Joe and his Fiancé Michelle are getting married in All Saints’ Melbourn in January 2026. Joe is responsible for the wonderful pictures we are using in our display screen near the door. In August, Joe and Michelle will be doing a wing walk - that’s right! Strapping themselves to the wings of a plane!!!.
They are doing this for the charity PAPYRUS which is a charity set up to prevent suicide of young people. Below is Joe’s story about this event, and also you can follow this link to a beautiful tribute to Joe’s brother Jack or watch it from the link at the bottom of this message
The Man Behind The Lens | SHORT Documentary - YouTube
“Hi my name is Joe, and I lost my younger brother to suicide in December 2022. In September 2023 I decided to start my own business named after my younger brother, called JACKsBACK Media, a video production company, as Jack always wanted to become a filmmaker and loved anything film related.
Jack was 26 years old when he passed, a young, extremely bright, creative soul, who lost his way in this world early on, Jack loved anything film related, and could recite his favourite films off the top of his head, he was quiet, kind and gentle and loved music. He started off his journey through life on the wrong foot and unfortunately never managed to gain his balance, after many silent years battling his demons and struggling with his mental health, Jack decided to leave this world, without warning, without a goodbye.
This year myself and my fiancé Michelle will be taking part in a wing walk where we are strapped to a planes wings and flown through the air at 700ft of speeds up to 110mph on the 9th of August!
Last year I took part in a 10km run in the Easter 50 Ultra Challenge on the 06/04/2024 followed by a tandem skydive on the 28/04/2024 in the hope to raise money for Papyrus, so that they can help others like Jack, in their time of need. PAPYRUS is the national Charity for the Prevention of Young Suicide.
Suicide is the biggest killer of young people under the age of 35 in the UK, every year over 1800 young people took their own lives. PAPYRUS provides confidential support and advice to young people struggling with thoughts of suicide, and anyone worried about a young person through their helpline, HOPELINE247.”
If you would like to support this wonderful cause please follow the link here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/jacksback-media-2025?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL