Later this month, a local career coach will be doing a tandem skydive to raise money for a hospice charity.

On 24th August, 15,000 feet above where he enjoyed his first university ball, Jonathan Lewis will jump out of a plane and parachute back to Earth in a bid to raise over £5,000 for St David’s Hospice Care.

When his mother was diagnosed with cancer, St David’s Hospice Care provided everything that they could, to make sure she had the dignified care that her family wanted.

Jonathan said: "She was desperate to leave hospital and go home and it was only with St David’s support that she was able to do this."

He was also appreciative of the help the charity provided his whole family, especially when it came to counselling and supporting other members through such a difficult time.

They enabled care to be administered from home, allowing for more personal and comfortable treatment.

"I will never forget the smile my mum gave out when she realised she was finally home, it was beautiful and the last time she ever smiled," Jonathan added. "These people who perform these roles treated with her dignity and made her last days as comfortable as possible. The emotional support they also offered myself and my family, I can never say thank you enough."

Being somewhat scared of heights, Jonathan decided to work up to the skydive by trying out a spot of paragliding above the blue lagoon in Fethiye, Turkey. He described his experience as being somewhat surreal.

"You’re sitting there, you look around and don’t see a plane around you!"

As an additional part of his preparation, he even ascended Mount Bogota in what he described as "a minibus journey from hell."

Jonathan will be joined by his partner Claire Remnants who has previously zip-lined down Penrhyn Quarry.

The fundraising goal is £5,000, enough to buy more of the specialist low-friction bedsheets which were particularly useful for Jonathan’s mother during her home care. Jonathan wants everyone who needs these sheets to be able to have them.

"They made such a difference and the fact they had limited supplies of something so vital and a basic need left me gobsmacked," he said.

Jonathan is paying for the skydive himself so that all the money raised will go to the charity.

To donate, visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising.jonathan-lewis23