FIFTEEN brave Scotmid workers took a high dive off Clydebank’s Titan Crane recently to raise cash for blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan.

Among the thrillseekers completing the bungee jump were five workers from the company’s shop in Riddell Street, Drumry.

Kenny Watson, Marc Appleby, Ann Taylor, Tracey Connelly and Danni Connelly all took the plunge from the 164ft iconic structure.

The entire group of ‘Scotmid Lifesavers’ have raised over £3,000 which will go towards helping Anthony Nolan to find matching donors for those who desperately need a bone marrow transplant.

Kenny Watson, from Scotmid’s Clydebank store, said: “We decided to do the bungee jump as the Titan Crane is such a famous Clydebank landmark; in fact we can almost see it from our store. So we thought it was the ideal fundraiser for us to do for Anthony Nolan.” Lila Dowie, senior corporate partnership manager for Anthony Nolan, said: “We are so overwhelmed with all of Scotmid’s support of Anthony Nolan and yet again, staff surprise and amaze us by doing this mass bungee off the Titan Crane, no less. We just can’t thank them enough.” The partnership between Anthony Nolan and Scotmid Co-operative — including its brands Semichem, Lakes & Dales Co-operative and Scotmid Co-operative Funeral Directors — has seen more than 5,000 Scotmid staff at 350 stores transformed into the ‘Scotmid Lifesavers’ in a bid to raise funds and awareness for the charity.

Scotmid has set itself a fundraising target of £200,000 for the year-long partnership.

Anthony Nolan uses its donor register to match potential bone marrow donors to blood cancer patients in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant.

At present, less than 60 per cent of patients in need of a bone marrow transplant can find a perfect match. More information is available at: www.anthonynolan.org/scotmid