Whirlybird Walkies
Grab your leads, it’s time to go Whirlybird Walkin’. Take on one of three distances with your four-legged friend this May!
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.
2,083
Call-outs in 2024
£25,200
Daily operating cost
£9.3m
Annual cost of the service
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During this challenging time for the charity, support for our life-saving service is as crucial as ever. With your support, we fly on.
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Latest from GNAAS
GNAAS welcomes pilot Iain to the team
His childhood passion for flying has led to an exciting and varied career which has seen him fly into the battlefield in Afghanistan to take injured soldiers back to safety and winch casualties off the side of a mountain in a snowstorm. After nearly ten years of commuting from Teesside to Prestwick, Iain jumped at … Continued
Man involved in roof fall supports GNAAS through regular giving
John Wilson, 70, who is originally from Bolton, Appleby, required the help of the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) in October 2009 following a fall from his roof while trying to repair his chimney. He said: “My first wife was seven months into recovery from open heart surgery and advised me strongly not to … Continued
Redcar man raises more than £60k in memory of his brother
Matthew Heath, 18, from Marske, was driving along the B1269 road, travelling between Dunsdale and Guisborough in July 2008 when the Aprilia motorbike he was riding collided with a Land Rover Freelander. The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) flew to the scene but unfortunately Matthew died from his injuries. Matthew’s brother Tom Heath, 37, … Continued
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