Highland Fling Bungee pioneered bungee jumping in Scotland and opened the UK's first permanent bridge bungee jump over the River Garry, Killiecrankie, in 2011.

And organisers say a bungee jump of this scale is the first of its kind in Liverpool and has already attracted a lot of attention.

He said he tried bungee jumping for the first time in the UK 10 years back and has been "addicted to it" ever since.

Inspired by the land divers, a group of men gathered on a bridge near Bristol, England, in 1979 for what is frequently cited as the first "modern" bungee jump.

Dave Holland, 56, owner of Bungee Adrenaline, said the company had been operating for 20 years from 300 different sites across the country.

STRETCHING A POINT The MC Ware team taking part in the bungee jump in aid of Middlesbrough-based Teesside Hospice are, from left, Chris Johnston, Jonathan Wheatley, Jamie Scotchbrook, Gary Dearlove and Sharon West.

Keen climber and golfer Jack Jones - taking part in the world's largest bungee jump for the Hoylake Cottage Appeal

To sign up for the bungee jump call Phil on 07932 670 197.

And StarCity has teamed up with the Sunday Mercury to offer one lucky reader the chance to be the first to try the bungee trampoline.

Now, his father Dai, a former Dyfed-Powys Police detective, and mother Yvonne, of Meinciau, Carmarthenshire, said safety guidelines for bungee jumping were 'nonsense'.

The reverse bungee, a cage suspended between two cranes, was erected in the car park of the Dunraven Arms Hotel in Bridgend town centre last Saturday.

Police have seized the harness and bungee jumping equipment and they are carrying out a joint investigation with Swansea County Council.