The latest news from our dropzones
03 06 2014
1st time skydivers are GUARANTEED to go through these 14 thoughts
“Yeah, I’d like to book a skydive please…” “…Thank you sir, here is confirmation of your booking” Hang on, I just booked a SKYDIVE?! “Guys, guess what im doing… a skydive”. Not long now, that’s cool… Literally hours to go… You know what? It’ll probably rain… I won’t have to […]
27 05 2014
Zoe Ball Jumps For Charity
GoSkydive were delighted to welcome Zoe Ball to our DropZone on Saturday 24th of May at Old Sarum airfield, near Salisbury. After some concern over the reliability of British Weathermen- Radio 1′s first female DJ on the breakfast show arrived at Old Sarum to complete her tandem skydive. Zoe arrived with her brother, Jamie, to […]
11 04 2014
GoSkydive Sets Two World Records!
*Please note: Images and video of the historic day will be coming soon, they’re currently being developed by our video editor If any local residents wondered on Saturday what that distant object streaking over their heads was, they would have gotten a surprising answer. Far from being a bird or a plane, it was little […]
20 01 2014
FIFA World CUP 2014: Diving Diva’s
World Cup fever has gripped the nation and we have all become a nation of armchair pundits! Not wanting to be left out here at GoSkydive HQ, we thought why don’t we put our skydiving expertise to the test and give our verdicts on some of the most memorable dives from the first week… 10. […]
28 11 2012
87-year-old jumps for charity!
Helen Woolf completed a tandem skydive on Sunday 18th November at the amazing age of 87 which is a new record at GOskydive! This fantastic Great Grandmother and her grandson Ben, both did a tandem skydive for her chosen charity About Face. Helen moved to Poole and retired from teaching and now volunteers at About Face […]
19 10 2012
The Jump from Space
A little over a week on, we have finally had time to sit back and reflect on what a truly amazing achievement this was. We are of course talking about the jump Felix Baumgartner undertook on Sunday evening. We offer up some spectacular sights over the Wiltshire countryside, but nothing quite compares to the sights […]
26 09 2012
Run and Jump for Love
On May 10th 2010 Sarah Warner, beautiful, loving, wife, daughter, sister and friend collapsed at work due to a Cardiac Arrest. Unfortunately because of a lack of oxygen she suffered severe brain damage. Sarah was not expected to survive. Undoubtedly, it was Sarah’s prior good health that helped to prove the doctors original prognosis wrong. […]
24 04 2012
Wendy Barfoot Jump for Diverse Abilities Plus
Wendy Barfoot took a plunge from an aeroplane on Friday 20th April 2012 to celebrate her 70th birthday and also to raise money for Diverse Abilities Plus. Wendy has a very special reason for fundraising, her sister Marilyn was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of three. Wendy, had a wonderful day at GoSkydive […]
11 11 2010
One Jump – 2 lives changed
A life changing experience was in the air on Saturday the 6th November an unsuspecting Gabi was coaxed into doing a tandem skydive that turned out to be anything but an average day at the airfield. But what does the sign say? The day before, Igor had been very creative and painted a big sign […]