A BEREAVED mum and six friend has jumped from the sky in memory of her son.

On September 5, Caroline Mousdale and six of her friends, all from Hampshire, took on a skydive to raise funds for children and young people with cancer.

In March, Caroline's son, Bradley Coombes passed away aged 23 after being diagnosed with bowel cancer.

Since then, over £27,000 has been raised by family and friends in his memory for the charity Young Lives vs Cancer, formerly known as CLIC Sargent.

Caroline Mousdale, Bradley’s mum said: “We were all apprehensive before the jump, especially when you are up in the plane and the thought of jumping 10,000 feet is terrifying! We did freefalling for 30 seconds at 125 mph!

"However, I thought about what Bradley had to go through with his treatment and really want to do all I can to raise awareness of the fact that young people do get bowel cancer and urge people if they have any worries to check out the NHS website, young and old.

"We are also so pleased to have had so much support from family and friends in raising funds to support young cancer patients at the same time as Bradley and I really appreciated the support we had from our Social Worker, Kate."

A JustGiving page has been set up in Bradley's memory to raise money for the charity which so far has raised £12,949.

The skydive raised almost £4,000 alone and now Liz Blunt, the Senior Fundraising Engagement Manager for Hampshire for Young Lives vs Cancer, said: “I am so impressed with the bravery of Caroline, Tim, Amalia, Ben, Nat, Callum and Abi for taking on a skydive.

"This money can go towards ensuring our fantastic Social Workers like Kate, are there for families like Caroline’s.

"The team who are based at Southampton General Hospital support families who have children with cancer from babies to under 25 year olds.

"They can only provide the vital support they do from applying for grants, helping with all sorts of issues from housing to the costs of school uniforms, thanks to the kindness of others."