FITNESS club boss Mike Neary will be swapping cycling for a tandem parachute jump for charity.

Mike, general manager at LA Fitness club, Chapel Street, Bury, wants to raise £600 for Muscular Dystrophy from the stunt on September 1 at Barton Airport.

He has never tried the sport before and will have a only a day's training.

Mike teaches aerobics and cycling. Anyone who would like to sponsor him can call the club on 0161 764 6177.