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!
2,083
Call-outs in 2024
£25,200
Daily operating cost
£9.3m
Annual cost of the service
During this challenging time for the charity, support for our life-saving service is as crucial as ever. With your support, we fly on.
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
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
We’ve got three fantastic prizes up for grabs in our month-long raffle, which have all been kindly donated by local companies. Tickets cost just £1 each and can be bought online in books of five. Here we take a closer look at what you could win: Break away in Cumbria You could win a three-night … Continued
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