Scott went to new heights, as demand for support is higher than ever

Last year, local businessman, Scott Wrigley of Wrigleprint, took on a year-long challenge of 20 gruelling running/cycling events to raise money for the Children’s Bereavement Centre, a local charity that helps children and young people cope with the grieving process brought on by the death or terminal illness diagnosis of someone close to them.

The Children’s Bereavement Centre are seeing a huge level of demand with 166 children and young people currently on the waitlist for bereavement support services. April 2024 recorded double the number of referrals to the charity compared with last March, 2023. 

Scott hopes that with his new challenge he can reach his fundraising milestone of £10,000 so that the charity can continue to ensure that children and young people receive the right kind of help and guidance at one of the most devastating times of their lives. Scott has raised £9,520 for the charity and really hopes to raise more donations as he has seen the impact the charity makes for families in the local community. 

The challenge 

On Sunday 7th July 2024, Scott ran 20 miles to Langar airfield from Newark, jumped out of a plane at 14,000ft with a tandem skydive instructor and ran home again, 

Scott says,

"This was a really tough one. Not only did I have to co-ordinate the run with the scheduled flight for the skydive, I had to fuel properly and not let me legs seize up for the 20 mile run back to Newark. Those that know me are aware I do not like heights, so this really pushed me out of my comfort zone. There were a lot of variables as well with this challenge, I was worried about the weather and for an hour Skydive Langar put a hold of flights because of the heavy cloud and rain. Thankfully the sky cleared and the skydive was able to go ahead and thank to my supporters cheering me on I faced my fear and jumped from the plane." 

Skydive Langar supported him with his latest challenge, when Gareth Thomas, Managing Director at Skydive Langar heard about it, he commented, 

"It's very humbling to see the number and range of people who skydive here at Langar to raise money for funds close to their hearts - and Scott's story goes even further! He's doing so much to raise money and we're looking forward to welcoming him to Skydive Langar and giving him a really fun skydive experience, and to meeting his many supporters who will be here cheering him on."

If you would like to read about Scott’s journey, visit his online fundraising page https://justgiving.com/fundraising/cbc20420

Watch Scott's Skydive here