Entries by AAUK

Release date announced for series two of TV documentary Cornwall Air 999

Photo Credit – Quest.  Cornwall Air Ambulance is excited to announce that series two of the TV documentary series Cornwall Air 999 is starting from Friday 24th March. The programme follows the critical care paramedics and pilots for a behind-the-scenes look at the work of your charity, on some of our lifesaving missions. Filmed during […]

Ollie Ollerton To Lead Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s Bike4Life Ride Out

Former special forces soldier and keen biker, Ollie Ollerton, will join this year’s Bike4Life Ride Out and Festival to raise funds for the pre-hospital emergency service Midlands Air Ambulance Charity. For the second consecutive year Ollie, who formerly starred in Channel 4’s reality quasi-military training television programme, SAS Who Dares Wins, and is currently starring in SAS Australia, will […]

Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance showcase impact of their life-saving service in new video

The new video features doctors, paramedics and pilots responding to missions across Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire together with patient Bradley, 8. Last year, LNAA was tasked to 1,620 incidents, over 130 more than in 2021. The charity receives no direct funding from the Government and yet they are tasked with delivering this emergency service to increasingly […]

Open your garden and raise funds for Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance

Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is excited to announce the return of its ‘Open Gardens’ initiative this year. Running all year round, with a Spring/Summer theme taking place from April to September and an Autumn/Winter theme taking place from October to March, the charity’s Open Gardens initiative aims to bring local communities across Dorset and […]

Jude Morris Racing Foundation Donates £101k to Air Ambulances UK Charity

The Jude Morris Racing Foundation today added to their fundraising efforts for the Air Ambulances UK charity having now donated a total of £101,000. This of course is both a huge chunk of money and those that knew Jude will know his race number throughout his career was 101. The Air Ambulances UK charity have […]

AIR AMBULANCES UK HOSTS PARLIAMENTARY RECEPTION AT THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

Left: Stephen Metcalfe, Conservative MP. Centre: Simmy Akhtar, Air Ambulances UK CEO. Right: John Christensen Air Ambulances UK Trustee & Vice Chair. A special parliamentary reception was held at the House of Commons this week which attracted support from key political figures to raise awareness of the lifesaving work of the air ambulance crews. Over […]

Badminton Horse Trials 2023

Badminton Horse Trials, presented by Mars Equestrian, has chosen AAUK as its Charity of the Year for 2023. The prestigious event, held every year on The Duke of Beaufort’s estate in South Gloucestershire, attracts top eventers from all over the world, along with tens of thousands of visitors. This year, it will start a day […]

Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance pilot swaps Lincolnshire fens for South Africa

Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance (LNAA) will soon say goodbye to home grown pilot Ben Hare as he leaves the life-saving charity to embark on a new adventure with his wife caring for cheetahs in South Africa. He said: “My wife has been given an opportunity to do some conservation-based field research in South Africa […]

LIVES SAVED THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF GIFTS IN WILLS

Leaving a gift in your Will to Air Ambulances UK, no matter how big or small will help air ambulance charities across the UK save even more lives. Legacies help to contribute to over 102 lifesaving missions each day across the UK; each mission is funded almost entirely by donations and gifts in Wills. Over […]

BADMINTON BOOST FOR AAUK

Badminton Horse Trials, presented by Mars Equestrian, has chosen AAUK as its Charity of the Year for 2023. The prestigious event, held every year on The Duke of Beaufort’s estate in South Gloucestershire, attracts top eventers from all over the world, along with tens of thousands of visitors. This year, it will start a day […]