A man from Hove is among thirty participants who will be abseiling down the Brighton i360 for charity. 46-year-old Mark Campbell is a volunteer for the Brighton and Hove branch of Samaritans, a charity which he said is very close to his heart: "I lost my partner to suicide five years ago and after a couple of years of dealing with that myself, I wanted to give something back and try and reduce the number of suicides in the UK, which unfortunately is steadily rising - particularly amongst men." [caption id="attachment_13281171" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Samaritans at Pride[/caption] Samaritans supports people who are struggling to cope across Brighton and Hove, as well as along the coast to Shoreham, Newhaven and South Downs. Mark will be stepping off the i360 this evening (Saturday, 21), dropping 453 feet with the aim to raise £15,000 collectively with the other volunteers. It is the biggest event in the local charity's fundraising calendar, as the branch needs £75,000 per year to keep its services running 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mark said: "Hopefully if the weather stays like this there will be a beautiful sun set on the way down and a glass of something waiting for them when they get to the bottom. "Unfortunately from our point of view there are 14 people from where I work, or friends of where I work, who can't even go up step ladders." The event starts at 6pm and organisers said there will be a carnival atmosphere at the base to welcome them down.
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