Phoebe Armstrong to skydive 10,000 feet in memory of grandad

Phoebe Armstrong, 21, from Osmington, will be taking on the challenge in memory of her grandfather Keith who passed away at Dorset County Hospital earlier this year following a seven-year battle with cancer.

She will be raising money for Cancer Research UK in his memory.

Keith Armstrong, from Weymouth, was a firefighter and also worked in the Hall & Woodhouse Brewery.

To his granddaughter Phoebe he was like a 'second dad' and an immensely supportive figure.

She said: "I sadly lost my grandad to advanced prostate cancer on the 6th of May. He fought a seven-year battle with it.

"He was the strongest man I ever knew and this is my way to give something back.

"He was just another best friend, a second dad. The most supportive person to me and my family and friends."

Keith and Phoebe at her 15th birthday (Image: Phoebe Armstrong)

Phoebe is currently working at Marks & Spencer but wanted to do something to fundraise before she starts her Royal Navy training at HMS Raleigh at Torpoint, Cornwall.

Phoebe is nervous about the skydive but is determined to go ahead and raise as much as she can and raise awareness.

She added: "It is the first time I have done something like this. I think he would think I'd lost the plot a little but he would be very proud.

"This isn’t just for my grandad, but for my friends who I know have also lost someone to or know someone who is battling this awful disease. Any donation would mean the world to me and my family."

She will be skydiving from GoSkydive in Salisbury on Saturday, September 30.

Having started fundraising on Monday, August 4, she has already raised around £500 and is hopeful to get much more before she takes the dive.

Money raised will go to Cancer Research UK, which raises money to fund scientists and medical professionals to help 'beat' cancer, and to provide information to the public.

If you would like to support her fundraiser visit: fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/phoebes-giving-page-303