Bryn told The Star that he wanted to raise some money to support Olympia Wellbeing charity

A Sheffield teenager is taking a huge leap of faith and skydiving 15,000ft to help support the local charity that had supported him.

Bryn Taylor, 19, started going to Olympia Health and Fitness four-years-ago. He has now begun volunteering to help out other youngsters and people who attend the gym.

Now he wants to give back, he is about to undertake a huge task to support Olympia Wellbeing Academy CIC, a charity that has provided guidance, mentoring, and a safe environment for him to grow within.

On Thursday (June 25), Bryn will be bravely taking on the incredible challenge of a 15,000ft skydive to raise funds to help support the charity initiative with its running costs. He’ll be making the trip to Brigg, where he will be taking the leap from Skydive Hibaldstow.

Bryn told The Star that he wanted to raise some money to support Olympia Wellbeing charity, and to help fund the charity’s efforts to stop knife crime.

Olympia Health and Fitness is a community gym on Rutland Road, Sheffield that is backed by the Olympia Wellbeing Academy, a charity that provides mentoring to young people, helping to steer young people away from crime. | Iconic Media

placeholder image — Olympia Health and Fitness is a community gym on Rutland Road, Sheffield that is backed by the Olympia Wellbeing Academy, a charity that provides mentoring to young people, helping to steer young people away from crime. | Iconic Media

He is a remarkably grounded young man, who believes that if you receive something good then you should put that same energy into helping others. Despite having no experience in this, he felt that he needed to make a big gesture for the community organisation based on Rutland Road, Sheffield.

Bryn said: “I’ve seen how much they’ve helped so many young people and they don’t have any funding from anywhere.

”They rely on voluntary donations.. so this is my way to help them raise money so they can keep going for the foreseeable future.”

Speaking about Bryn’s planned skydive, Trevor Chrouch - a former professional bodybuilder - who opened Olympia Health & Fitness centre said: “I’ve got to tip my hat to Bryn, jumping out of a plane to raise money. I couldn’t do that.

“We help young people, we’re trying to stop anti-social behaviour and knife-crime’, we’ve just tried to keep him on the right track, you know. He’s done really well, he’s been working hard and now he’s creating his own business.”

Alongside his volunteering efforts, Bryn has been working on building his own wellbeing and fitness focussed business. He has even roped in his Auntie Tracy, who he has subcontracted to manage his social media, and the services of his brother for website-design. A family-focussed affair, in a positive sense.

Bryn Taylor with his aunt Tracy, mother Lisa and Trevor Chrouch at Olympia Health & Fitness, Rutland Road, Sheffield | Iconic Media

So far he has managed to raise around £1,000 and is hoping to raise £2,500, which will go towards funding the much needed facilities and resources for the young people who use the Olympia premises, as well as helping further anti-knife crime initiatives – a cause that the charity founder Trevor Chrouch is very passionate about.

You can donate to Bryn’s 15,000ft skydive here: https://gofund.me/27fe3b233