Plummeting from 15,000ft at more than 120mph might not be a conventional fundraising technique, but it worked for our branch member, Mike Leggett.

Mike, 64, and his son David, 23, did a sponsored skydive in April 2012 to raise £800 for a much needed new Branch Standard.

In the end they raised £1,500, which covered the cost of the Standard and left plenty over for our work supporting the Armed Forces community in Over and District.

"We were freefalling for almost a minute at 124mph. Quite a feeling," said Mike, the caretaker of Cambridge Community College, which sponsored him. He and David landed safely at an airfield in Chatteris.