On Sunday 28th of July, the Opus team, Trev Binyon and Phil Norvell, set off for the skies of Cambridgeshire to take on the daunting challenge of jumping out of a plane from 15,000 feet. Trev and Phil took on this extreme fundraising challenge to raise money for Harry’s Rainbow.

Harry’s Rainbow is a bereavement charity that provides support exclusively to children in Milton Keynes and the surrounding areas who have experienced loss in their young lives. The charity does not receive any government or statutory funding, they rely on the generous support of their local community of individuals and businesses to continue their work.

Videos of the skydive

Please click below to watch the videos of Trev and Phil’s jump.

Trev’s jump

“An amazing adrenaline fuelled experience to see the world from 15,000 feet and plummet at 120 mph – the whole experience gave me a huge grin from ear to ear!”

Phil’s jump

Phil has also captured his experience through a poem:

All for Harry’s

I am on top of the world looking down in wonder 

To jump out of a plane way up in the sky 

For Harry’s Rainbow, what a great cause 

For families that have suffered a loss  

Trev goes first and I am to follow 

My heart is thumping and my mouth is dry 

I shuffle to the door with my tandem instructor 

And follow the drills he taught me this morning 

One intake of breath and I’m out of the door 

With the drag chute deployed to slow our descent  

My nerves fall away as we free fall to earth 

The main chute opens, what a relief 

I start to relax and take in the view  

Ely Cathedral bathed in sunlight, a magnificent sight  

The Wash in the distance sparkling so bright 

I lift my legs and land on my rear  

And I’m happy and proud of what I’ve achieved 

My instructor unhooks me and gives me a hug 

And congratulates me on a feat well done 

But my legs are like jelly from the adrenaline rush 

And must wait an hour for the feeling to ebb  

Before I can drive home to the family I love.