to everybody for donating up to now. And thanks to my household for getting me into this pickle!”
To donate go to www.justgiving.com/fundraising/celiafenwick