The Cornwall Air Ambulance FC team is proud to feature a number of airlifted patients, who might not have been able to take part if not for the intervention of your charity. Other team members include paramedics and those with a close connection to the heart of the charity.
There will be plenty of family fun too, with a pre-match penalty challenge, as well as food and drink to keep you well refreshed.
Show your support on the day and help both charities save future lives.
To watch the match, buy a car ticket online now for just £5 per car – with limited availability these will go fast!
If attending by foot or bicycle there’s no need to buy a ticket, but there will be plenty of donation buckets if you’d like to make a donation.
Show your support to Cornwall Air Ambulance FC and be a part of history as the team play their first charity football match.
Purchase your car ticket for just £5 and watch the game knowing that your ticket will help keep the helicopter flying and saving lives.
If you can’t attend the game, please consider supporting your charity with a donation on the JustGiving page.
Funds raised from the match will help the crew be with patients in their moment of need, helping to save lives in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
The opposition side, Thames Valley Air Ambulance FC (TVAA FC), was formed in 2017 to raise money in memory of four-year-old Barnaby, who sadly lost his life following a tragic incident in Thame, Oxfordshire.
Five years on TVAA FC are still playing charity football matches and have raised almost £40,000 for the Thames Valley Air Ambulance, which serves the people of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire.
Stuart Gibson, Founder of TVAA FC, said: “Over the last couple of years we have adopted a new approach with a focus on playing football against fellow charity teams, again this helps support and raise awareness for our opponents’ charities along with keeping our team and the Thames Valley Air Ambulance in the spotlight. We are looking forward to taking on the team from Cornwall Air Ambulance on their home turf.”
For many of Cornwall Air Ambulance FC, stepping out onto the pitch will be an emotional and inspiring day. If it wasn’t for the intervention of Cornwall Air Ambulance, they might not have been able to.
This game goes beyond a simple kick about, but represents each airlifted player showing their support to the charity that saved them.
Just one of those players is Goalkeeper Scott Halliday, who was badly injured in a fire in St Ives in August 2020. The 33-year-old was working at a harbour front restaurant when he was engulfed in flames after a deep fat fryer exploded.
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