Anglia Lift Off issue 34 Spring 2014

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ISSUE 34 SPRING 2014 FUNDRAISING CHALLENGE Alex aims to raise cost of mission Page 5

SADDLE UP Ride for your lives event launched

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Suggested donation £1.50

MARATHON EFFORT London calling for EAAA team

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EAAA helicopters to carry emergency blood

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Welcome to another issue of ‘Anglia Lift Off’ and thank you for taking an interest in our lifesaving work. As the evenings now start to get lighter I’m pleased to say that the first winter in which we have been able to fly after dark has been hugely successful and as I write we have flown more than 100 night time missions, making a big difference to the outcome for many seriously injured or ill patients.

We’ll be outlining the difference that night flying has made to us and the clinical achievements as a result of it, at our first Clinical Conference in May. That event will enable us to share some of the expertise that we now possess as a result of the many senior doctors who fly with us, and we expect places for delegates to fill up fast. If you are a medical professional who would like to attend please see page 7, or indeed our website, for more information.

As we strive to offer the ‘best care in the air’ we are always looking for ways to be at the forefront of Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) provision and we will for the first time enable our medical teams to support patients who have suffered from a severe loss of blood. You can read more about this exciting development in our ‘Delivering Excellence’ feature on page 11.

Of course improving the range of care that we can offer our patients means we need to work harder to raise the money to fund it. This spring a total of ten runners will take part in the Virgin Money London Marathon to raise funds for us. One of them is one of our own critical care paramedics Rod Wells.

You can read about what motivates them to train three or more times a week throughout the winter on page 20, where you will also find details of their online sponsorship pages should you wish to help any of them reach their fundraising targets.

As I have said before, supporting our Charity is not just about giving money.

Raising awareness of our work and encouraging support from others is just as important. I’m delighted that more and more people are signing up to our Proud to Support campaign on vehicles and premises. Details of some of the latest to do so are on page 12 but I’d like to highlight the support from Bedfordshire and Luton Fire and Rescue Service and thank them and indeed the other emergency service organisations in the region that we work so closely with for backing us in our campaign.

Another way in which people help us is by volunteering their time. On page 10 you’ll find details of some of the areas where we are currently looking for some extra help. As we head into spring and early summer our fundraisers will be out and about at events across the region and rely on the help of volunteers to make these a success. If you, or someone you know, could spare a few hours to help on one of our fundraising and promotional stalls we’d be enormously grateful.

Thank you for your support of our Charity. I hope that you find this issue of ‘Anglia Lift Off’ both informative and inspiring.

Could I urge you once you have read this magazine to pass it to someone else please? It’s by winning new supporters in this way that our critical work will be able to continue.

Tim Page Chief Executive

CONTENTS Top award for doctor

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Alex’s charity match

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Dates for the diary

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Mushroom farmer’s fundraiser

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Gill’s vital role

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Blood on board

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Generous golfers

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Recent missions

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Lottery news

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Airport team’s fundraisers

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Runners prepare for London

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Leaving a legacy

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CONTACT US

Your regional fundraiser: North Cambridgeshire/West Norfolk – Chris Donaldson 106 Culley Court, Bakewell Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 6WA. 01733 367208 email: christopher.donaldson@eaaa.org.uk South Cambridgeshire/West Suffolk – Barbara McGee Melbourn Science Park, Cambridge Road, Melbourn SG8 6EE. 01763 262697 email: barbara.mcgee@eaaa.org.uk Suffolk – Pip Duffy Whitehouse Distribution Centre, Whitehouse Road, Ipswich IP1 5NX 01473 745007 email: pip.duffy@eaaa.org.uk Norfolk – Amy Franklin Hangar E, Gambling Close, Norwich Airport, Norwich NR6 6EG 01603 489406 email: amy.franklin@eaaa.org.uk Bedfordshire – Kay Marter The Rufus Centre, Steppingley Road, Flitwick, Bedfordshire MK45 1AH 01525 718517 email: kay.marter@eaaa.org.uk General enquiries: 0845 066 9999 Website: www.eaaa.org.uk Email: info@eaaa.org.uk Lottery: lottery@eaaa.org.uk Charity number:

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ACCOLADES FOR EAAA DOCTOR One of the highest honours in the medical profession has been given to EAAA’s Director of Clinical Operations Dr David Zideman, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the field of emergency medicine.

Dr Zideman has been awarded a Gold Medal by the Royal College of Anaesthetists in recognition of his Dr David Zideman with the Gold Medal highly distinguished career. On the same weekend, Dr Zideman was also named as a Resuscitation Giant by the BASIC Organisation (British Association for Immediate Care) which conferred on him the Asmund Laerdal Award for outstanding services to immediate care.

Tim Page, Chief Executive of EAAA, said: “These honours bestowed upon David Zideman are truly deserved and I offer our hearty congratulations.

His experience and skills are second to none; our clinical teams are benefitting hugely from his much valued work with us. We can all take pride in the fact that our emergency medical teams are providing a service that is among the highest standards available anywhere in the UK. The best news is that the people of East Anglia who suffer a medical emergency or accident will benefit from the skills and expertise that Dr Zideman brings” A founding member of the Resuscitation Council (UK), Dr Zideman’s contributions to resuscitation and pre-hospital emergency care are well recognised at the highest level. He continues to be in great demand as a lecturer on the subjects and these awards further clarify his place in the elite of the medical profession.

Jerry Nolan, Royal College of Anaesthetists Council Member, said: “The Gold Medal is the highest award that can be made to a fellow of this Royal College and it is awarded only rarely. David Zideman has been a friend and mentor to me for most of my career and it is a huge pleasure to see him awarded this honour.”

CHRISTINE BEAUMONT 1945-2014 It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of EAAA volunteer Christine Beaumont in early January. Christine, from Stanton in Suffolk, had assisted our fundraisers at many events for around six years. She got involved with the charity after being airlifted following a horse-riding accident.

She will be greatly missed by EAAA staff and volunteers and we send our sincere condolences to her family.

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KEEP UP WITH US

ONLINE

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter and keep up-to-date with all our news and pictures. Find us on Facebook as East Anglian Air Ambulance Charity and on Twitter as @EastAngliAirAmb. We also have Facebook and Twitter pages for each of the four counties we cover and regularly share their content.

Here’s what people have been talking about recently:

Steven Hammond Phoebe and Oscar collecting their certificates for raising £500. Very proud of them both.

@LesRosbifs Any nice companies willing to offer support/sponsorship of my Great Anglia Walk in July/Aug? Raising for @GreatOrmondSt & @EastAngliAirAmb

Isaac Hunty Hunt just a quick note u came out to my wife in ormsby 3 weeks ago when her heart stopped its been a bumpy ride over that time but she has made a full recovery and will be home on thursday i cant thank u all enough for wot u have done for us

@PaulOBrien Blimey. @EastAngliAirAmb just buzzed the office, set down at Rectory Meadow, Diss. Beautiful machine ☺

Felixstowe Country Market Just to say thank you Helen for your visit to Felixstowe Country Market and leaving us a collection box to fill in place of us sending Christmas Cards.

@Ipswichrugby Great turn out for the Boxing Day Fun Run! In aid of @EastAngliAirAmb.

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ALEX PITCHES IN

Rugby has been a passion of Alex Woolley’s since he was 15, but since an horrific motorcycle accident as he made his way to referee a match four years ago, he’s also become a volunteer and staunch supporter of EAAA. Now he is combining the two with a fundraising charity match this spring.

Alex was 19 years old when he set off from his home in St Neots on the motorbike that he had only had for three months, heading for Sawston where the match he was involved in was taking place.

The A14 was closed that day and traffic was building up on the route that Alex would take.

Although he remembers little about the day himself he’s learned that he was in collision with a car on the A428, suffering serious and multiple injuries. With so much traffic now building up in the area, the air ambulance was tasked and reached him in a matter of minutes. Alex was in a very serious condition. He said: “A policeman who had been at the scene told me afterwards that he didn’t think I was even going to make it to hospital.”

The clinicians gave Alex emergency treatment, including putting in a chest drain, at the roadside stabilising him enough to allow him to be taken to hospital by road. He joked: “I think they had to send me in the ambulance because they would have struggled to get me in the helicopter as I am six foot six tall. It was hard enough for them to get me on the stretcher!”

Among the many injuries that Alex suffered were a fractured skull, a spinal fracture, broken ribs and a collapsed lung. He was in hospital for two weeks and later in the year had to return for further surgery to restore his hearing in one ear. As he continued to recover he was gradually able to return to work as an aircraft engineer for Marshalls at Cambridge Airport. Co-incidentally he now works in the very hangar where our Anglia Two aircraft is based.

As he continued his recovery, even getting back to playing rugby again, Alex started to think of ways in which he could help the air ambulance. His rugby training was helping him to regain his fitness and together with a group of four friends he decided to enter the gruelling and challenging Cambridge Spartan Race last year to raise funds. The assault course style five kilometre race involved more than 50 obstacles including jumping through fire and many others which required strength, stamina and speed. Between them the group raised £1,000 but Alex was determined to do more. He said: “I wanted to raise around £2,250 – or the cost of an EAAA mission, so I decided on the idea of a charity rugby match.”

The match will take place on Saturday 17 May at Cantabs Rugby Club in Cambridge. Alex added: “The support from the club has been overwhelming and they have been very keen to get involved. It’s a family orientated club and I hope this charity day will be a lot of fun.”

Alex with Robert Marshall, CEO Marshall of Cambridge, an d the crew of Anglia Two The event will feature two showcase games one with Cantabs first XV against an East Anglian Barbarians XV – made up of players from some of the top clubs in the region. A second match will pitch Cambridge Veterans against an Emergency Services XV. The EAAA fundraising team will be at the day and volunteers who could help out would be very welcome. We’re looking for people who could assist with bucket collections, helping on our stand and marshalling the car park. If you’d like to help and see some entertaining matches at the same time please contact our South Cambridgeshire fundraising team on 01763 262697.

Meanwhile Alex has also become a volunteer for the Charity and will be giving talks to local schools and organisations about our work and his own experience. He’s also helped our fundraising team with various activities.

And although rugby isn’t the gentlest of sports – one thing he has given up is riding motorbikes.

Alex said: “It was a big bike and I wasn’t very experienced so I don’t intend to risk that again.

But having said that, I have just taken up rockclimbing as a hobby – so I’m still causing my mum a few grey hairs!”

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Fundraising events are vital to our lifesaving service and we are very grateful to everyone who organises an activity in aid of the Charity. Please see the events pages on our website for more information including details of where to find our fundraising and promotional teams out and about. If you would like to help at an event or you are organising something for us please contact your local EAAA office – see page 3 for details.

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FRIDAY/SATURDAY 25/26 APRIL

EAAA KARTING GRAND PRIX, BECCLES

24 HOUR BOWLS MARATHON, BEDFORD

Would-be Lewis Hamiltons will have an opportunity to enjoy the thrills of racing and support our Charity at the same time in the EAAA Karting Grand Prix at Ellough Park Raceway near Beccles.

We are grateful to Bedford Bowls Club President Ann Dilley who is supporting EAAA as her charity of the year for a second term having raised £2,000 in 2013. One of this year’s main events is a 24-hour bowls marathon. Anyone can take part regardless of experience and equipment can be loaned if necessary but any bowls enthusiasts who would like to submit a rink would also be very welcome.

Please contact our Bedfordshire office (see page 3) for more information.

This is an exciting team event offering the opportunity to complete as many laps as possible in a one-hour endurance race and a chance to compete again in the final if among the fastest. Our inaugural event last year was a huge success and we are looking forward to repeating the fun this year on what is one of Europe’s biggest go-karting tracks.

There will be catering and entertainment for family and friends who come along to support the teams on the day. The hire of the kart and all race equipment is included in the entry fee.

Places must be pre-booked and for more information please get in touch with our Norfolk fundraising team whose contact details are on page 3.

SUNDAY 11 MAY

BECCLES CYCLE FOR LIFE This annual event is once again generously supporting EAAA and Rotary Club of Beccles charities.

The event is open to cyclists of all abilities and offers five distance options ranging between seven and 50 miles.

Participants are also encouraged to raise sponsorship for the event charities and a prize draw will be held for riders who raise £25 or more in sponsorship.

Every £25 raised earns another entry into the draw with the chance to win a bike worth £300.

Last year’s event raised a stunning £4,000 for EAAA. Cyclists are advised to book their place in advance but registration is also available on the day at an increased price. All routes start and finish at the Sir John Leman Lower School in Beccles. To find out more information and details of how to enter please visit www.becclescycleforlife.org.

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SUNDAY 22 JUNE

WEDNESDAY 14 MAY

RIDE FOR YOUR LIVES, GRAFHAM WATER, CAMBRIDGESHIRE This is the third year of our signature cycling event and we’re looking to build on the success of the previous two with a new mileage challenge for 2014. We’re aiming for a collective total of miles ridden to exceed 1,670 – that’s a 400 mile increase on last year and would match the number of missions our aircraft flew in 2013.

The course is suitable for all ages and abilities and as each lap is nine miles the total will soon add up, especially if families or groups of friends or colleagues cycle together.

For more information or to register for the event please contact our Peterborough fundraising office (details on page 3).

EAAA CLINICAL CONFERENCE, WYBOSTON, BEDFORDSHIRE

As we near completion of our first year of night flying – and as the first dedicated Helicopter Emergency Medical Service to operate a night-time air ambulance service we have organised a conference to share our experiences and knowledge.

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FRIDAY 11 JULY

SPARKLE IN THE NIGHT SKY

CHARITY BALL, WOODBRIDGE, SUFFOLK After the success of last year’s event we are organising another charity ball in Suffolk. This year, our long-term supporters at Ufford Park Hotel will host the event which will begin with a sparkling wine reception followed by a three course meal, raffle and entertainment from Ashton Jones and the Innerheart Band.

Tickets are £40 per person and may be booked individually or in tables of 10. For more information or to book please contact our Suffolk fundraising team (see page 3).

Pre-hospital care is the focus of our clinical conference

Our doctors and critical care paramedics will be talking about the lessons learned from missions flown during the hours of darkness as part of a conference programme drawn up by our Director of Clinical Quality and Development Brigadier Professor Timothy Hodgetts and our Director of Clinical Operations Dr David Zideman.

Designed to inform, challenge and develop those attending, the day-long conference programme will include presentations on various elements of pre-hospital care including hypothermia mitigation and the future for ultrasound.

Full details about the conference and how to book can be found on our website www.eaaa.org.uk or for more information please email info@eaaa.org.uk or call 01223 403600.

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HEALTHY EATING MUSHROOM FARMER HAS ‘MUCH ROOM’ FOR FUNDRAISING Mushrooms are a great source of vitamins and minerals and one of your all-important five-a-day. But mushroom farming in the UK has declined in the last 15 years from around 400 farms then to fewer than 30 now.

However if you buy mushrooms in the East Anglian branches of one main retailer it’s likely that they will have been grown by Suffolk farmer and EAAA supporter David Mann of Waveney Mushrooms at Flixton, near Bungay.

Flixton are all Mushrooms from picked by hand

The family-run business has been growing mushrooms since the 1950s. It’s a labour intensive process as all the mushrooms, around 25 tonnes a week to be precise, have to be hand picked by around 80 people who work on the farm. The mushrooms are picked in the morning and transported to the retailer’s depot in Essex that afternoon to be in the store’s branches across the East of England the next day.

Managing Director David said: “People think our crops aren’t determined by the weather as most farmers’ are because mushrooms are grown inside. But because we have to keep the temperature the same all the time we have to heat or cool the building depending on the temperature outside.”

David has been a staunch supporter of the Charity for several years, initially as a member of the local Parish Council. In 2011 the Council organised a charity bike ride for EAAA and it’s become an annual event raising over £5,000 in three years. Supported by the village pub, the Flixton Buck, the cyclists took a 25 mile route around a group of local villages (and their pubs) known as The Saints.

The event has grown in popularity and the numbers taking part have doubled since it began. David said: “We try to keep the route manageable for all ages and abilities and we thought 25 miles was about the right sort of distance, although we have a few who’d like it to be a bit further. We get wonderful support from the village and the pub and even a few from the farm take part with a lot of the others contributing through sponsorship.”

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The cyclists set off

from the Flixton Buck

RECIPE: CREAMY MUSHROOM STROGANOFF Ingredients: 350g tagliatelle 1 tbsp olive oil 1 small onion, chopped 75g button mushrooms 150g white closed cup mushrooms, sliced 150g large flat mushrooms, sliced 1 clove garlic, crushed 2 tsp ground paprika 3 tbsp dry sherry 1 tbsp tomato puree 2 tsp Dijon mustard squeeze of lemon juice 150ml half fat creme fraiche 2 tbsp chopped fresh flat parsley Method Preparation: 5 mins Cooking: 15-20 mins 1. Bring a large pan of water to the boil. Add the tagliatelle and cook for 10mins or according to packet instructions until just tender.

2. Whilst the pasta cooks make the sauce: Heat the oil in a large frying pan, when hot add the onions and mushrooms and sauté for 5 mins over a high heat until golden brown. Add the garlic and paprika cook for 30 seconds stirring.

3. Add the sherry, puree, mustard and lemon juice, stir and cook for about 30 seconds, stirring. Stir in the creme fraiche and cook over a gentle heat until piping hot. Season to taste.

4. Drain the tagliatelle and divide between four bowls. Top with the mushroom mixture and scatter over the parsley.

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE CURRENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES We rely on a team of dedicated volunteers who help us keep our two lifesaving helicopters flying.

If you are interested in volunteering with us please get in touch and we will do our best to find a role for you that will be interesting and rewarding.

Call Victoria Wortley on 01603 489405 or email: Victoria.wortley@eaaa.org.uk.

More information is also available on our website: www.eaaa.org.uk/volunteer.

We are currently looking for volunteers in these areas: Photographers - Bedfordshire and Suffolk We really need to collate a bank of up-to-date, good quality photographs of EAAA events and volunteers in action. Can you help us by attending events in either of these counties to take some photographs for us please? As with all our volunteer roles, expenses including mileage can be reimbursed.

Collection Box Coordinator - North Bedfordshire A collection box coordinator is responsible for all the collection boxes in their area, collecting them when they’re full, counting and banking the money and putting back an empty box.

Collection boxes are a really important source of income for us and we rely on volunteers to help coordinate this for us.

Research – home based If you’d like a volunteer role that you can do from home we’d be very pleased to hear from you. We have some research projects which may be of interest and we also sometimes need help with proof-reading documents. For these roles you will require access to the internet.

Social media volunteer(s) – home based Two of our social media pages – LinkedIn and Pinterest need one or two volunteers to bring them up to date. We want to develop and professionalise our LinkedIn page so we’re looking for a clued up volunteer to help us with this and perhaps even take it on as a mini project. Meanwhile our Pinterest page needs updating after the volunteer who set it up has moved on with a new job. If you can spare an hour or so a week to help manage our page, please get in touch.

Event Supporters – Suffolk We are asked to attend hundreds of events each year from big country shows to car boot sales and church fetes. Attending events is very important for us in terms of raising awareness as well as raising money and we are just not able to cover them all without the help of our dedicated volunteers. Please do get in touch if you’d be willing to attend a few events with us this year in Suffolk.

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VOLUNTEER FOCUS: GILL SOWERBY-WRAY If you phone our Norwich head office or call into reception there’s a good chance that the person you’ll speak to first is Gill SowerbyWray who volunteers her time in the office for three days a week. Gill (77), who lives near North Walsham, spent much of her working life at the airport and also worked in the hotel industry before retiring.

How did you first get involved with EAAA? I saw a letter in the local paper from the Charity looking for volunteers and got in touch. Initially I started doing a day a fortnight in the run up to Christmas selling cards at the special charity Christmas card shop at the Assembly House in Norwich and I have done that now for the last three years.

What does your role involve?

I became more involved with the Charity about 18 months ago when I started helping with reception and office work at the main offices in Norwich. It’s brought me back to the airport having first started working there in 1975. I do all sorts of administrative work in the office and I’ve learned a lot of new skills, especially computer skills.

What do you enjoy about the role?

I’ve always enjoyed working and although I hadn’t done this type of work before, I do like being in the office environment. I give my own time to do this but I take it very seriously as it’s a role that needs to be treated as professionally as if it were a paid job.

Would you recommend it to others?

People might not think of this as a typical volunteer role, but it is a great way to learn new skills – and perhaps then use those skills to find a job for someone who is looking to return to work. It’s a very worthwhile organisation and I am pleased to be carrying out a vital support service that helps ‘behind the scenes.’

DELIVERING EXCELLENCE

BLOOD ON BOARD

By Dr Jenny Townsend

Jenny is a registrar doctor specialising in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine who is working full time with EAAA for a year. She has previously worked at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel and has cared for many major trauma patients needing transfusion.

“Major Trauma describes serious and often multiple injuries where there is a strong possibility of death or disability.

There are at least 20,000 cases a year in England and it is responsible for around 5,400 deaths per year in the UK”1.

Dr Jenny Townsend (end right) with members of the EAAA team The boxes used to tr blood are tempe ansport raturecontrolled

accidents and give it to those patients who meet the criteria for pre-hospital blood transfusion, to help improve their survival. There will also be a regular rotation of the blood boxes so that this precious resource is not wasted and can be reused within the hospital system.

The leading causes of death being neurological (predominantly brain) injury and bleeding. Control of haemorrhage and rapid transportation to a major trauma centre is the cornerstone of pre-hospital care for bleeding patients. The use of pre-hospital blood transfusion has been demonstrated to be feasible by the UK military and UK pre-hospital care services. No randomised controlled trials have been conducted but data shows an increase in survival above predicted for the most seriously injured patients treated by a prehospital team that includes a physician and has access to blood.

“Major Trauma describes Previously replacement of lost blood with various solutions such as saline was adopted. This has been replaced by a low volume resuscitation strategy in which only limited volumes of fluid are given to trauma patients in the initial phase of care. Despite this more conservative approach, it is clear that a cohort of patients exist who have lost so much blood that survival is unlikely without volume replacement. Currently available solutions (e.g. saline) do not carry oxygen (as haemoglobin in blood does) and may induce a coagulopathy (reduce the ability of the blood to clot).

serious and often multiple injuries where there is a strong possibility of death or disability.

There are at least 20,000 cases a year in England and it is responsible for around 5,400 deaths per year in the UK”

Due to the above issues, a number of services use blood in the pre-hospital environment. This has been common practice in some Australian systems, has been part of the UK Military approach and is now used by London’s Air Ambulance and Kent Surrey Sussex HEMS. There is evidence that more seriously injured combatants benefit from evacuation by UK MERT (physician led team with blood and plasma available) in comparison with paramedic led care 2, 3.

East Anglian Air Ambulance sees approximately two patients a week whom this life saving intervention would benefit. So in order to ensure we are in line with ‘best’ current practice we are increasing our capability to include the carriage of blood. This project is in its early stages but will involve partnerships with the haematology departments at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital and Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, who will be actively involved in both providing the blood and the training for its safe delivery; and the local SERV (Service by Emergency Response Volunteers) charity who will deliver the blood to both bases. The blood itself will be packed in special temperature controlled boxes (pictured) and we will take the blood with us to the scene of serious

This is an exciting development for our service that we aim to introduce later this year, once all the appropriate policies and procedures are in place in order that we preserve this very precious resource whilst making it available as standard care to those six patients a month we see in whom it potentially confers a survival advantage.

References: 1) Major Trauma Care in England. National Audit Office 5th Feb 2010. Available from: http://www.nao.org.uk/ wp-content/uploads/2010/02/0910213es.pdf (accessed 12/01/2014) 2) Jonathan J. Morrison, John Oh, Joseph J. DuBose, David J. O’Reilly,Lorne H. Blackbourne, Mark J. Midwinter and Todd E. Rasmussen. En-Route Care Capability From Point of Injury Impacts Mortality After Severe Wartime Injury.

Annals of Surgery 257(2)2013.

3) Amy Apodaca, Chris M. Olson, Jeffrey Bailey, Frank Butler,Brian J. Eastridge, and Eric Kuncir. Performance improvement evaluation of forward aeromedical evacuation platforms in Operation Enduring Freedom. J Trauma Acute Care Surg.75(2) S2.

Acknowledgements: Dr Tom Hurst Dr David Zideman Prof Tim Hodgetts CCP Jemma Varela

CCP Ben Caine Mr John Himpleman Dr Anne Weaver (LAA) Paramedic Gary Wareham (KSS)

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FABULOUS FUNDRAISING Fundraising events help us to keep the two EAAA helicopters serving the people of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk seven days a week.

If you have organised an event why not send pictures and details of the day to Liftoff@eaaa.org.uk and we will try to feature them in these pages. If the stories here inspire you to try to raise some money then the Fundraising Manager for your area would be pleased to hear from you. Contact details are on page 3.

FUNDRAISING TO A TEE We receive tremendous support from golfers across our region and are always overwhelmed by their fundraising efforts and generosity.

One of those supporting us is Tilsworth Golf Club in Bedfordshire. Nick Webb who runs the club began supporting EAAA in 2010 after a family member required emergency care from our crew. Since then he has raised thousands of pounds through the President’s Charity Day. Last year was one of his most successful events to date with £3,000 raised through the event and topped up by a donation from Mazars Accountancy.

We’d also like to thank Tony Johnson, Senior Club Captain at Girton Golf Club in Cambridgeshire for choosing EAAA as his charity for 2013 and raising over £1,200.

Streets Chartered Accountants supported three air ambulance charities, including EAAA, with their 2013 charity golf day and gave a donation of £1,200 to each.

Among the numerous clubs that have chosen to support us in the Peterborough area this year is Nene Park Golf. The year got off to a busy, bright and chilly start with Men’s Captain Nigel Alban, pictured here, teeing off in the frost.

Picture courtesy of Peterborough Telegraph.

PROUD TO SUPPORT….

Our ‘Proud to support…..’ campaign is gathering momentum across the entire Eastern region as individuals, companies and large organisations come forward offering to display signs on vehicles, walls or in fields.

Pictured above is Robbie Claridge, one of the latest to sign up. Robbie runs Claridge’s Catering based in Norfolk and will also be supporting us by providing catering at some of our signature events in the county during the year.

We are also delighted that Cedar Coaches in Bedfordshire have joined the campaign as have Bedfordshire and Luton Fire and Rescue service. Look out for the signage on fire appliances throughout the county – and if you spot a vehicle displaying the sign why not take a picture and post it on our Facebook page? The fire service has also agreed to put our signs on defibrillators that are placed in remote locations in the county.

If you can help us by displaying a similar ‘Proud to support’ sign on a vehicle or on your land please get in touch with one of our offices or email info@eaaa.org.uk.

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THANK YOU! EASTER BUNNY RAFFLE Our fundraisers in Peterborough have been given this fantastic brand new pink rabbit to use to raise money. He’s being raffled with the draw taking place on Easter Sunday. Tickets are just one pound each so to be in with a chance of winning please contact our North Cambridgeshire fundraising team (see page 3).

CHARITY OF THE YEAR

It’s not possible to mention here all the fundraising activities held for us in the region but we are extremely grateful for all of them.

Here are some recent donations: Isleham Shoots have presented us with £2,145 STR group in Norwich donated nearly £5,000 after a highly successful race day at Snetterton raised more than £20,200 which was shared between four charities.

We are very grateful to a number of local companies who have chosen to support EAAA as their ‘Charity of the Year’ in 2014.

Among them are the branches of Ridgeons throughout the region – who are also taking part in the ‘Proud to support’ campaign with signage on 100 of their vehicles.

The company raised money for EAAA during 2013 with a variety of activities including a Three Peaks Challenge, carnivals, raffles and collecting boxes. Having raised almost £6,000 the company has pledged to continue its support this year.

During 2013 MSC based in Suffolk voted to support EAAA through its ‘Ocean Fund’ set up specifically to help local good causes. The company generously presented a cheque for more than £23,000.

Midwich in Diss have also selected EAAA as their charity for 2014 having raised £14,500 for us in 2013. One of their final events of the year was their highly successful ‘Jingle Balls’ event in which staff, customers and present The team at MSC local businesses sponsored baubles on their their donation Christmas tree.

VISIT OUR CHARITY SHOP Our charity shop in Ipswich is always in need of donations of good quality items for sale.

Some of the most popular items we have sold in recent years are knitted dolls and clothing made by supporter Mrs Brooks (pictured) who lives in the town. The items she makes and then donates always sell out very quickly and we’d always be interested to hear from other skilled handicrafts people who would like to showcase their work and donate the items that they make.

Unfortunately we are not able to collect items and if you are bringing in a large amount or making a special journey we advise you to telephone first to ensure there will be someone to receive them. The number is 07917 227081. The shop can be found at 2 Orwell Place, Ipswich.

We are always pleased to hear from people who can spare some time to help at the shop with duties that could include sorting and pricing stock, arranging displays and serving customers. If you are interested in joining the team then please call our Suffolk fundraising office on 01473 745007 for more information.

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Supporter Florence Clark from Foxton, near Cambridge, has continued her magnificent fundraising efforts by organising a group of friends to tackle the Grunty Fen half marathon. Her total now stands at close to £16,000 A gift fair organised by a group of volunteers at Ufford Park before Christmas offered a wonderful selection of gifts and treats and raised £7,000.

Mildenhall Lions took their Santa sleigh around the local villages in December and raised more than £3,700.

Customers at Marks and Spencer’s in Cambridge donated more than £2,000 in four days as EAAA volunteers helped them pack their shopping bags.

The Dock Tavern in Gorleston held another successful charity day and raised over £2,600 for EAAA. G’s Fresh at Barway near Soham have donated nearly £3,500 from an open day on the farm.

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RECENT MISSIONS With 1,670 missions flown in 2013 it’s simply not possible to include details of every incident we attend in ‘Anglia Lift Off’ but we try to feature some of them on these pages, to show the variety of emergencies we attend. We publish details of as many of our missions as possible on our website and a number will also be featured on our social media sites. We are always pleased to receive pictures of our helicopters from supporters and, with permission, endeavour to use them in our magazine or online. Send your pictures to liftoff@eaaa.org.uk

C O V ER S T O R Y

M I S S ION

Professional photographer and EAAA supporter Chris Taylor captured this stunning picture of Anglia One in Sheringham on Christmas Day. The aircraft landed at the town’s leisure centre to allow the crew to treat a patient who had become unwell, before being airlifted to hospital in Norwich.

Chris said: “It was a very mild day so I was able to get a lovely shot and also had a good chat with the pilot while he waited for the clinicians and the patient.” For more information about Chris’s work please see www.christaylorphoto.co.uk.

The incident was one of four attended by our two aircraft on Christmas Day. Anglia One went out twice to patients in Norfolk and Anglia Two was called to two incidents in Bedfordshire.

However the crew of Anglia Two didn’t miss out on a Christmas lunch during their shift.

The crew of Dr Jenny Townsend, critical care paramedic Carl Smith and pilot Captain Dave Kelly were invited to join guests at the nearby Holiday Inn for the traditional three-course lunch. Jenny said: “It was such a treat and we are enormously grateful to the Holiday Inn for allowing us to join their festivities.”

A man in his thirties who suffered a fall at East Harling in Norfolk (main image) received treatment at the scene by the EAAA clinicians. They accompanied him in the ambulance as he was taken to hospital by road.

M I S S ION Anglia Two was called to a collision on the A14 at Newmarket involving a car and a lorry, with three people trapped in the car. A man in his seventies had suffered very serious injuries and the crew of two doctors and a critical care paramedic treated him at the scene for around 40 minutes before he was taken to hospital by road in a life-threatening condition.

M I S S ION Two women in their thirties were taken to hospital after they were reportedly kicked by a horse. It happened in a remote location and one of the women suffered a neck injury and the other a chest injury.

One was flown to hospital and the other taken to a different hospital.

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MISSION A woman who was injured when the car she was in rolled over after hitting a tree was treated by the crew of Anglia One. The casualty was then taken to hospital in a land ambulance.

MISSION The crew of Anglia Two took this picture using night vision equipment as they returned to base after treating a casualty involved in a road crash.

The woman was treated at the scene by the EAAA clinicians who then accompanied her to hospital by road, before meeting the helicopter to fly back to Cambridge.

M I S S ION The night-time crew of Anglia Two went to the assistance of a man who had suffered a fall in Bedford. Dr Anya Wallace and critical care paramedic Gary Spitzer treated the man at the scene and accompanied him to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in a land ambulance.

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THE ACCUMULATOR PRIZE The accumulator prize has been won twice since our last edition.

This is a special draw made every week with additional numbers added to the system. Each week a total of £500 is added to the prize pot – up to a maximum of £25,000. When the prize is won the accumulator starts again the following week at £500. Everyone who plays our lottery is automatically entered for this draw and has the same chance of winning this as all our other weekly prizes.

On 15th November the prize had reached £1,500 when it was the lucky day of Mrs B. Fryer in Suffolk. By 10th January when it was next won by Mr A. Thompson in Norfolk the total stood at £4,000.

We’d like to congratulate all our lottery winners and thank those who also choose to make a donation to the Charity following a win. We’d especially like to thank supporters who complete a Gift Aid form when making a donation. This allows us to claim 20% tax back from the Government, if the donor is a UK tax-payer at no extra cost to them. The form is available from our offices or website.

About our lottery

How does it work?

How do I claim my prize?

Supporting the East Anglian Air Ambulance lottery is one of the easiest and most sustainable ways to keep us flying and saving lives. There are 18 main cash prizes including a jackpot of £1,000 which is won every week. We also have an accumulator prize which rises by £500 per week. The maximum it can reach is £25,000 and we have had several of our supporters win significant sums. Everyone who plays the lottery is automatically entered into the accumulator draw.

Once we receive your completed membership application we enter your details onto our lottery system. You’ll be sent a letter and membership card with details of your lucky number. Each Friday the winners are randomly selected from all current paying members.

There is no need make a claim as we automatically send out all the winners’ cheques by 1st class post on Friday afternoons. A list of winners can be found on our website www.eaaa.org.uk.

The results are also announced on Radio Norwich 99.9FM at 9am on Saturday morning. Some local newspapers also print our lottery results.

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How much does it cost?

Each ‘chance’ in our lottery costs £1 and you can have more than one ‘chance’ each week if you wish.

‘ANGLIA LIFT OFF’ ONLINE Players of our lottery have traditionally been sent a copy of ‘Anglia Lift Off’ in the post but in the time that we have been publishing the magazine it has become much easier to access it online. It is now available as an app for iphones and tablets or a page-turning issue on our website.

It will save the charity a considerable sum to be able to notify supporters when the next issue is available online to read, rather than posting a printed copy. If as a lottery player you would like to opt out of receiving ‘Anglia Lift Off’ in the post and be emailed the link to each new edition please contact us by email at lottery@eaaa.org.uk letting us know your name and address (as printed on the address sheet with this magazine) and, if known, your EAAA lottery membership number.

If you prefer to continue receiving a paper copy then there is no need to contact us. If you’d like to have a look at the app please visit the app store using an iPad or iPhone and search for EAAA. But don’t worry, if you do opt to stop receiving ‘Anglia Lift Off’ we’ll still write to you if you win a prize in our lottery draw.

EAAA GRAND DRAW Our Charity Grand Draw for 2013 was our most successful ever - raising £200,000. Director of Fundraising Melanie Nightingale said: “I’d like to thank everyone who purchased a ticket for this draw. I’m overwhelmed by the level of support it achieved this year. The money raised will enable our crews to continue saving lives by day and by night.”

A total of £5,000 in prize money was offered in the draw.

The top prize of £3,000 was won by Mrs Morris in Norfolk.

Second prize of £1,000 went to Mrs Knibbs in Bedfordshire and the third prize of £500 was won by Mrs Rivett in Norfolk.

There were ten runners-up prizes of £50 and the lucky winners of these were: Mrs Isbell, Mr Granger, Mr Tubby and Mr and Mrs Chapman, all from Norfolk; Mr Buckle, Mrs Brundish, Mrs Seaman and Mrs Judd, all from Suffolk and Mrs Cubberley and Miss Lewin who are both from Cambridgeshire. Congratulations to all of them.

How do I join?

Simply complete the application form on these pages and return it to us at the address printed on the form. All players must be over the age of 16. If you would like to pay by cheque then don’t forget to include this in with your application form. Alternatively if you don’t want to cut out the form or you know several people who might like to join, then it’s now even easier to do so.

We have an ancillary remote license from the Gambling Commission which means we can sign lottery members up via our website (visit the shop section to do so) and over the phone on 01603 489400.

If you are reading this edition of ‘Anglia Lift Off’ because you are already a member of our lottery then when you have finished it, why not pass it on to someone else who might like to find out more about supporting our work in this way.

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The support we receive from Cambridge Airport and the staff who work for Marshalls Aerospace is tremendous. In addition to providing the base for Anglia Two we’ve also seen great generosity from members of staff who have undertaken fundraising activities for us.

Some of this has been spurred on because our crews have been to the assistance of colleagues who work on the site, such as Alex Woolley, featured on page 5.

And last year two colleagues of another EAAA patient, Richard Fryer, also undertook a fundraising challenge.

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Dave Rich and Dave McCubbine opted to cycle from Cambride Airport to Paris and back again – a round trip of about 600 miles. Charting their adventure on Facebook as ‘2 Daves, 2 Bikes, Too Far’ the Daves cycled around 80 miles a day – and despite it being the height of summer, much of it was in extreme weather conditions which went from torrential downpours to temperatures of 33C. Dave Rich said: “Working at Marshalls means we see the EAAA going out on lifesaving missions every day. We also witnessed the incredible work that the EAAA clinicians do first hand when our colleague, Richard Fryer, was involved in a horrific car accident. The EAAA really did save Richard’s life, and so we wanted to give something back to this amazing charity.”

Dave and Dave also expressed their thanks to Marshall Group who provided a Land Rover as a support vehicle for the ride and assisted with some of the other costs of the trip. They raised over £4,200 for the Charity.

Meanwhile, in September, three security guards from the airport undertook a fundraising long-distance walk for the EAAA. Wayne Grover, Ronnie Whitelaw and Kelvin Ingham tackled the West Highland Way walking 96 miles from Glasgow to Fort William. Their challenge raised more than £1,000.

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L-R Ronnie Whitelaw, Kelvin Ingham and Wayne Grover completed the West Highland Way. 18 LIFT OFF

It’s billed as the most demanding off-road triathlon in East Anglia – and we have places up for grabs for triathletes who are able to raise sponsorship for us. In addition the event will make a donation of 5% from each entry fee to the Charity. Our fundraising and promotional team will be there on the day too and we are looking for volunteers who may be able to help. We’ll need people to marshal the route and help at water stations so if you are able to spare a few hours to help us do please get in touch. To find out more information about the event please visit www.thetearjerker.co.uk

THANKS Our thanks go to Ipswich Rugby Club Chairman David Dodds who organised a fun run from the club on Boxing Day. Around 80 people took part in the event which offered a 6k run for adults and a 2k route for children for those looking to burn off their Christmas Lunch. The event raised more than £620.

We’re also very grateful to the staff and members of Barns Fitness Studio in Potton, near Sandy. They undertook a gruelling Army Assault Course challenge at Cambourne in Cambridgeshire testing all the participants to their limits and raising £540 for the EAAA.

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VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHON On Sunday 13 April thousands of runners will take their place on the starting line for this year’s Virgin Money London Marathon. Ten of them will be raising money for East Anglian Air Ambulance. Six runners successfully applied for special Golden Bond places held by the Charity and the others generously offered to raise money using their own place won in the official ballot.

Many of our runners have personal reasons for choosing to run for the EAAA and between them they are hoping to raise thousands of pounds.

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EAAA Critical Care Paramedic Rod is looking forward to his first marathon having previously raised money for the RNLI as he’s also a volunteer on the Gorleston lifeboat in his home town.

Rod (47) works on both Anglia One and Anglia Two with both day and night shifts and has dedicated his life to working in the emergency services as he often goes out to incidents in his off-duty time as a volunteer with Suffolk Accident Rescue Service too.

Although he enjoys running, Rod has never joined a running club but prefers to fit his training in around his working life. Because of his shifts he’s not following a set training programme but ensures that he goes running three times a week and is hoping to complete the marathon in under four and a half hours. Rod love the fact that the work he does makes a real difference to people’s lives. Just a few months ago he dealt with a very memorable incident when the crew were called out on Christmas Day. Rod said: “A man who had been ill over a couple of weeks became much worse just as the family were opening their presents. He had a ruptured spleen and was losing a lot of blood. The treatment we gave at the scene before he got to hospital undoubtedly saved his life.

Afterwards I received a lovely letter from his mum – and the incidents like that are why I love my job.”

Rod hopes to raise £2,000 for EAAA. If you’d like to support him please visit www.justgiving.com/rwells.

Paul (46) had a tough time when he first ran the London Marathon in 2012 but hopes to put that behind him on his second attempt and is following a specific training programme for the event. His employers Ipswich Building Society who have long been supporters of EAAA are right behind him and have pledged to match the money he raises.

Paul, who lives in Downham Market, is an area manager for the Society covering many of their branches across Suffolk.

He was inspired to run for EAAA after meeting a lady taking part in the Peterborough Half Marathon who had been helped by EAAA four years earlier and told she might never walk again. And soon after signing up for the place there was further reinforcement that it was the right charity for him. Paul said: “It was just after New Year and a colleague’s father had been seriously ill with heart problems. The air ambulance came out to him in the middle of the night and worked hard to bring him back to life and restarted his heart. He was flown to hospital and is now making a good recovery. I’ve since learned that the paramedic that night was Rod Wells so I hope I will meet him on the day of the marathon.”

Paul hopes to complete the marathon in under four and a half hours. His fundraising page can be found at http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ PaulMillar1

JAMES SMYTH James (28) is running for EAAA following a motorcycle accident from which his sister’s partner was airlifted.

Although, sadly, he later died in hospital the family had time to say their final goodbyes. James hopes to raise £4,000 for the Charity by taking part in the marathon.

His fundraising page is at: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/smyvy

LOUISA CHAMBERLAIN Keen horsewoman Louisa (22) knows of the value of the EAAA because of friends who have been treated by the Charity.

Her family are very involved in the racing industry, particularly point to point racing at Higham on the Suffolk and Essex border and have frequently organised bucket collections for the Charity at meetings.

Having been a keen athlete at school and competed at a junior national level in Pony club Tetrathlon competitions, Louisa, who is currently in her final year at University is looking forward to her first attempt at the marathon distance.

She said: “It’s something I’ve wanted to do and I was delighted to be offered the Charity place after missing out in the ballot. I am following a training schedule and hope to finish in under four hours. I’d like to raise around £4,000 for this very worthwhile organisation.”

Louisa is fundraising online at: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ LouisaChamberlain

LYNN WHITTINGSTALL MARCUS NICHOLS Having completed an Ultra Run of 70 miles over two days, Marcus (37) knows that he has both the mental and physical stamina to finish the marathon. Last year the graphic designer from St Cross, South Elmham in Suffolk completed the Bungay marathon in a little over five hours and he’s hoping to be somewhat faster in London.

His training includes a lot of off-road running as well as cycling and swimming and he’s been a member of the Bungay Black Dog Running Club since 2011.

Marcus decided to support EAAA with his ballot place in the marathon after the helicopter was called to a neighbour last year. He said: “Looking back on the events that morning, the speed with which the EAAA arrived was very reassuring.” As well as an online sponsorship page at www.justgiving.com/marcusrunsvlm/ Marcus can also be found on Twitter as @MNUltraRunner.

Mum-of-two Lynn from Framlingham has chosen to run for EAAA after Anglia One was called to a football match her husband was in because a player had suffered a cardiac arrest. Lynn said: “We’ve supported the Charity through the lottery for some time and are well aware of its good work.”

Lynn will be a few weeks away from her 40th birthday on the day of the marathon and ran it for a different charity in 2011. She’s training with a number of friends who are all running for various charities. A fundraising jumble sale has already raised close to £800 and the two teams involved in the fateful football match plan to replay each other in a charity game to help Lynn’s target.

BRYAN BAXTER Our final Golden Bond place has gone to Bryan Baxter (53) an auctioneer from Norfolk who has been raising money by running for charities for five years and wanted to attempt the London Marathon. His online fundraising page is at: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/BryanBaxter.

And raising money through his own place in the ballot is Karl Harris from Woodbridge, who is supporting the Charity after a young rugby player at his club was airlifted to hospital following a spinal injury. Karl’s page is at: http:// uk.virginmoneygiving.com/KarlMelonHarris and he has set a fundraising target of £2,500 to cover the cost of the youngster’s airlift.

We’d also like to thank ballot runners Tiffany Brooking (http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ TiffanyLaskey) and Nick Bedford who are raising money for EAAA through their marathon places.

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HOW TO HELP US

THINKING OF THE FUTURE

One in every four of the missions we fly is funded as a result of gifts left to us in a Will. Making a Will is one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make, and we always recommend that anyone thinking of leaving a legacy in their Will consults a solicitor.

We understand that family and loved ones come first when making your Will, but if you then choose to leave a gift to EAAA, no matter what the size, there are different ways in which you can do this. However you choose to remember the Charity you will be helping us save more lives in East Anglia for many years to come. There is more information about leaving a gift in your Will on our website but if you would like to speak to someone about it please contact our Legacy Officer Rhiannon Edwards on 01223 403600.

Richard and Rachel Dylong (pictured) from Wymondham got in touch when they were rewriting their Wills and considering a number of charities to leave a gift to.

Richard said: “We took advantage of the Will Aid scheme where the money that would normally go to the solicitor is donated to charity. We drew up a list of the charities that we thought we might like to help and got in touch with some questions, including how the money would be spent. Some charities didn’t respond at all which was disappointing considering that we wanted to help them.”

Richard & Rachel Dylong

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The couple said EAAA was one of the first charities they chose because they often see one of the yellow helicopters flying over and they have an interest in all things flying. They have always enjoyed raising money for good causes and have opened their garden for charity on a number of occasions, taking part in the National Garden Scheme.

Richard, who has combined his hobby with his work as a self-employed gardener, added: “When we contacted the EAAA about the gift in our Will we were invited to Norwich Airport to see the helicopter and meet the crew. Everyone was very enthusiastic about their work and they gave us a very warm welcome. Making a Will is a very important thing to do because you never know what might happen although you hope that once it is made it won’t be needed for a very long time.”

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There are many ways in which you can support us, please help by ticking the boxes which interest you and completing your contact details.

Then simply return the form to: East Anglian Air Ambulance, Hangar E, Gambling Close, Norwich Airport, Norwich NR6 6EG or email the area(s) which interests you with your contact details to: info@eaaa.org.uk or telephone: 08450 669 999 For more information about East Anglian Air Ambulance and for details of fundraising events in your area, please visit www.eaaa.org.uk

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Don’t let them take your Home and Assets...

The Five Problems 1. Future Re-marriage Say a husband dies �rst and leaves everything to the wife. The wife then remarries and dies before the second husband. Her estate transfers to the second husband. He means to make a Will to put things right but does not get round to it and accordingly on his death the whole estate devolves to his children and the children of the original couple are disinherited.

2. Large Probate Fees Probate costs are often much higher than people expect. With fees from some solicitors often in tens of thousands of pounds, with a modest estate of £350,000 at a 3% charge the fees would be £10,500. Not only that, there is the inconvenience and normally substantial delay in administering someone’s estate especially on the second death.

3. Unreliable Children Unfortunately there are many clients who have children with problems, whether they be drug, alcohol or gambling problems or indeed children with unstable marriages. When the parent dies, it is therefore not advisable that a large proportion of the estate devolves to such children but, of course, that is what usually happens.

4. Incapacity If you �nd yourself in the position of incapacity due to in�ury or illness and have not nominated an attorney to take over your affairs, the only way forward is to apply to the Office of the Public Guardian, which can be costly and difficult for family to deal with.

5. Care Costs You may never have thought about long term care costs before or you may already know of someone who has been forced to sell the family home in order to pay for care fees. It may also be something you don’t want to think about, especially if you are in good health, but the statistics regarding long-term care make for sombre reading.

How does a Family Asset Protection Trust work?

Consider the Trust as a safety deposit box in which you place your house. Your trustees hold the keys but they only take their instructions from you, the settlor.

No one else can access the deposit box without your authority, not even the local authority. In fact as far as they are concerned, you no longer own your house.

The idea of the trust is to keep your home safely away from care fee assessment, future probate costs, problems if you become incapacitated or unreliable children, but not away from you.

setting up a Family Asset Protection Trust, Call Heritage on 01603 894500 or Complete this reply slip To obtain your guide to the “Family Asset Protection Trust”, simply complete your details IN FULL, tear off the reply slip and post it to: Heritage Legal & Financial Ltd - 13 Hellesdon Park Road, Drayton High Road Norwich NR6 5DR

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