Dorothy Everett from Portesham undertook a skydive for her 80th Birthday in aid of the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance and the Three Ells Trust.

Dorothy, a retired nurse, said she "just wanted to do something different to mark my landmark birthday!

It was a tandem jump meaning she was strapped to an instructor and dropped from 7,000 feet, which involved a freefall for around 15 to 20 seconds and then a few minutes of parachuting to the ground.

Dorothy was joined by her two friends Andy Murdoch who is 59, and Kim Dawl who is 75. Andy is Dorothy's neighbour and a former Navy submariner officer who has some parachuting experience in the past, whilst Kim is a retired school headmistress who moved to Portesham to retire and met Dorothy through their shared hobby of card making.

The trio raised over £2,000 in total.

Dorothy said before the jump "It's for good causes, and you are never too old to be adventurous and seize the day. I said six months ago I wanted to do it, so it has been a long time coming and it was finalised about six weeks ago. The view should be nice, and I just hope the weather is good as well."

Dorothy chose to support the Dorset and Somerset Ambulance service and the Three Ells Trust, which aims to improve the lives of children with cancer or other life-limiting illnesses, because they are causes close to her heart.