Organ transplant patients jumped from 12,000ft to raise money for an Oxford-based diabetes charity, Sweet Success, on Saturday.

Jo Cheetham and Tim Want were joined by friends Patrick Tomlinson and John Norther before parachuting over Weston-on-the-Green, near Bicester.

Miss Cheetham, 33, of Pimlico, London, lost her sight five years ago through diabetes, but could not stop grinning on the day.

Jo Cheetham and Tim Want, far right, with friends

She said: "The 30 seconds of free-fall felt like being on a roller-coaster, and when my instructor pulled the cord - it was so calm and peaceful to be floating and drifting down."

Sweet Success plans to use the sponsorship money to raise awareness of pancreas transplant treatments and increase its support network for patients.

More details about the charity can be found at www.sweetsuccess.org.uk or on 01865 450987.

**Picture: George Reszeter