Leap of faith for 62-year-old

A 62-year-old Nightingale supporter has raised more than £5,000 for the Clapham home by jumping 11,000 feet from a plane.

Susan Bentata, who chairs Nightingale's literary committee, participated in a tandem skydive over the fields of Cambridgeshire.

She explained that having won the chance to do a skydive at a charity auction, "I thought it would be a good opportunity to raise money for a cause that's close to my heart.

"It was the most amazing experience of my life.