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Local estate agent, Edward Creswick, has set a date for a sky dive in memory of a friend’s
daughter.
Mr Creswick, Managing Director of CJ Hole, plans to dive on June 8 in memory of Sian
Wood, who died of heart condition. She was only 24 when she passed away.
He got to know Sian’s mother and step-father through the Glastonbury & Street Musical
Comedy Society last year when he joined after a gap of 25 years.
“They were very welcoming and made feel totally at ease in a large cast of actors many of
whom I’d not met before. When I read posts from Karen about her daughter on Facebook it
made me feel very sad. Karen even had to struggle to get access to her daughter’s grave on
her birthday due to the floods and this was very upsetting for all her friends to see how
much she desperately missed her daughter. I decided I wanted to do something positive.
Something that would put a huge smile on Karen’s face, something positive to keep Sian's
memory alive and something positive to raise important funds for the British Heart
Foundation, a charity very dear to Sian and her family.”
Her friends and family say:
“She was the centre of a diverse and adoring network of family and friends, who miss her
deeply now that she is gone.
Memories of her laughter, cups of tea and bowls of popcorn will be cherished eternally by
those who remain. Sian lived her life in defiance of constant challenges and frustrations with
fierce independence and an indomitable spirit, constantly surpassing the expectations of
those around her.
Her determination has inspired many of those who knew her to live life head on; this
website is an attempt to capture Sian’s passion for life by honouring the efforts made in her
memory.”
Donations for the British Heart Foundation can be made on Edward’s JustGiving page:
www.justgiving.com/Edward-Creswick1, or you can text WITC48 £20 (or any amount) to
70070.
JustGiving sends donations straight to British Heart Foundation and, if you're a UK tax payer,
automatically reclaims Gift Aid on British Heart Foundation's behalf, making your donation
go further. What's more, JustGiving will never spam or sell your details.
Pictures attached show Ed four years ago when he did his first tandem sky dive for Diabetes UK
raising over £2000. He’d love to beat that target this time round.
Press: For more information, Ed can be contacted by email edwardcreswick@cjhole.co.uk
Jump information: After a short briefing you will be ready to take to the skies at altitudes up
to 13,000 feet depending on weather and local air traffic control restrictions. Training is run
throughout the day and students are strapped to the front of a Tandem Instructor who is
there to control the entire skydive for you.
Once you exit the aeroplane you will accelerate to 120 mph, covering each thousand feet in
approximately five seconds. At 5,000 feet the Instructor will deploy the square parachute
which will then be controlled by both persons until you land softly and gently some four
minutes later.
Charity background: The British Heart Foundation is the UK’s number one heart charity.
Coronary heart disease is the UK’s single biggest killer but we are leading the fight against it.
Our pioneering research has helped to transform the lives of people living with heart and
circulatory conditions.
Our work has been central to the discoveries of vital treatments that are helping to change the
face of the UK’s fight against heart disease.
A vision for a better future
Our vision is a world where people don't die prematurely from heart disease.
Over the past months we have been reviewing our strategic approach with the help of staff,
supporters and stakeholders.
Our new strategy will give us powerful focus in our fight for every heartbeat, and enable us to
lead the fight against cardiovascular disease more effectively.
We'll continue the fight through our pioneering heart research, vital prevention and survival
activity and ensuring quality care and support for everyone living with heart disease.
50 years fighting heart disease
We were founded in 1961 by a group of medical professionals wanting to fund extra research
into the causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of heart and circulatory disease.
After half a century of extraordinary scientific and societal progress we have helped to
transform the landscape of heart disease. Explore 50 years of the fight against heart disease.
With 3 pics: Ed’s Skydive; Sian Wood – Skydive; Ed Skydiving