A teenager is preparing to jump out of a plane to raise money for a charity which supported her family after her sister was stillborn.

Katie Alexander, 18, from Rainham, will take part in a tandem skydive in August in aid of Making Miracles after her baby sister Daisy died in June last year.

Katie, who has four other siblings aged 17, 15, five and 12 weeks, volunteers for the Medway charity which supports families who have high-risk and life-threatening pregnancies and those who have lost a baby.

The Canterbury Christ Church University student said: “I think people don’t know about the charity until they have had some sort of experience and need to know about them. I volunteer with them and I see what they do backstage, and they work so hard and are so lovely.

“They offer counselling services and other types of support.

“It was quite hard when Daisy died. They understood what had happened as the people that work for Making Miracles have had their own experiences and understanding what we went through.

“It’s nice meeting other people who are going through the same things as you to offer each other support.”

The charity has created a memorial garden in St Margaret’s Street, Rochester, to give grieving parents and families somewhere to go to remember their children, which is due to open in August.

A book of remembrance will be housed inside a small brick building.

Parents will be able to buy pebbles which can be engraved with a name and date, and there will also be a children’s area, benches, flower beds and pathways.

Daisy will have her own pebble, and her name will be included in the remembrance book.

Katie said her parents, Patricia and Paul, are very proud of her for raising money for a charity so close to their hearts.

She hopes to raise more than £300 for the charity.

Katie said: “I have always wanted to do a skydive, but I’m nervous about it as I’ve never done anything like this before.”