EAAA Anglia Lift Off Issue 39 Summer 2015

LiftOff Anglia

Issue 39 Summer 2015

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Anglia

LiftOff ISSUE 39 SUMMER 2015

Contents Allannah’s airlift

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EAAA’s Budget bonus

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New aircraft into service

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H145 is a high flier

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Inside the H145

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Missions flown

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Shoppers bag a bottle

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Diary dates

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Sherry’s a star

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Lottery news

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Marvellous marathoners

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Family’s duathlon thanks

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School’s superheroes

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Contact Us

Your regional fundraiser: North Cambridgeshire/West Norfolk – Chris Donaldson 94 Culley Court, Orton Southgate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 6WA 01733 367208 / christopher.donaldson@eaaa.org.uk South Cambridgeshire – Barbara McGee Melbourn Science Park, Cambridge Road, Melbourn, SG8 6EE 01763 262697 / barbara.mcgee@eaaa.org.uk Suffolk – Nigel Donkin Whitehouse Distribution Centre, Whitehouse Road, Ipswich IP1 5NX 01473 745007 / nigel.donkin@eaaa.org.uk Norfolk – Holly Lambert Hangar E, Gambling Close, Norwich Airport, Norwich NR6 6EG 01603 489406 / holly.lambert@eaaa.org.uk Bedfordshire – Kay Marter Unit 1 Water End Barns, Eversholt, Nr Woburn, Bedfordshire, MK17 9EA 01525 718517 / kay.marter@eaaa.org.uk

Welcome What an exciting time this is for us all here at East Anglian Air Ambulance.

Thanks to the incredible support of the people of this region, we have just taken delivery of our new helicopter the H145.

This will enable our clinicians to carry out procedures that were not possible within the confines of the previous helicopter and will mean that the patients we attend are given the best possible pre-hospital care from the specialist air ambulance team.

This is the culmination of a considerable fundraising effort, having placed the order for this aircraft four years ago and we couldn’t have done it without you – our dedicated supporters. To now have it flying and enabling our clinicians to save lives is

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By using Carbon Balanced Paper through the World Land Trust on this publication we have offset 5134kg of Carbon & preserved 431sqm of critically threatened tropical forests.

Cover picture: The launch of the H145 (see page 8)

truly wonderful and gives all of us a sense of pride in what has been achieved.

We have more details in our special feature about it beginning on page 8.

I’m sure you will have seen considerable media coverage about The Duke of Cambridge. Just before we went to press Kensington Palace issued a statement explaining that The Duke completed the first phase of his specific pilot training with Bond Air Services earlier than anticipated.

The Duke of Cambridge subsequently undertook his paternity leave and some unpaid leave for royal duties. Any further official announcements from Kensington Palace will, of course, be included in our next issue, in September.

If you have read ‘Anglia Lift Off’ in the past then I hope you enjoy its new look. Our publisher and printer Barber Jackson and Barnwell Print, who have produced the magazine for the previous two years have recently won the contract to continue doing so. Guided by their experience we have made some changes but hope you’ll continue to enjoy reading it. Please do let us know what you think by emailing: liftoff@eaaa.org.uk. And do please look at the address sheet with this mailing as inside you’ll find a selection of exclusive offers for our supporters.

cards by placing their orders as early as possible. If you do support us in this way, we appreciate it very much.

“We’ve come a long way in the last 15 years” Whether this is the first time you have seen ‘Anglia Lift Off’ or you have been supporting us for some time – thank you for your interest in our work. We’ve come a long way in the last 15 years and not least in this anniversary year alone.

But our overriding objective to give patients the best possible pre-hospital emergency care remains the same and together, we save lives.

Thank you.

Patrick Peal Chief Executive

If you’ve received this magazine in the post then you’ll also find our Christmas brochure with it. I know many won’t thank me for mentioning Christmas in mid-summer but past experience has taught us that our supporters do like to ensure they receive their first choice of

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Airlift after riding accident A teenage rider from Suffolk, who suffered a broken pelvis after a fall from her terrified horse, is back on her feet after being airlifted by the crew of Anglia One. Allannah Wilson, 14, had just finished a riding lesson on her horse Popcorn and was chatting to the instructor when they heard a horse and cart approaching along the nearby road.

Popcorn was spooked and in sheer panic bolted towards the gate of the arena. The gate was more than four feet high and as he approached it Popcorn hesitated but then attempted to jump out of the arena, with Allannah still on his back.

In his terror Popcorn’s back legs caught the top bar of the gate and he suffered a crashing fall. Allannah fell beneath him and as Popcorn rolled over to try to get up, the teenager felt like she ‘did the splits.’ She said: “I knew I had hit the ground hard but initially I tried to stand up. When I realised I couldn’t move my legs I was very nervous about how seriously hurt I was.”

Allannah’s mum Jenny was nearby with another of her daughters, three-year-

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Allannah and Popcorn old Aimee. They had seen the horse and cart go by and followed behind, with the intention of meeting up with Allannah after her lesson, before heading home to nearby Oulton Broad, but then she got a call to say that an ambulance had been called.

The land ambulance soon arrived but with Allannah likely to have suffered a serious injury, Anglia One was also tasked and shortly afterwards it landed in the arena, close to where Allannah had fallen. On board that day were Dr Pam Chrispin and critical care paramedic Andy Downes. Both mum and patient had nothing but praise for

the way in which the crew took control of the situation. Allannah said: “They were both really nice, but they got straight to work to prepare me for the flight to hospital.”

Allannah was given strong pain relief and packaged onto a stretcher to keep her pelvis stable before being put into the helicopter for the flight to hospital in Norwich. The teenager added: “I was quite disappointed that I’d had to be strapped onto the stretcher because I would have liked to have sat up and looked out of the window. We were at the hospital in just a few minutes – it would have taken so much longer by road.”

Reassured that her daughter was in safe hands, Jenny drove herself to the hospital. By the time she got there Allannah had been scanned and X-rayed and learned that she had fractured her pelvis in two places.

After a night in hospital she was sent home and ordered to stay in bed for two weeks, after which she had to use a wheelchair and crutches.

The air ambulance crew were brilliant

Critical care paramedic Andy Downes treated Allannah Allannah had six weeks off school in total, and returned using crutches.

Once her fractures had healed she did get back on Popcorn and ride him, but since then she has taken the decision to take a break from horse riding, although she has since been skiing and has also taken up dancing. She said: “It was a bit nerve-wracking when I started dancing and had to do the splits again for the first time – but now I’m really enjoying it.”

And Jenny added: “The air ambulance crew were brilliant – the helicopter was actually at Addenbrooke’s when they got the call and they had to refuel first, but they arrived in record time and worked quickly to make her comfortable. I want to say thank you so much for all that they did for her.”

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Chancellor’s boost for EAAA Air ambulances across the country including East Anglian Air Ambulance were given a boost by the Chancellor in his Budget Speech in March.

George Osborne announced that a number of charities including ourselves and our neighbouring service for Essex and Herts will be given funding towards the purchase of new helicopters.

EAAA is to receive a grant of £1.7million from the LIBOR Fines Fund.

The Chancellor’s announcement follows his pledge in December 2014 that all proceeds from LIBOR fines would be spent during the last parliament on military and blue light causes.

This is a one-off grant, to help fund a second new H145 helicopter, to be based at Norwich Airport, which will increase the charity’s clinical capability and reach. EAAA hopes that the new

This really will be a big boost to the East Anglian Air Ambulance

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Chancellor George Osborne and Norwich North MP Chloe Smith visit EAAA

helicopter will go into service early in 2016. The aircraft offers greater speed, endurance and capacity, enabling more lifesaving work in each shift.

And just a matter of days after delivering his Budget Mr Osborne visited Norwich to see the sister aircraft to the one his grant will support. At the EAAA base he met members of the critical care team and had a close-up look at the H145 shortly before it went into service.

EAAA Chief Executive, Patrick Peal, said: “We are enormously grateful for this one-off grant from the Treasury that will help fund a second H145 helicopter which will greatly enhance the lifesaving service we provide for local people. Our grant application to the Chancellor received cross-party support from all our Norfolk MPs. I would, however, like to say a special thank you to Chloe Smith MP and Henry Bellingham MP, both of whom worked closely with EAAA to secure this result.”

Norwich North MP, Chloe Smith, commented: “We’re all delighted to have won the funding; it means a lot to a well-loved local charity, headquartered in my constituency.”

Henry Bellingham MP for North West Norfolk added: “This really will be a big boost to the East Anglian Air Ambulance which does such a superb job serving our communities and constituents. It is also very fitting that those people who behaved totally unethically in certain banks are making their recompense to society.”

The LIBOR fines were levied on banks manipulating the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) financial benchmark.

In February the Chancellor made a further contribution from the fines to the Association of Air Ambulances (AAA), which represents most of the UK’s air ambulance charities, of £5million to be shared between 20 services.

EAAA will receive £250,000 of this to use for the training of clinicians. It’s anticipated that up to 40 paramedics and doctors can be trained in the most realistic of situations to further prepare them for the emergencies they deal with.

The AAA estimated that thanks to the funding from the LIBOR fines a further 800 lives could be saved every year.

Office relocation Our Bedfordshire fundraising team are on the move after outgrowing their previous office premises in Flitwick.

Our new address in Bedfordshire is: Unit 1 Water End Barns, Eversholt, Nr Woburn, MK17 9EA. Our phone numbers remain unchanged.

Social media highlights Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for regular postings about news, events 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 and we’re on YouTube and Pinterest too. Here’s what people have been talking about recently: Michelle Killingback A big thankyou to the air ambulance team, counting our blessings for your excellent care of my brother. @MustardTV #Norfolk mum’s emotional thank-you to #paramedics @EastAngliAirAmb who saved her son’s life: http://bit.ly/1Gukbtk Liz Morris Thank you so much EAAA for sharing the story of your amazing work and charity with our NCS young people today. Great respect for the challenging yet amazing work you do @Jessica_Asato Had a tremendous visit to @ EastAngliAirAmb this morning. What wonderful dedicated staff. Please show your support.

James Kaymak Seeing you in the sky going over my house puts a lump in my throat every time. @BenCarpenter79 £348 raised so far with the #SuperBeard!

Thank you! Still a long way to go to reach my target for @EastAngliAirAmb justgiving.com/BensSuperBeard

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New helicopter in service thanks to generous supporters A new chapter in the 15 year history of East Anglian Air Ambulance began in April with the arrival of the new helicopter – the H145 (previously known as an EC145 T2). The aircraft officially went into service on 2 April and three weeks later a special launch event to allow the media and invited guests to view it was held at Quy Mill hotel in Cambridge.

The helicopter was the first of its type to be delivered to the UK and only the 12th to leave the production line.

The decision by EAAA to place an order for it had been taken some four years earlier so it was a thrilling day for everyone involved when it was ready for use.

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Andrew Egerton Smith, founder and Chairman of EAAA said: “The H145 is the next major step in our journey for continuous improvement of pre-hospital emergency care across East Anglia.”

The new helicopter will be able to carry enough fuel to fly for over two hours, with a range of 300 nautical miles (335 miles) and will provide EAAA with the capability of carrying two flight crew, three clinicians and a patient. It will also offer greater cabin space and will allow more to be done to help the patient during the transfer process. More information about its technical specifications and clinical capabilities can be found on the following pages.

Patrick Peal, Chief Executive of EAAA said: “We are indebted to the people of East Anglia for their support and encouragement which has seen us grow from a one helicopter one day a week operation in 2000 to two state of the art helicopters with a doctor and critical care paramedic crew available every day of the year from 7.00am to 1.30am.”

The H145 had only been officially in service for a matter of minutes when it was tasked to its first mission – a seriously injured patient who had fallen from height. He was flown to the Royal London Hospital. One of the doctors on board that day was Jeremy Mauger who described the aircraft as ‘magnificent.’ An experienced air ambulance flying doctor he said the H145 was ‘without question the best he had flown in.’

Thanks to an announcement during the Chancellor’s Budget Speech in March a second H145 has been commissioned by the charity (see page 6) and is expected to go into service early next year.

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Key benefits of the H145 Made by Airbus, the H145 is the modern state-of-the-art version of the aircraft previously used by EAAA the BK117. The charity first used a BK117 in 2006, but when that aircraft went into service it was around five years old and had already seen 1,000 flying hours as an air ambulance in Italy.

In 2011, when the charity started working with a different helicopter provider, the aircraft carrying the call signs Anglia One and Anglia Two were EC 135s, the most recent models being the EC135 T2e. This aircraft was flown by one pilot and could fly for 90 minutes with a range of 186 nautical miles.

The H145 arrived with EAAA as only the 12th such aircraft off the production line and was the first to be delivered to the UK. It carries enough fuel to fly for more than two hours with a range of nearly 300 nautical miles.

The helicopter is operated for EAAA

by Bond Air Services. Speaking at the launch event for the helicopter, Bond’s Head of Flight Operations Alex Stobo explained that the H145 could fly the equivalent of Cambridge to Plymouth and back and also performs well for fuel economy. Its top flying speed is 168mph.

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In the cockpit is a state-of-the-art flight deck including GPS navigation systems and iPads which will allow the crew to plan ahead for landing sites in order to avoid overhead wires or any other hazards. Although the aircraft is larger inside for the clinicians to work in its overall length is just 1.5m bigger than the previous helicopter. This allows it to remain flexible when landing in emergency situations.

One of the other significant benefits highlighted by Alex Stobo at the launch

This modern aircraft has been vastly improved

is the work that has been done on noise reduction. He said: “Although people are generally supportive of the air ambulance it’s important to minimise the impact of noise in both urban and rural locations. This helicopter is quieter than the EC135 both when it is lifting off and during flight.”

Airbus highlights other areas in which this latest version of the helicopter has been improved such as the engine where the enhanced Arriel 2E powerplants and their dual fullauthority digital engine control (FADEC) – along with the helicopter’s upgraded main and tail rotor systems – guarantee an unprecedented level of performance in both hover and one-engine inoperative (OEI) conditions.

The Fenestron technology brings to the H145 benefits such as improved flight and ground safety, enhanced antitorque control efficiency, reduced power demand in forward flight, and lower noise and vibration levels. The Fenestron also has a new-design tail gearbox which brings with it lower maintenance costs.

EAAA’s Aviation Consultant Gerry Hermer said: “Having worked with the charity when it flew its original BK117 helicopters I am delighted that it has taken delivery of the H145. This modern aircraft has been vastly improved and I have no doubt that other air ambulance services will watch the advantages it gives with great interest.”

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Delivering Excellence The arrival of the new H145 means that the clinicians working aboard Anglia Two, and from next year also Anglia One, are able to provide the very best pre-hospital care for people in need through injury or medical emergency.

The helicopter is the first of its kind to be used as an air ambulance in England.

There are many reasons why this aircraft is vastly superior to the EC135 that the charity has been using in recent years.

Speaking at the launch event for the new helicopter in April, Medical Director Alastair Wilson explained some of them.

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Space The larger aircraft body gives more working space for the clinicians, enabling them to carry out procedures that simply weren’t possible in the old aircraft.

Senior EAAA flying doctor Jeremy Mauger experienced this on the first day the H145 was in service. In a film about the first mission carried out by the new Anglia Two, Jeremy recalled being able to work on all areas of the patient that needed treatment, commenting that ‘in the old helicopter it was only possible to get to the top half of a casualty.’

The additional space means a total of seven people including the patient can be carried by the aircraft, it will make loading a patient into the cabin quicker and easier and will enable inter-hospital transfers to be carried out.

it will make loading a patient into the cabin quicker and easier

Crew With two pilots to deal with all aspects of flight and navigation it means that both clinicians can concentrate on the needs of the patient. In the past, particularly with night flying, the paramedic has assisted with navigation.

Now the two crews can work independently from each other.

Stretcher The stretcher on board the helicopter can be used in a number of different ways to make it as accessible as possible for the crew. One of the key improvements is a ‘bridge’ which can be clipped above it to keep all the medical equipment in place. This will allow ventilators or monitoring equipment to be kept stable. It also allows the use of an ECMO (Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) machine. This means the patient’s blood can be oxygenated outside the body if they are suffering respiratory failure or poor cardiac function.

The stretcher has collapsible legs and wheels allowing it to be pushed instead of carried. The patient is wrapped in a special type of sleeping bag to keep them warm which also contains a portable stretcher should the casualty need to be carried, for example from a cliff. The patient can be mainly wrapped in the sleeping bag element which can be opened only where it needs to be to allow the casualty to be treated.

Mr Wilson added: “The possibilities with the new stretcher and bridge are many and varied. There is no doubt that this will allow many more lives to be saved.”

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Recent Missions Read about our missions and view the mission map at eaaa.org.uk These pages show a snapshot of the incidents we attend.

Taken a picture of Anglia One or Anglia Two? We could feature it here – send it to liftoff@eaaa.org.uk

Facts and figures since our last issue In the first three months of the year we were tasked to a total of

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153 from Anglia Two. Of these 46 went to hospital by One and

helicopter. We were most frequently called to patients in cardiac arrest, which accounted for casualties we saw.

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The new H145 aircraft went into service as Anglia Two on 2 April and within minutes of being online for missions it was tasked to an incident in which a man had suffered serious head injuries in a fall. The crew of doctors Jeremy Mauger and David Driver, together with critical care paramedic (CCP) Andy Downes flew him to the Royal London Hospital for further treatment. Dr Mauger commented: “The helicopter was amazing to work in and the two pilots operated it flawlessly to allow the clinicians to concentrate fully on the patient.”

Anglia One went to the aid of a man in his 80s involved in a road accident.

The patient had suffered a head injury and was treated at the scene by our crew before being taken to hospital by road.

An elderly woman who’d suffered a medical condition was airlifted to hospital from an island off the Essex coast because the high tide meant the location was inaccessible by road.

A woman was airlifted to hospital in King’s Lynn after a fall while horseriding in some woods. She suffered multiple injuries.

The crew of Anglia Two treated four people at the scene of a two vehicle road accident in Cambridgeshire.

All four casualties were taken to hospital in land ambulances.

A man who suffered a serious injury when his hand became caught between two skips was flown to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital after treatment at the scene by the crew of Anglia One.

Anglia One landed on the A47 in Norfolk where the crew treated a man in his 80s who had suffered multiple injuries. He was taken to hospital in King’s Lynn but then flown to Addenbrooke’s Hospital for further treatment.

The crew of Anglia Two were called to a farm in Bedfordshire where a man had suffered serious injuries in an incident involving machinery.

He was treated at the scene before being airlifted to hospital.

Anglia One’s captain was the envy of bird-spotters across Norfolk when he received an unexpected visitor to the helicopter. The rotor blade made an impromptu perch as the clinicians attended a patient.

A woman in her late teens who had fallen from a horse was treated by the crew of Anglia Two in Cambridgeshire. She was taken to hospital in Peterborough with abdominal injuries.

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Fundraising events enable our two air ambulance crews to continue saving lives. If you’d like to get involved please visit www.eaaa.org.uk or contact your local office, see page 2.

We’re so grateful to readers of the Cambridge News and The Cambridge Building Society for their wonderful Cash for the Community campaign which shared a total of £10,000 between 15 charities. Tokens from the paper were collected in branches and EAAA received the largest number of nominations resulting in a donation of more than £2,538.

Former patient Sandy Sutherland and his band The Martells held their seventh fundraising gig at Kesgrave near Ipswich bringing the total they have raised to almost £20,000. Sandy has generously supported the charity since his airlift nine years ago.

EAAA volunteers asked shoppers at Morrisons in Stowmarket, Suffolk, to buy and donate a bottle to be used in our raffles and tombolas. After seeing the appeal one kind supporter dashed home to empty her cupboards of unwanted bottles, helping bring the total to over 100. Donations of raffle and tombola prizes are always gratefully received.

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Thank you ...

Ely City Golf Club have continued their most generous support, recently presenting us with £8,666. Meanwhile Shelagh Byrne, Ladies Captain at Menzies Hotel Golf Club, Cambridge, has raised over £1,300.

EAAA volunteers Dave Elsom and Francis Boyden raised over £1,000 when they organised a fundraising cocktail party and raffle, with a Diamond Game kindly sponsored

by Goldstraws Jewellers of St Neots giving added sparkle. The winners are pictured here with fundraising manager Barbara McGee (centre).

Could you organise a charity tea party at 1500 (3pm) on the 15th of the month to help celebrate our 15th anniversary? Nancy Collinwood’s recent tea party raised £60. Contact us for information and ideas for your Tea @ 1500 event.

Jack is the mascot of our charity dog walk event Paws with a Cause taking place on Sunday 25 October at Glemham Hall, Suffolk. Full details in our next issue.

IMAGE: Mark Palmer Photography, Framlingham

The Freemasons Grand Charity has donated £16,000.

The Mercer family held a charity ball at Milsoms Kesgrave Hall in memory of family friend Lucy Woolley and raised a stunning £12,500.

Volunteer-run Stapleford Community Café in Cambs supported EAAA in February and raised £210.

Pupils at Roman Hill Primary School in Lowestoft held a ‘Brightness Day’ and raised over £300.

Long-term supporters and wellknown band in North Norfolk, The Castaways from Cromer, have taken their recent fundraising total past an amazing £10,000.

A number of pubs have held fundraising events recently. We’ve received donations of £1,600 from the Black Bear, Wisbech and £200 from the Carpenters Arms at Soham.

Thanks to local firms Cobb Europe, Fred Olsen and EDF Energy at Sizewell choosing EAAA for a year of support their staff between them have raised over £10,000 in total during 2014/15.

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Call your local fundraising team (see page 2) for support and find a list of events at www.eaaa.org.uk/events

Weston Charity Horse and Dog Show Norwich

Riders of all ages and abilities are invited to take part in this event at Weston Equestrian Centre, Weston Longville, with fun and novice classes as well as in-hand and ridden showing classes.

A fun dog show for all dogs whether pedigree or mixed-breed will also be held. The show is generously donating the proceeds to EAAA.

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Cambridge EAAA is one of the beneficiaries of the competitions taking place on both courses.

The Wandlebury Course will host a members-only competition and The Old Course is a traditional event for teams of four, none of whom have to be members. Entry is £160 per team and there are some fabulous prizes to be won. More information is available at www.gogmagog.co.uk

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Join us for EAAA’s first ever Pooh Sticks Enjoy a three-course mealThe andsticks music race on the River Blyth. will be from the 50s through to the 80s fromand launched from Palmers Lane at 4pm vocalist Glenn Cooper, all inover aid of the owner of the first one the finish EAAA. Tickets cost £39.50 per person line will win £100. Sticks are just £1 each. and may be booked by ringing 01603 Could you sell some sticks within your 412520 or for moreorinformation email our club, organisation business? Contact danceanddineevents@gmail.com Suffolk fundraising team (see page 2) for

Join us for EAAA’s first ever Pooh Sticks race on the River Blyth. The sticks will be launched from Palmers Lane at 4pm and more information. the owner of the first one over the finish line will win £100. Sticks are just £1 each.

Could you sell some sticks within your Lodestar Festival club, organisation or business? Music Contact [Fri-Sun] our SuffolkCambridge fundraising team (see page 3) for more information.

EAAA is one of three charities to benefit from this festival on the outskirts of Cambridge.

Featuring music, entertainment, theatre and crafts this is a family friendly festival. Our fundraising team will be there with a large marquee with children’s activities, blue light September corner and a tea party. Find out more at www.lodestarfestival.com 4 – 6 Friday – Sunday

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Enjoy a three-course meal and music EAAA is one three charities tofrom benefit from the 50s of through to the 80s from this festival on the vocalist Glenn Cooper, alloutskirts in aid of of Cambridge.

Featuring EAAA. Tickets cost £39.50music, per person entertainment, theatre and crafts this is and may be booked by ringing a family412520 friendlyorfestival.

Our fundraising 01603 for more information team be there with a large marquee email will danceanddineevents@gmail.com with children’s activities, blue light corner

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Make a Difference

Sherry is pictured here at the Co-op in Hadleigh with Jessica Hayward

VOLUNTEER FOCUS:

Sherry Farres Supermarket shoppers in Suffolk are getting to know EAAA volunteer Sherry Farres quite well – in fact some make a point of looking out for her when there is a new arrival in the family because of her charity stall selling hand-knitted baby clothes and toys.

For more than two years Sherry, who lives near Saxmundham, has been taking her fundraising stall to various supermarkets across the county from Felixstowe to Framlingham and as far afield as Hadleigh and, with the support of friends and family, the stall has so far raised over £9,000.

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Why did you get involved with EAAA? I wanted to take time out from my career and get involved in charity fundraising, initially supporting Help for Heroes and Ipswich Hospital.

Together with family and friends we started the Excelsior Fundraising Group, organising collections in supermarkets and as we grew we decided to support another charity – and we all agreed that it should be the air ambulance.

I’m fortunate enough to have been able to stop working and instead I can use my time to help save lives.

What do you do?

We run a collection in a supermarket on a Friday and Saturday. One day on the stall I sold a few knitted items and

they were so popular that I asked a few other people to knit for me and now we have more than 20 people who knit. I go and see them all midweek to collect the knitting and replenish their wool and the stall is always very popular. I’ve also started helping the charity in other ways too, for example representing EAAA at cheque presentation events. I’m enormously grateful to everyone who helps me, my children and other family members as well as friends and our wonderful knitters.

What makes it rewarding?

It’s the number of people that we meet and get a chance to talk to that keeps us going. I remember one lady came up to us in a supermarket and said that if it wasn’t for the air ambulance she wouldn’t be here now. She went straight outside to the cash machine and came back with some £20 notes to put in our bucket. It’s also very rewarding to keep in touch with all the ladies who knit for us. It’s not just about collecting the knitting, we have a chat or they might need some help with something – there’s much more to it than just running a stall.

Would you recommend it to others?

Very much so – I’ve already got all my family involved and anyone who’d like to help either by knitting or assisting at a stall would be very welcome. People sometimes ask why I want to spend all day at the weekend on a stall in a supermarket but I look at it as a day spent meeting people

It’s the number of people that we meet and get a chance to talk to that keeps us going

and a day of smiling and chatting.

I know it might not be for everyone but I couldn’t do it without all the others who help and for me it just feels like the right thing to do and I’m compelled to keep going.

Can you help?

Volunteers who can help at events whether on a regular or one-off basis are always very much appreciated by the charity.

Our Suffolk team are currently holding a recruitment drive for more volunteers in the county and have been hosting special events in towns including Hadleigh, Sudbury, Halesworth and Framlingham.

If you have time to spare in these areas – or you’d like to knit items for Sherry’s fundraising stall, please contact our Suffolk team on 01473 745007.

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Lottery Lottery jackpot winners since our last edition For full details each week of the EAAA lottery winners and the current accumulator prize please visit our website www.eaaa.org.uk. The results are published there first and as soon as possible after the draw is made. They remain available on the site for approximately one month. In the last quarter the £1,000 jackpot has been won by: Feb 06 Mrs Goodall Burwell, Cambs Feb 13 Miss E. Webb Norwich Feb 20 Mr S. Adams Watton, Norfolk Feb 27 Miss E. Rogers Wisbech, Cambs Mar 06 Mrs S. Peeling King’s Lynn Mar 13 Mr B. Hopkins Cottenham, Cambs Mar 20 Mr A. Adams Dunstable Mar 27 Mrs R. Wilson

Stowmarket, Suffolk

Apr 02 Mrs S. Howard Gorleston, Norfolk Apr 10 M & L Brown Cromer, Norfolk Apr 17 Mrs J. Sprunt Great Yarmouth Apr 24 Miss S. Hayhurst Luton

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The Accumulator Prize Since our last issue the accumulator prize has been won 3 times. On 6 February Mrs Porter in Framlingham Earl, Norfolk won £2,000 and the following week Mrs Anderson in Aldeburgh won £500. Then on 24 April Diane Sutcliffe of Lingwood, Norfolk, won £5,000.

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.

Details of how much it has reached each week and whether it has been won or not are posted in the Lottery section of our website.

15th Anniversary draw We recently sent out tickets for our 15th Anniversary draw which has a top prize of £3,000 and numerous other cash prizes too. Thank you very much if you are supporting us in this way. Please don’t forget to return your counterfoils and payments by 8 July. If you would like more tickets for yourself or to sell to family and friends please contact us on 01603 489400.

The draw will be made on 15 July.

What would you do?

We’re always delighted to hear from supporters who have won our jackpot or other lottery prizes. Recently Roberta Wilson (pictured with her husband Victor) got in touch to thank us for her cheque.

Mrs Wilson joined the lottery after picking up a leaflet about it when visiting Ipswich hospital. Her win was very timely as they were facing a large bill for house repairs when the cheque arrived.

We also had lovely thank you notes from a jackpot winner in Norfolk who kindly sent an additional donation with her letter and from an 83 year old supporter who told us how surprised she had been to win £100.

An 83 year old told of her surprise at winning £100

Congratulations to all our lottery winners and thanks to all who have chosen to make a donation to the charity following a win. We’d especially like to thank those who have completed 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.

Why not tell a friend about our Lottery?

Visit www.eaaa.org.uk or call 01603 489400

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Lottery Thank you!

The East Anglian Air Ambulance charity is enormously appreciative of the support from our loyal lottery players. Your weekly contribution really does make a difference and has helped to generate millions for the charity since it started. Without your continued support, it would be very difficult for us to maintain the service we currently provide.

However, please don’t forget to let us know if you move house, we send our winning cheques through the post each week so it’s vital that we have an up to date address for our players.

If you would like to help us save money by reading the magazine on our website or via an app please visit the ‘Anglia Lift Off’ page on our website where you’ll find full details of how to do so.

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About our lottery 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.

How does it work?

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.

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.

How do I claim my prize?

There is no need to 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.

How do I join?

Choose one of these three simple ways to take part in our lottery:

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Complete this application form, cut it out and send it back to us at the address printed at the bottom of the page. If you are paying by cheque, don’t forget to send that too.

2 Online Sign up on our website. Visit www.eaaa.org.uk/shop and click on Lottery for a safe and secure way to purchase.

3 By phone If you would prefer to speak to someone or are buying membership as a gift for someone else then please give our lottery team a call on 01603 489400 and they will be happy to help.

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?

All players must be over the age of 16.

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Virgin Money London Marathon We’re very grateful to a number of runners who chose to support EAAA by running the Virgin Money London Marathon, between them raising thousands of pounds.

Congratulations to all of them for taking on this huge challenge.

EAAA Events Manager Catherine Sheppard said: “I can’t thank the runners enough for all the hard work and effort they have put in to get to the start line of this iconic event. We had five runners taking part thanks to the Gold Bond system for charity supporters and they have raised a fantastic sum between them but we’re also incredibly grateful to the runners who used their own ballot places to raise funds too. It’s a fantastic event to be part of.”

“I can’t thank the runners enough for all the hard work and effort”

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Dr Vicky Smith Flying doctor Vicky was thrilled to have completed the course in 4h 43m and said the following day wasn’t too painful. Vicky expressed her gratitude to everyone who helped her reach her fundraising total including many supporters of the charity and said she was delighted to have been given the opportunity to take part.

Stephanie Humphrey Super-fast Stephanie completed the race in 3h 26m and was even interviewed by the BBC when she finished. Steph, who was running in memory of her aunt who had been attended by EAAA, said: “The marathon was such a great experience, and I am so happy that all the training and hard work paid off. The crowds of London were a great motivation throughout the course, and it was an extra boost every time that I saw some friends or family. Everyone was so supportive throughout my training and generous with sponsorship, and I am so happy to say that my marathon has currently raised just under £5,000 (and donations are still coming in!).

Thank you so much for the amazing opportunity, EAAA!”

Shaun and Laura Button Airlifted patient Shaun was running with a Gold Bond place while his wife Laura used her own place from the ballot to take part.

Shaun finished in 3h 32m with Laura crossing the line a couple of hours later.

Between them the couple have raised nearly £3,500.

Holly Mercer Running in memory of her friend Lucy Woolley who was fatally injured in a riding accident, Holly finished the race in 5h 51m. She had raised almost £5,000 before the marathon and had been promised more if she finished in under six hours. Holly contacted EAAA the following day to say: “I just want to say thank you very much for the opportunity, it was the most amazing yet painful experience, but the pain and aching now is definitely worth it.”

Simon Tomlin Simon’s mother is a volunteer for EAAA and was in London with our team to cheer him on as he completed the marathon in 4h 49m.

Among the runners who had places in the ballot but very generously offered to raise money for EAAA were: Jonathan Hodgson Jonny completed the course in 4h 5m, despite suffering an injury on the course in a collision with another participant. He was delighted to finish having thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the race.

James Brown chose to raise money for several different air ambulance charities and completed the marathon in under four hours.

Our other ballot runners also all broke the four hour barrier with Mark Toms finishing in 3h 47m, Elaine Mann in 3h 42m and Nigel Foulkes-Nock in 3h 54m.

Why not run for us at next year’s Marathon?

Visit www.eaaa.org.uk or call 0845 066 9999

If you secure a ballot place for next year’s marathon and would like to raise funds for us please get in touch.

Details of how to apply for an EAAA Gold Bond place will be advertised in the autumn.

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Extreme Fundraising If you are taking part in an exciting challenge such as a parachute jump, trek, or cycle ride to support EAAA, please get in touch. We’ll give plenty of guidance to help you reach your fundraising target.

Don’t forget to set up an online giving page and take advantage of social media. Did you know in 2014, 46% of activity for challenge events was generated by the use of social media contact?

We’d like to thank staff at Imtech Engineering Services of Swavesey, Cambs for raising over £1,500 in a ‘Tour de France’ bike ride and Lottie Woolley from Suffolk who raised money by undertaking a skydive in memory of her sister Lucy, on what would have been Lucy’s 18th birthday.

Thinking of doing an extreme fundraiser?

Visit www.eaaa.org.uk or call 0845 066 9999

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Lap of Anglia

Once again in August a team of amateur cyclists will set off on a gruelling four day, 400 mile charity bike ride around East Anglia. This third Adrian Flux Lap of Anglia will see the cyclists travel clockwise around the region, starting from King’s Lynn and visiting Norwich, Ipswich, Luton, Bedford and Peterborough.

In the past two years the Lappers have raised over £18,000, and event organiser Damien Cross commented: “The past couple of years have been fantastic for the Lap, and the support and donations we’ve received from across the whole area have been overwhelming.”

Local businesses are supporting the ride, with East Winch-based Adrian Flux Insurance Services returning as the title sponsor for the third year in a row, pledging £4,000. Other sponsors include: Iceni Waters, Fruit Bowl, Holiday Inn and Robinson Motor Group.

To find out more about the Lap of Anglia, and to sign up to take part, visit www.lapofanglia.co.uk

London Calling

Family’s duathlon thanks

A collision with a steam engine pulling a trailer while taking part in a cycle race in Cambridgeshire last summer left Mick Ballantyne with life-threatening injuries. He was treated at the scene by the crew of Anglia Two, before being flown to hospital where he remained in a coma for two weeks and was in hospital for three months with multiple injuries. The speed with which he was treated, the advanced medical technology available, as well as his general fitness played a major role in his survival and recovery.

Although still recovering, Mick is already cycling again and rides hundreds of miles a month. His wife Lisa and daughter Amy have completed a duathlon to raise money for EAAA. The family have raised a fantastic total of almost £7,000 since the accident. In February Mick, Lisa, and daughters Amy and Lauren visited Cambridge Airport and met CCP Gary Spitzer who was aboard the aircraft that day and helped save Mick’s life.

The British 10k race in London is on 12 July and as well as our own team of EAAA staff taking part supporter Dean Shuttleworth will be raising funds for EAAA because of the treatment given to his father by our crew after an accident at work nearly two years ago. Dean said: “This will be my second 10k for EAAA. I am not really a naturally good runner, so I doubt I’ll ever manage a marathon, but six miles is quite a challenge for me and it’s one that I hope to undertake for the EAAA on many more occasions.

My family and I will always be grateful to the charity and my taking part in the 10k run is a small way to say thank you.” Visit Dean’s sponsorship page at: www.virginmoneygiving.com/ DeanShuttleworth Meanwhile in this the 15th running of the race a team from EAAA will be taking part to mark our 15th anniversary this year. The runners are: Peter Smalley, Marie Harrison, Hannah Isted, James Perks and Gemma McKail. If you would like to follow their training progress and find out more about the individuals concerned visit their blog at: eaaarotorbladerunners.blogspot.co.uk where you will also find links to their sponsorship page.

And if the efforts of the runners featured in this issue of ‘Anglia Lift Off’ have inspired you, we have places available in the Perkins Great Eastern Half Marathon in Peterborough on 11 October. Contact Catherine Sheppard in our Ipswich office (see page 2) if you’d like to find out more.

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After the visit the children all wrote k letters to Gary and Leanne to than them for visiting. Leanne said:

“It made my day to get these adorable letters and I think they will put a smile on the faces of everyone who reads them.”

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