TWO young daredevils jumped out of an aeroplane at 10,000 feet to raise money for the Allsorts charity.

Amanda Smith and Dusty Paraskeva decided to skydive out of the light aircraft, hoping the thought of the terrifying leap of faith would bring in donations for the Stroud-based charity that means a lot to them.

Together the teenagers raised more than £900 for Allsorts, where they are both support workers.

The money will help families who have children with disabilities and additional needs.

Allsorts provides support on family trips, clubs for non-disabled siblings and therapies such as sensory swimming and trampolining.

Amanda, 19, from Stroud, did the jump in between her biomedical sciences studies at the University of Reading.

“Dusty wanted to do a skydive and we thought if we did it for charity we wouldn’t be able to back out of it,” she said.

“I didn’t sleep the night before we went. It was scary but I was excited too.

“The plane doors opened and we were just thrown out without any time to think about how high we were.”

The friends were strapped to instructors for their jumps and were free falling for 10 seconds before the parachute opened.

“It was crazy. My instructor was doing flips in the air with me,” added Amanda.

“Then the parachute opens and you feel like you’re floating.

“The sun was out and everywhere looked so pretty. I couldn’t stop grinning.

“I feel a bit bad because everyone sponsored us to do something scary and we loved it. We were so happy we had done it.”

Amanda is proud to have completed the skydive for the Allsorts charity and loves being a support worker.

“All the families are lovely and it’s nice to go on the trips and be able to lend a hand so they can give a child their attention and have a bit of a break,” she explained.

“I feel so lucky to be working with Allsorts.

“The charity is so good at making everyone feel welcome.”