Bolton Hospice is calling on people in Bolton, Greater Manchester, to take part in a tandem skydive on Sunday 10 May 2026 to raise funds for its specialist palliative care services.
The event will be held at the Black Knights Parachute Centre in Cockerham, Lancashire. Participants will make tandem jumps with a professional instructor; the Black Knights drop zone offers tandem jumps from up to 15,000 feet.
According to Bolton Hospice’s event listing, participants pay a £50 registration fee and are asked to raise a minimum of £500 in sponsorship to take part. The charity says it needs to raise more than £5 million every year to provide its services free of charge to patients and their families.
Bolton Hospice’s financial communications note that government/NHS funding covers only a fraction of its running costs: the hospice reports receiving around £1m in NHS funding while needing to raise in excess of £5m each year. That fundraising helps support its inpatient unit (the hospice has 16 private en‑suite rooms) and its Hospice at Home home‑visiting services.
The hospice operates as an independent charity (Charity No. 518704), according to Charity Commission records. People interested in signing up or finding more information should visit Bolton Hospice’s official events page.
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