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The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) brings pioneering pre-hospital care to the scene, rescuing hundreds of severely injured or ill patients every year. We are not NHS-funded.

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2,083

Call-outs in 2024

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£25,200

Daily operating cost

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£9.3m

Annual cost of the service

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Drigg Young Farmers Club raise more than £30,000 from Welly the Heli challenge

Drigg Young Farmers Club (Drigg YFC) pulled the replica, which is modelled on the Great North Air Ambulance Service’s (GNAAS) helicopter, from their village to GNAAS’ base in Langwathby, Penrith on 19 and 20 July. Over 80 members, the youngest being 11, along with older advisory members and friends of the club helped out, with … Continued

Porsche Centre South Lakes raise thousands from F1 screening

The family-run business arranged an opening night screening of the highly anticipated film, including refreshments and entertainment, and raised £4,000. This is one of the latest fundraisers organised by the business after they first started supporting GNAAS in 2023. Richard Smith, marketing manager at Porsche Centre South Lakes, said: “Over the years, we’ve proudly supported … Continued

Girl who sustained a brain injury in horror fall from horse makes miraculous recovery

Senara Wilton, from Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland, was midway through her weekly horse-riding lesson in Hunwick when she fell during a canter, but instead of landing on the ground, her boot got caught in her stirrup and she was left hanging upside down. Her parents looked on in horror as the horse proceeded to gallop across … Continued

Drigg Young Farmers Club raise more than £30,000 from Welly the Heli challenge

Drigg Young Farmers Club (Drigg YFC) pulled the replica, which is modelled on the Great North Air Ambulance Service’s (GNAAS) helicopter, from their village to GNAAS’ base in Langwathby, Penrith on 19 and 20 July. Over 80 members, the youngest being 11, along with older advisory members and friends of the club helped out, with … Continued

Porsche Centre South Lakes raise thousands from F1 screening

The family-run business arranged an opening night screening of the highly anticipated film, including refreshments and entertainment, and raised £4,000. This is one of the latest fundraisers organised by the business after they first started supporting GNAAS in 2023. Richard Smith, marketing manager at Porsche Centre South Lakes, said: “Over the years, we’ve proudly supported … Continued

Girl who sustained a brain injury in horror fall from horse makes miraculous recovery

Senara Wilton, from Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland, was midway through her weekly horse-riding lesson in Hunwick when she fell during a canter, but instead of landing on the ground, her boot got caught in her stirrup and she was left hanging upside down. Her parents looked on in horror as the horse proceeded to gallop across … Continued

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