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Six family and friends take on 14,000ft skydive to raise funds for son with cerebral palsy
31 Mar 2026
A Carlisle mum and five of her friends and family are taking on a skydive on May 9 to help her son Harry, who has cerebral palsy, achieve his dreams.
Harry Calvert, aged 7, wears splints on his right arm and right leg and finds it increasingly frustrating as he gets older. His family want to send him for intensive Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy to help improve his movement and mobility at the end of next month.
Mum Kim Jose, 37, said: ‘Harry can’t use his right hand at all and just wants to be able to do things that other people take for granted.
‘He loves computer games but can’t operate them properly, we don’t even really know if he’s right or left-handed as he can’t use that hand at all.
‘His ultimate aims are to drive a rainbow Ferrari and play football at the Paris St Germain stadium, but he’d dearly love to simply be able to use his limbs in the same way as his friends first.’
Kim will be taking on the 14,000 ft skydive at Peterlee Airfield with her daughter Jessica, son Cade, niece Tijs, Uncle Kenny and family friend Jessica.
"Jessica and I did a skydive last year to raise money for Harry too. Cade wanted to join us but he was too young – now that he’s 16, he’s old enough! I was hoping he’d forgotten about it and we could do something different, but he was adamant that he wanted to do the highest jump possible. So this year we’re jumping from 14,000 ft instead of 10 – with an age range of 16 to 59!’
Harry's Mum
Other forthcoming events include dad Simon Calvert, 40, walking Hadrian’s Wall in June.
The family is being supported by children’s charity Tree of Hope, which helps families raise money for children and young people like Harry for medical treatments and healthcare services not freely available to them through the NHS and social care. The charity provides fundraising guidance, campaign development, financial management, charity registration and emotional support from the Family Support team. Families like Harry’s benefit from gift aid, corporate support while also providing donor reassurance.
"We wish Harry and his family all the best with their fundraising activities. We are pleased to be supporting them to give them the support in reaching their fundraising goals."
CEO
To learn more about Harry or to donate to the ‘Give Harry a Helping Hand’ fund, visit https://www.treeofhope.org.uk/get-involved/childrens-campaigns/giving-harry-a-helping-hand/ or to sponsor the skydive visit https://www.justgiving.com/page/skydriveforharry
