BAR managers from rival pubs are set to show their bottle when they parachute out of a plane from 10,000 feet to raise money for charity.

When Phil Cork, assistant bar manager at Baileys, Church Street, Accrington, decided to take the plunge, his pal Steve Greenhalgh, bar manager at Shakers, in Warner Street, couldn't resist jumping on the bandwagon.

Steve, 24, from Blackburn Road, Accrington, is a stuntman who performs martial arts and gymnastics stunts for television and film companies.

Just over a year ago he fractured his skull after falling 30 feet from a balcony and landing on his head while performing a backward somersault for a film company.

Undeterred, Steve and self-confessed "adrenaline junkie" Phil have selected the highest altitude of three options to complete their daredevil leap.

The pair, who have raised £1,300 in sponsorship so far, will be heading for Lancaster in November to take part in the fundraiser for Barnardos.

"I have always wanted to do a skydive," said Steve, or Earl Street, Accrington, who has never been in a plane.

"I'm a bit scared but it's a tandem jump and I'll have an instructor strapped to the back of me so I'm going to trust my life to him.

"You can choose from 2,000 feet, 3,000 or 10,000.

"We want to do it from 10,000 feet because you are freefalling at 120 miles an hour. It's the ultimate rush."

Steve, who is pursuing a career as an action actor, recently featured in a film made by his own production company Skylandiers, called This Place.

The film was shown in Cannes this year and the company is hoping to get some funding to make the 10-minute short into a feature film. But when it comes to action, the skydive is his biggest stunt yet.

"I've never done anything like this before so I jumped at the chance," he said. "It's a real buzz."

Anyone who would like to sponsor Steve and Phil can make donations at Baileys and Warners during the week, and at Shakers at weekends.