SEVEN daredevil council employees are raising money for East Lancashire Hospice by jumping out of a plane.

Diana Sandham, Nasreen Chaudhry, Emily Morris, Peter Chapman, Kristy Atkinson, Leonie Jenkinson and Mohamed Sidat, who all work in Adult Services at Blackburn with Darwen Council, will be taking part in the skydive in Cockerham on September 9.

The group are aiming to raise over £3,000, from which a minimum of £1,500 will go to the East Lancashire Hospice, the Mayor’s chosen charity.

Donations for the event are welcome via the website which is at www.justgiving.com/teams/BwDBCSkydive.