With his feet firmly back on the ground, 89-year-old Atlantic Convoy Veteran Gerry Price from Pembroke Dock last week handed over a a cheque for more than £1,100, raised by his recent parachute jump for the town's bicentenary celebrations.

Gerry, who became the oldest person to complete parachute jump at Swansea Airport in July, described his jump as 'scary at first, but quiet and serene once the parachute opened'.