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Cornwall Air Ambulance was called into action on Tuesday 25 September following reports that a woman injured her leg in a fall at a mine near Penzance. The charity’s pilot and paramedics arrived on scene just after 6pm, when they assessed the woman and administered pain relief. Due to the remote location, the helicopter crew […]
More than 500 people attended the Cornwall Air Ambulance Open Day on Saturday 8 September helping to raise £3287.65 for the lifesaving charity. The free event gives supporters a behind the scenes look at the charity’s headquarters, including a chance to see the helicopter us close, meet the crew and watch demonstrations of medical equipment. […]
Cornwall Air Ambulance was called into action yesterday following reports of a collision involving three motorbikes which had been taking part in the Martin Jennings Memorial Run. Following a 999 call at 1.33pm on Sunday 9 September, the pilot and paramedics aboard the charity’s helicopter made the short trip from their Newquay airbase to the A30 at Summercourt […]
Cornwall Air Ambulance is appealing for more support as the charity looks set to have one of its busiest years. New figures reveal that from January-August Cornwall Air Ambulance flew 544 missions compared with 465 emergency missions during the same period in 2017. The critical care car has been on 215 call-outs so far this […]
Cornwall Chamber of Commerce has chosen Cornwall Air Ambulance as its Charity of the Year. The Chamber will offer its support to the lifesaving charity by promoting activities and fundraising opportunities to its members throughout the year. Members of the committee will also be organising their own fundraising events in aid of the New Heli […]
Cornwall Air Ambulance is giving visitors the chance to experience what it is like to be a helicopter pilot when it opens its doors to the public on Saturday 8 September. For the first time ever at an Open Day event visitors will be able to have a go at hovering a helicopter using the […]
More than 600 garden lovers flocked to Cornwall Air Ambulance headquarters for the lifesaving charity’s Spring Plant Sale which raised more than £3,700. The annual sale is now a must-see event for green-fingered folk across Cornwall who jump at the chance to buy garden-centre plants at bargain prices. This year proved no exception as a […]
Three new critical care paramedics have joined the crew of Cornwall Air Ambulance to help save lives across the county. Kris Lethbridge, Thomas Hennessy-Jones and Pete Storer became members of the Cornwall Air Ambulance crew after a rigorous selection process, including written exams, emergency scenarios and fitness tests. They take the total number of air […]
People can fly a Cornwall Air Ambulance mission from their phone, tablet or computer screen thanks to the release of a 360-degree film to coincide with Fund a Flight Week (11 to 17 September). Previously the film has only been available to view through the use of specialised 360 viewers, but the lifesaving charity has […]
Cornwall Air Ambulance wants to turn the county red in a bid to raise money for the lifesaving charity during Fund a Flight Week (11 – 17 September). People are urged to raid their wardrobes and get sponsored to wear red hats, shirts, shorts, skirts, onesies and even wigs to proudly show they are supporting […]
Cornwall Airport Newquay is taking being a good neighbour to new heights by choosing Cornwall Air Ambulance as its charity of the year. Workers at the airport chose to raise money for the lifesaving charity during a staff vote which saw Cornwall Air Ambulance come out on top. Jackie Southon, the charity’s Head of Income […]
In 2002, Paul Symonds joined the ambulance service with the dream of one day making it onto the crew of Cornwall Air Ambulance. A decade later he fulfilled that dream, climbing onboard the helicopter for the first time as part of a tightknit team on their way to help someone in desperate need of help. […]
With your generous support toward the medical fit we can bring a second lifesaving helicopter to Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly, saving even more lives, Thank you.
Any donations we receive will be allocated towards either our HELi2 Appeal target or our annual running costs.
Between 14 November – 31 December your donations will be doubled, thanks to our generous
match funders, up to the campaigns match funding total value of £123k.