Courage has no age
Published on 15 September 2025 02:32 PM
What does an 80-year-old lady want for her birthday? If you're Pam Windsor from Shrewsbury, the answer is simple: a 13,000ft tandem skydive!
Fearless Pam isn’t one to sit back with a cuppa and put her feet up. Instead, she will be launching herself out of a plane on Friday 19 September at Tilstock Airfield near Whitchurch, ticking off a major bucket list goal and proving once again that age is just a number.
Her high-flying adventure has already raised an impressive £1000 in aid of her favourite local charity, Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin.
Pam volunteers at the charity’s Greenacres day centre in Shrewsbury, a welcoming place where older people can enjoy a hot meal, friendly faces, and fun activities. With the charity celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, Pam wanted to do something big to support their work helping older people facing loneliness and isolation.
And this isn’t Pam’s first taste of adrenaline. She’s paraglided in Turkey, and for her 70th birthday, she tackled the world’s fastest zip wire in Eryri (Snowdonia). Now, as she counts down to turning 80 in October, Pam decided it was time to go even higher, literally!
“I’ve often considered skydiving and thought if I don’t do it now, I never will,” said Pam. “It was very exciting, and people have been very generous in sponsoring me to raise money for a cause I’m very passionate about.”
Heather Osborne, Chief Executive of Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin, expressed her appreciation of Pam’s bravery and support by saying: “We are very grateful to Pam for taking on such an ambitious fundraising challenge. She’s living proof that the way age is changing.”
If you’d like to make a donation in support of Pam, you can do so via her JustGiving page.
For more information on how to get involved in the Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin 75th anniversary or even take on a challenge like Pam, please email fundraising@ageukstw.org.uk or call 01743 233 123.