The Head Who Fell To Earth

Intrepid Headteacher, Mr Mallett rose to the challenge of a tandem parachute jump to raise £4000 to help equip and furnish the new 6^th Form Block.  Parents and pupils rallied round to raise the sponsorship to ensure the Headteacher kept his side of the bargain.  Mr Mallett’s ‘Dutch Courage’ Appeal brought in a late flurry of support to enable us to raise much needed funds for the equipment.

The jump was the idea of parent Chris Austins, a skydiving enthusiast, whose daughter Lucy witnessed the jump from the co-pilot’s seat.  It all took place at Dunkeswell Airfield due to the generosity of Jason Farrand of Skydive UK Ltd who donated the jump to the school.  Jason acted as Jump Master and successfully piloted the parachute down from 15,000 feet after a full minute of free-fall.  The whole thing was filmed (again as a donation to the cause) by skydiving camera-man, Adrian Thornton.

Mr Mallett commented, after the event, “It was the most terrifying thing I’ve ever done in my life! But the more distance I get from it, the more pleased I am to have done it!  I’m so grateful to everyone who donated money to the cause and hope there aren’t too many disappointed I survived!”

For more information about sky-diving, contact Jason@skydiveukltd.com