A Bristol man took the plunge to raise money for a centre for visually-impaired youngsters.

Duncan Brown, 26, of St George, was among a group of four who took part in a skydive to help the West of England School and College in Exeter.

Between them they hope to have raised £700 through sponsorship pledged for their effort.

The group made their jump from Dunkeswell airfield on the Devon-Somerset border.

Duncan said: "It was my first skydive and absolutely brilliant. I'm so pleased I did it to raise money for such a worthy cause."

Also in the group was Stuart Young, 22, of Bridgwater, who is totally blind and a former student at the college.

Learning support workers at the college, Christine Bussey, 22, and Lisa Allen, 24 , also jumped.

Laura Sperring, head of fundraising at the college, said: "Without the support and generosity of people like this group, we would not be able to offer our young people the specialist facilities and equipment that supports their independence."