Challenges FAQs

There is a £50 deposit and a £395 fundraising target.

Our dedicated Events Team will support you to achieve your fundraising target. If the fundraising target is not met, we may need to postpone your dive.

Shark dives take place at Blue Planet Aquarium, Cheshire.

Dives are often run on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 2pm or 4pm, although this remains subject to change and availability.

Junior divers must be aged 8 to 15, and a minimum height of 125cm (4ft2″).

Experience a thrilling PADI-recognized Shark Encounter, where you’ll master basic diving skills under expert guidance while mingling with 10-foot Sand Tiger Sharks, Nurse Sharks, Blacktip Sharks, Bamboo Sharks, Stingrays, Guitar Fish, and other aquatic wonders. The Shark Encounters provide comprehensive training, cage-free diving, complete scuba equipment, and the pride of earning an “I Dived with the Sharks at Blue Planet Aquarium” certificate.

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Yes. For junior divers, there is free entry for an accompanying adult.

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You will be required to complete a medical form. If the diver answers “yes” to any of the questions on the form please contact us, as the diver will require an additional form to be signed by their GP prior to commencing the dive.

This would depend upon the availability of dives at Blue Planet Aquarium on your chosen date and time.

You will be asked to complete a medical form and preferred dates for your dive. Once all criteria are met, then you will be asked to pay a £50 deposit.

No. Tandem skydiving is one of the most popular ways to experience skydiving for the first time.

There is a £50 deposit and a fundraising target of at least £395.

Support will be provided from our dedicated Events Team to ensure that you do.

Sky dives take place at several different sky dive centres across the UK.

Sky dives take place throughout the whole year.

The minimum age for parachuting is 16. Anyone under 18 must have the written consent of a parent or guardian (BPA Form 106).

There is no maximum age however anyone aged 70 or over will require form 115b signed by a GP.

Your experience will last around 20 minutes.

You will receive a safety briefing from a tandem instructor.

Tandem skydiving is one of the most popular ways to experience skydiving for the first time.

Attached to a tandem skydiving instructor, you’ll jump from the airplane and freefall for around 50 seconds, before your parachute opens and you glide back down to earth.

Wear loose, comfortable, non-restricting clothing suitable for the season and flat shoes or trainers on your feet that won’t fall off in freefall.

Don’t wear boots or jeans.

This depends on the sky dive centre, however usually a video package can be added at your own cost.

This is dependent on the various sky dive centres, but generally, spectators are able to attend.

We must have the completed consent/medical forms prior to commencing the training course.

Parachutists need a reasonable standard of physical fitness. We have minimum fitness requirements. All participants must be physically fit, fully self-mobile with a full range of mobility and able to lift their knees to their chest unaided.

Unfortunately, if you have a condition or disability which reduces your mobility, you won’t be able to skydive. Please contact your club if you are unsure, as participants will be assessed on arrival and will not be able to jump if the minimum fitness requirements are not met.

A group can sky dive on the same day, however this depends upon the availability for your chosen sky dive centre and date.

Contact events@caudwellchildren.com for your sky dive pack.

The maximum weight is 15 stones (95 kg) and you must not be overweight for your height.

Your adrenaline will hit new levels with this incredible flying experience. Flown by one of our top class professional wing walking display pilots, you will fly on the top wing of one of the fleet of five classic 1940’s Boeing Stearman biplanes. Tailor-made for you for a graceful or completely radical flight experience.

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For your First Wing walking Experience you’ll take to the skies for approx. 8-10 minutes at a maximum speed of 140mph at 800ft!

There is a £50 deposit and a £800 fundraising target.

Support will be provided from our dedicated Events Team to ensure that you raise your minimum target.

RFC Rendcomb, The Whiteway, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 7DF.

Flights take place from March through to October on selected days planned around the team airshow schedule. Please note that school holidays, Fridays and Saturdays are the most popular times and therefore availability may be limited.

• At least 18 years old       
• No taller than 6ft 2” (this is a little flexible depending on their waist measurement – can be taller if their waist is less than 40”)
•  No heavier than 14 stone
• Waist measurement, whilst wearing warm clothing and a jacket must be 40” or less
• Able to climb completely unassisted up to and down from the top wing of one of our Boeing Stearman biplanes. This is a steep climb of approximately 10ft / 3m, but you will be given full guidance by our professional Wing Walker.
• Have not suffered any of the following conditions: Epilepsy, fits, severe head injury, recurrent, blackouts, fainting fits or giddiness, disease of the brain or nervous system, high blood pressure, heart or lung disease, recurrent weakness or dislocation of any limb, diabetes, mental illness, drug or alcohol addiction.

You can choose to add on a video package to your flight at your own cost, but there is no photography service available.

Yes. There is a large area outside for guests to watch the wing walkers; this has picnic benches if your guests would like to stay and bring lunch.

You will be required to climb up to and down from the top wing of one of the biplanes. This is a steep climb of approximately 10ft / 3m and involves around 6 steps. There are purpose built steps to assist (if required) to the first wing. There are additional step ups inside the front cockpit, as necessary. If you are able, you can kneel and pull yourself up using the various struts and wires in order to get on to the top wing. Please be aware that this will require a degree of mobility in your legs and arms, it also requires some grip strength. You will be given full guidance by their Professional Wing Walker.

They are equipped to fly less able bodied guests. The staff are able to help you, as required, and we encourage members of your families, friends and carers to help also. We will fully brief everyone who will be near and around the aircraft. The climb can be taken slowly and broken down in small step-by-step stages.

Physical mobility is assessed on an individual basis and the staff at the Wing Walk Centre will fully explain the process of climbing up onto the wing.

To register please contact Events@caudwellchildren.com

The TCS London Marathon is a 26.2 miles run that first took place in 1981 and has become one of the most popular marathons in the world. The route takes in many of London’s best landmarks including Buckingham Palace, The Cutty Sark, Tower Bridge and Canary Wharf.

To participate in the TCS London Marathon you need to be aged 18 years or older and complete an application form by contacting us.

Upon successful application, participants with a Caudwell Children TCS London Marathon place are required to pay a £100 registration fee and commit to raising £2,500.

Participants will receive guidance and support from our dedicated Events Team.

The official TCS London Marathon fundraising platform is Enthuse however, there are other platforms you can select such as JustGiving. Be sure to select Caudwell Children as your charity. https://2024tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/profile

You can raise funds as part of a group; however, each person must still commit to raising £2,500 each for Caudwell Children.

Participants must follow the official TCS London Marathon guidance with regards to participating in the TCS London Marathon. More information can be found on the TCS London Marathon website.

Participants must follow the official TCS London Marathon guidance with regards to participating in the TCS London Marathon. More information can be found on the TCS London Marathon website.

We have a staged approach to meeting your fundraising target with £2,000 be raised by marathon day. Our Events Team will provide support and guidance.

To apply to a Caudwell Children place, contact the Events Team and request an application form. A member of the team will then be in touch. After receiving a completed application, a member of the team will be in touch to let you know if you have been successful in gaining a Caudwell Children place in the TCS London Marathon.