A pair of teenagers are going to great heights to raise money for a cystic fibrosis charity.

Joanne Woodcraft, 17, and Emily Davidson, 18, both work at Tesco in Braintree and decided to take the plunge for a good cause - a sponsored parachute jump for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.

As long as the weather holds out, the two friends are set to do the tandem jump, strapped to instructors, outside Cambridge on November 16.

Joanne, of Runnacles Street, Silver End, said: "We're a bit nervous, but very excited - it should be a lot of fun."

Published Monday October 28, 2002