The Mayor of Dartford fell 12,000ft after jumping out of an airplane at the weekend, as part of a charity skydive.

Avtar Sandhu MBE raised £2,590 for 31 charities by doing the dive, which lasted four and a half minutes.

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The jump took place on Saturday (April 25) at Headcorn Airfield, with the help of Headcorn Parachute Club.

The Mayor said: “This is the best challenge that I have taken part in.”

Fellow Dartfordians Marilyn Keating, Kim Cooper, Sarah, Sean O’Reilly from Dartford Valley RFC, Harps Sandhu and Manjot Rai also did the dive.

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You can support the Mayor and donate to his chosen charities here

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