Daredevil chef on cloud 9.THE head chef at a Stockton hospice enjoyed a taste of the high life in a fundraising skydive sky·dive intr.v. sky·dived, sky·div·ing, sky·dives To jump and fall freely from an airplane, performing various maneuvers before pulling the ripcord of a parachute. . Ian Rawlings Ian Rawlings (born 9 March 1959 in Whyalla, South Australia, Australia) is an Australian actor. He is most famous for two long-running roles in Australian soap operas. He started out playing the role of the spiteful and scheming Wayne Hamilton in Sons and Daughters. decided to take part in the 10,000ft tandem skydive after seeing a poster at the Butterwick Hospice where he works. The 46-year-old dad-of-four said it was an amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. experience. "It was my first skydive and it was such a rush," he said. "I was on a high for six to seven days afterwards af·ter·ward also af·ter·wards adv. At a later time; subsequently. afterwards or afterward Adverb later [Old English æfterweard] Adv. 1. ! "I would do it again, definitely. It's for a very worthy cause, although doing skydives definitely wasn't in my job description!" By taking part in the event, Ian, who lives in Darlington, raised pounds 392 for the hospice. Diane Williamson, fundraiser for Butterwick, said: "We are really proud of Ian for doing the skydive and for being a great chef." FREE FALL: Chef Ian Rawlings, far left, gives the thumbs-up during his tandem skydive carried out on behalf of the Butterwick Hospice in Stockton, left Butterwick Hospice has organised a Jump for Butterwick on Saturday, March 28, and anyone wishing to take part should contact Laura at the fundraising office on 01642 628930. A deposit of pounds 70 secures places and participants must raise pounds 325 in sponsorship. CAPTION(S): CULINARY KING: Ian Rawlings works as head chef, below, at the Butterwick Hospice and took part in the skydive after seeing a poster at work. There is another Jump for Butterwick at the end of the month; FREE FALL: Chef Ian Rawlings, far left, gives the thumbs-up during his tandem skydive carried out on behalf of the Butterwick Hospice in Stockton, left |
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