A big thank you from all the staff & crew of the Wiltshire Air Ambulance

Thank you to West Kington Nurseries

The staff at West Kington Nurseries had a visit from Paramedic Shaun Russell on Wednesday 25th June to present a Cheque for £748.06 to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal. They raised this money from the sale of catalogues at their Spring Plant sale back in April.

Wiltshire Air Ambulance would like to say a big thank you to Mr Andy Downes of Bodytech

In August 2007, Bodytech owner Mr Andy Downes was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident on the Isle of Wight. He owes his life to the speedy response of the paramedics from the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, Andy was later airlifted to Salisbury’s Southern Spinal Injuries unit where he received expert medical attention and made a speedy recovery.

Andy has pledged to donate ten percent of his earnings, from labour costs with up to £50.00 per job, from accident repairs to private cars to the Hampshire or Wiltshire Air Ambulance or the SSSI, which will be chosen by the customer, for the next 12 months.

Andy and representatives of the charities were present at the Air Support unit in Devizes on Friday 6th June 2008 and presented the first of the cheques to Paramedic Shaun Russell of Wiltshire Air Ambulance, SSIT Newsletter Editor, Victoria Holton and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fundraiser Annette Plaistow. The £50.00 donations will hopefully be the start of a successful year for all charities and Andy.

For more details on the services offered by Bodytech please visit there website at www.bodytechservices.co.uk.

Thank you to Grittleton House School

On Wednesday 18th June 2008, pupils from Grittleton House School paid a visit to the Air Support Unit in Devizes, they were met by paramedic Andy Newman who showed them about. The School held there spring fair on the 10th April and chose the Wiltshire Air ambulance as there charity to support; they succeeded in raising a fabulous £1600.00 for the appeal.

We would like to pass on a big thank you to all those involved in helping to achieve this target.

Thank you to Di'mond Spurs Line Dancers

On Friday 20th June, Paramedic Shaun Russell went to Carterton to meet the Di’mond Spurs Line Dancers. The group donated a wonderful £1550.00 to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal and raised this from holding raffles.

Thank you once again for your support and keep on dancing!

A Big Thank you to Sherston 1016

On Friday 30th May 2008, members of Sherston 1016, went to the Air Support Unit in Devizes to have a look around and meet paramedic Andy Newman. The visit, organised by a regular volunteer for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Mr Noel Banks, was thoroughly enjoyed.

The Sherston 1016 went to the Badminton Horse trials over the weekend of the 1-5th May 2008 and managed to raise a fantastic £1472.77 for the Air Ambulance, we would like to say a big thank you to all involved.

Special thanks to Andy for his time and trouble explaining everything – Noel Banks

Thank you to The Aster Group of Devizes

The Aster Group, consisting of Sally Haddrell, Jane Horsell and Linda Gillam came to visit ASU on Wednesday 28th May 2008. Paramedic Steve Riddle showed the Ladies around and accepted the lovely donation of £250.00.

A big thank you to the Thames Valley Area of the Foresters Friendly Society

On Sunday the 18th of May a cheque for £1500 was presented to Andy Newman of the Wiltshire Air Ambulance by the Chairperson of the Thames Valley Area of the Foresters Friendly Society, Claire Hunter. The society has been collecting and raising funds for both the Wiltshire and the Chiltern and Thames Valley Ambulance for the last 12 months and the proceeds have been divided equally between the two services.

The presentation was made at their Annual May Lunch which was held at the Sonning Golf Club, Sonning on Thames where the members of the society enjoyed an excellent lunch.

Thank you to Moose International

On Friday 16th May members of Moose International came to have a look around the Air Support unit in Devizes.

Clinical Team Leader Richard Miller was there to show everyone around and to accept a generous donation of £300.00.

Thank you to Bath and Wiltshire Farm Stay

Paramedic Bruce Jarvis went to the The Old Rectory in Lacock on a glorious sunny afternoon to accept a cheque for £300.00. This was raised as the Ladies celebrated there 25th Anniversary of providing first class accommodation at some of Bath and Wiltshire’s most beautiful farms. The group had a celebratory anniversary dinner of which the proceeds from the raffle were donated to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal.

Elaine Sexton of the Old Rectory, Lacock said “We all feel the Wiltshire Air Ambulance is a very good cause to support and do excellent work for the community”

http://www.wiltshirefarmstay.co.uk/

Thank you Nicole and Rachel

Nicole and Rachel decided to celebrate there 10th and 11th birthdays together on the 16th March at All Cannings School and instead of accepting presents they requested that each guest donate £2.00 or more to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal.

Nicole and Rachel visited the Air Support Unit on Friday 18th April 2008 and met Paramedic Andy Newman who showed them around and accepted there donation of £300.00.

Thank you to Nicole, Rachel and of course all of there friends.

On Friday 18th April Mr Steve Medd from Virgin Holidays Cruises came down to the Air Support Unit in Devizes and met Paramedic Andy Newman.

They had raised a spectacular £4,380,78 from there office party, which held a charity auction where the prizes included cruise holidays, champagne and hampers.

A big thank you to Ashdown Beavers

On Wednesday 2nd April 2008, the Ashdown Beavers came to the ASU to meet the real Helicopter. Paramedic Shaun Russell was there to show everyone around and accept a donation.

The Helicopter must have taken some time to build and we would like to thank all involved for planning such a unique way to donate money, the money on the helicopter came to £68.59, bringing the grand total to £118.59.

The team arrived close to 1pm at the centre and were welcomed by Paramedic Bruce Jarvis and Volunteers Lesley Duncan and Daniel Phipps. Once inside Bruce and the team were at hand to meet and greet shoppers and help raise awareness of the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal.

Volunteer Lesley Duncan said “We had good response from the public and it was great to raise awareness, it was also a pleasure to meet Karl and his supporting members and we wish then all the luck for the rest of there journey.”

Karl and his team are hoping to raise £20,000 pounds for Air Ambulance Services across England and will donate to other worthy charities in Scotland. We would like to wish Karl and his team all the best.

Web Address: http://www.fullthrottlefundraiser.com/

A walkathon was held in support of the Wiltshire Air Ambulance and raised a fantastic £437.00. Pictured are residents with Paramedic Bruce Jarvis who went to accept the donation at their Friday coffee morning.

A big thank you to all who participated.

Thank you to Stroud and Swindon Building Society

The ladies from Stroud and Swindon, Shona Barker, Sue Perrott, Sam Griggs, Laura Foot and Mischa Dubova presented a cheque for £1685.25 to Paramedic Shaun Russell.

It was really interesting and Shaun was great!
Sue Perrot

Thank you Sylvester Mackett

Members of Sylvester Mackett Solicitors in Trowbridge successfully raised a grand total of £638.11 for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal from organising quizzes and other fantastic events. Pictured are Gerard McGlynn, Petra Cain, Jenny Maitland and Val Smith who joined Paramedic Shaun Russell on a visit of the ASU and presented there cheque.

Thank you Wootton Bassett Probus

On Wednesday 27th March, Jo Munday visited the Wootton Bassett Probus club who kindly Donated £50.00 to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal.

The slide show was very well received and enjoyed by everybody.

Many thanks to Wootton Bassett Probus for their support.

Thank you AFL Telecommunications

Paramedic Jo Munday visited AFL Telecommunications based in Swindon and is pictured here with Dave Papworth who presented Jo with a cheque for £370 for the appeal.

This was the proceeds from the company’s annual Christmas raffle.

Thank you Ted and Janet Olding

Ted and Janet Olding had their Golden wedding Anniversary and they asked for donations to be given to the appeal instead of presents. They are pictured with Bruce Jarvis, Nicola Williams and Sam.

What a wonderful gesture and congratulations on your wedding anniversary.

Thank you Devizes Floral Art Club

The Devizes Floral Art Club presented Bruce Jarvis with a donation for £600 for the appeal. He is pictured here with Sue Jones, Christine Dolman, Linda Hayter, Ann Sainsbury, Julia Twentyman, Kay Billet and Coleen Warren.

They were shown round the helicopter at the Air Support Unit in Devizes. Thank you all very much for this wonderful donation.

Thank you Larkhill Barracks

Warren Jackson and Mrs Cox are pictured here with paramedic Bruce Jarvis. They presented the appeal with a massive cheque for £1,505.90p. Ssgt Jackson’s swear box raised £141 which was based at Larkhill Barracks!

Thank you and for once I want to say please don’t mind your p’s and q’s.

Thank you Westbury Appeal Shop

On Monday March 10th 2008 the Westbury Appeal Shop celebrated its anniversary of 10 years! And so everyone from the Air Ambulance wanted to say a huge thank you to Dot Whitehead and all her volunteers.

On Friday the 7th March the lovely ladies were collected from the Shop in Westbury and were chauffer driven to the Air Support Unit in Devizes. There were rumours that they were sipping champagne in their luxurious limousine, but they do deserve to be spoilt for all the hard work that they do for the appeal.

There was a buffet reception which really went down very well (especially the home made rock cakes!) Dr Risley-Prichard gave a very moving speech thanking everyone for their hard work and dedication and Clinical Team Leader Richard Miller presented Dot with a signed photo of the helicopter.

I would like to say that the day went really well and there was not a dry eye in the house. It is very clear that everyone who works in the Charity Appeal shop are very passionate about the Air Ambulance and the crew. Thank you so much for all the support that you all give and congratulations on the last 10years for raising over £700,000 for the appeal. Written by Lesley Duncan Appeal Administrator

Thank you Elite Limousines

The staff and crew would also like to thank Elite Limousines for supplying a limo with chauffer for FREE for the buffet event on Friday 7th march 2008.

They are based in Corfe Road, Melksham and the telephone number for all enquires is 01225 700658. Web site address is www.elitelimousines-uk.com

Thank you Ammi Flowers

Ammi Flowers LLP kindly donated a beautiful arrangement of flowers to give to our volunteers at the Westbury shop.

Ammi Flowers are based in Devizes and the web site address is www.ammi-flowers.com or you can call them on 01380 722925

Thank you Wing Commander Philip Cubitt

Wing Commander Philip Cubitt did a sponsored motor bike ride and raised £500 for our appeal. He is pictured with here with Paramedic Andy Newman who showed him round the Air Support Unit.

Thank you John and Sandra Phillips

John and Sandra Phillips presented the appeal with a cheque for £2,244.25 this brings the total for donations received from them to a staggering £12,122.25.

They held a dance in memory of their Daughter Michelle at the Melksham Assembly hall on January 19th 2008.

The Zig Zag band played again and there was also Dan from Definitive Disco and an auction was held. The evening was a great success and everyone had a fantastic time.

This is the last dance that John and Sandra will do in this fashion as they said they would carry on until it would have been Michelle’s 30th Birthday which was in January. John and Sandra would like to thank everyone who donated and helped to make the evening a huge success.

Everyone from the Wiltshire Air Ambulance wishes to thank them so much for all the support that they have given to the appeal. We know that they will still support us and raise funds which is absolutely brilliant.

Thank you the Johnson Family

Thank you to all the Johnson family who raised £458.80 by decorating their home over christmas.

Thanks very much indeed.

Thank you The Sun Inn at Liddington

Charlotte won the chance to visit the Air Support Unit this was from a raffle that took place at the Sun Inn at Liddington.

Charlotte took Mum (Fiona) along and they are pictured here with Paramedic Bruce Jarvis. (Charlotte is on the right of Bruce) The Sun Inn does a lot of fund raising for our appeal from coin collecting to holding raffles.

Thank you CMD Recruitment

CMD Recruitment did a tandem parachute jump and raised £1,412.00 from sponsorship. Tim Barfoot who is pictured on the left of Shaun Russell was terrified and would never do a jump again. Polly Halpin on the other hand
said it was an exhilarating experience (seen pictured on the right.) CMD recruitment have offices in Devizes, Calne and Marlborough and it is through the staff, temporary workers, friends, family and clients that the money was raised. Thank you to Tim Barfoot, Polly Halpin, Alice Gauntlet, Amanda Wheeler, Andrea Young and David Kerr for doing the jump and to everyone who sponsored them.

A very appreciative audience on Tuesday, 12th February at the Central Methodist Church in Monkton Hill, Chippenham, one of the main local venues for the practical examinations of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, once again thoroughly enjoyed a very varied programme of music provided by some thirty plus young musicians chosen from those gaining distinctions in their recent practical examinations in our area. 

This popular event in the calendar on this occasion was in aid of the Wiltshire Air Ambulance represented through Lesley Duncan with the Mayor, Councillor Sandra Oakes, also in attendance. The event was again organised and presented by Sylvia Stables, the Honorary Local Representative of the Associated Board.

The celebratory nature of the evening provided a rich variety of music and skilful playing for the audience to truly enjoy.  Splendid tonal effects and diversity were evident from the soothing sounds of the guitar, mellow euphonium, the voice, violin and piano playing together with the clarinet, saxophone, flute, recorder and trumpet playing, some very accomplished indeed.

The genre of the music equally had great variety to offer with the jazz idiom increasingly popular with many of the students.

To be witness to the high and progressing standard of our younger generation seeking to capture the mood of their chosen music and to perform so successfully in front of an audience is indeed a reassurance for our future.

The evening concluded with the presentation of lapel badges to each performer by Lesley Duncan.  Thanks were given to the Church, the helpers, the accompanists also the friends, relations, teachers and audience from our local community for whom it was truly a delight to attend.

The evening raised over £450 towards the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal.

Thank you Rotary Club of Trowbridge

The Rotary club of Trowbridge had a slide presentation delivered to them by Jo Munday. She was then presented with a cheque for £250 for the appeal by the Vice president and the Community service Chairman of the Rotary club.

The slide presentation went really well and everyone found it very informative.

The people are left to right: 
Geoff Holt, (Vice president, Trowbridge Rotary club) Jo Munday, (Paramedic) Ted Sweet (Community Service Committee Chairman)

Thank you Whitehall Garden Centre

Richard Miller is pictured with Mandy Vollbrecht and Laura Ansley from the Whitehall Garden Centre at Lacock. They presented Richard a cheque for the appeal for £750.00.

Thank you to all the staff and customers for their loyal support.

Thank you White Horse Challenge

A huge thank you to the White Horse Challenge who have raised over £16,000 in the last two years.

The White Horse Challenge this year will take place on 7th & 8th June . (Please visit our Events page for further details).

We wish all involved a good time and many thanks for all the support and fundraising that they do for our appeal.

Thank you Becky and Tina

Becky and Tina who both work at Cumberwell Golf course held a “Body Shop Day” and raised £312.50 They are pictured with their children at the Air Support unit and Paramedic Bruce Jarvis made them all welcomed.

Everyone at the Air Support Unit wishes to say thank you also for the delicious cake that was specially made for the crew by Becky.

Thank you Mrs Nutland

Mrs Nutland had a wonderful 80th Birthday. She is pictured holding the signed photo of the helicopter along with Jo Munday and Richard Miller. Mrs Nutland has been supporting our appeal for years from selling our Christmas cards, diaries, merchandise and much more. She even told all her friends and relatives to donate money to the appeal instead of Birthday gifts.

Her dedication is fantastic. Many Happy returns and Thank you so much you are wonderful Mrs Nutland.

Thank You to Roses Ironmongers of Devizes

Thank you to Roses Ironmongers of Devizes who have kindly donated a cement mixer to help clean up the money collected from the butterfly gardens in arminster.

It's really helped and done a great job.

Also thank you to Derek Longuet from longleat who is sorting out the coins from the pond at the butterfly gardens.

The Butterfly pond totalled...... £3,488.02
a record breaking amount from them

Thank you Mrs Cox

Mrs Mary Cox from Warminster who is 95yrs young has donated £200.00 to the appeal. Mrs Cox was given a photo of the Air Ambulance of which she was delighted with. This is not her first donation as she has been donating to us for years. Thank you Mrs Cox.

Thank you Thamesdown Ladies Choir

Thamesdown Ladies Choir have very kindly donated £1000.00.

The group are pictured with Paramedic Shaun Russell. The Choir have been singing for over 30 years and in this time they have been raising money for local charities. In 2007 they chose to support our appeal.  

Thank you Mr and Mrs Webster

Mr and Mrs Webster visited the Air Support Unit and was shown around the base by Paramedic Richard Millar. They have been collecting for the appeal and we would like to thank them for all their efforts and support.

Thank you Slade House Social Club

Paramedic Richard Millar is pictured receiving a cheque for £300.00 from Slade House Social Club based in Devizes. The group were given an informal talk about the appeal and the workings of the helicopter and crew, from Richard.

Thank you Rangbourne Pet Shop

Paramedic Bruce Jarvis is pictured with Joanne Sheppard and Emeline Sheppard from Rangbourne Pet Shop In Devizes £274.15 was collected by the staff at the pet shop, who dressed up as Elves prior to Christmas.

Thank you Simplyhealth

The staff from Simplyhealth has donated to our appeal a staggering £43,240.26p The company gave their employees the opportunity to spend £1,000,000, with 15 carefully chosen charities. The initiative was launched on November 15th across several locations in the UK. Each employee was given a voting form and details of each charity along with an orange balloon to help celebrate the event. The poll ended on November 30th and we were presented with the donation as a representative of the votes that our appeal received. Paramedic Bruce Jarvis is pictured with 2 representatives of Simplyhealth Cathy Wightman and Keith Gough.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO VOTED FOR US.

Thank you Pam & Mick Johnson and Clare Merritt

Christmas Cheer- Thank you very much to Pam and Mick Johnson and their daughter Clare Merritt in Trowbridge for their fantastic christmas light display it really has the Christmas spirit.

They are kindly collecting donations on behalf of the appeal. Please visit the display at 38 Avon Vale Road, Trowbridge BA14 8QS

Do you know of anyone else that is doing something similar?

Thank you Westbury Wheelers

Thank you Westbury wheelers who raised  £294.55  at a Westbury charity ride for our appeal. They are Lorraine Wolcroft, Ted Wolcroft, Tony Reeves , Keith Payne and Tom Woollard. Paramedic Steve Riddle welcomed them all and showed them round the Air Support Unit.

Thank you The Royal Force Police Flight Lyneham

Paramedic Jo Munday was delighted to be presented with a cheque for £950 from The Royal Force Police Flight Lyneham. They raised the money by selling German sausages such as Bratwurst, Brockwurst and Frikadella as well as burgers at various events on the station throughout the year. Pictured with Jo are Gaye Timbrell, Darren Mann, Bob Seddon, Lee Jones and Laura Griffiths.

Thank you The Bridge Inn

We would like to say Thank You very much to the Bridge Inn for raising £650 for the appeal. Paramedic Bruce Jarvis had the pleasure of showing Paula Portier, Ted Robinson, Eugene Hillier, Sasha Portier and Holly Faulkner around the Air Support Unit.

Thank you Cumberwell Golf Course

Paramedic Steve Riddle was presented with a cheque for the appeal for £1000.00  from Cumberwell Golf Course. He is pictured here with Larry Davis (left) and Bill Paddock (right).

Thank you to Cumberwell Golf Course for all their support

Thank you Mr & Mrs Craig

Two dinners with professional opera cabarets in November 2006 and November 2007 have together resulted in £1000 being raised for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal. The dinners both took place at the Marriott Hotel in Swindon and the cabaret performances were given by The Hatstand Opera, a professional company of very talented vocalists. A distinguished guest list at these dinners was headed by the Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire, John Bush OBE, and the Mayor and Mayoress of Swindon.

These events were organised by Mr John Craig, a former Chief Fire Officer of Wiltshire. Mr Craig has developed a high professional regard for the work done by the Wiltshire Air Ambulance and, commenting on the fund raising events said, "The Wiltshire Air Ambulance is of immense value to the people of this county. It is a privilege to devote a little time to raising money in support of such a worthy cause. My sincere thanks go to all who supported these events that were such fun to organise and to enjoy."

Thank you Littlecote Harvest Charity Ball Committee

A donation of £4500.00 from the Littlecote Harvest Charity Ball Committee was presented to paramedic Steve Riddle. From left to right; Stephen Pinniger, Pauline Waite, Emma Pinniger, Nita King, Alan King, Steve Riddle, Alan Pinniger and Dave Pinniger.

We would like to say Thank you so much for all the hard work in raising such a fantastic amount to everyone involved.

Thank you Pleydell Lodge Swindon

From left to right is Mr Mel Collett, Jo Munday, Mr John Brown;  Donation of £2,000.00 on behalf of the Master, Wardens and Brethren of the PLEYDELL Lodge in Swindon.

Thank you Mrs Enid and Mr Clive Paget

Two cheques were generously donated by Mrs Enid and Mr Clive Paget; donation of £270.00 from their Golden Wedding Anniversary and a donation of £612.00 from Moonraker Lodge 8747.

Thank you VWH Hunt

Jo Munday is the paramedic pictured with some members of the  VWH Hunt who have donated £1500.00 which is a very generous donation. Thank you.

Thank you Melksham Country Dancers

£300.00 donation was presented to Andy Newman by the Melksham Country Dancers this was raised by holding a jumble sale and raffles. We would like to say a big Thank you to all.

Thank you Durrington Short Mat Bowls Club

The Durrington Short Mat Bowls Club raised £200 from holding a Jumble Sale. 

Thank you Eleanor & Luke Townsend

Eleanor Townsend and her Brother in Law, Luke arranged and carried out a sponsored bike ride to raise money for the appeal, in honour of their good friend Olly Tuckwell who was kept alive by air lifting him to hospital on the 7th August 2006.

They raised a staggering amount of £2625,00. Eleanor is pictured here with Olly and Jo Munday is receiving the cheque. 

Thank you very much indeed to all involved.

Thank you Chantry Court

£174.00 was kindly raised by residents of Chantry Court and Resident Manager Pat Nape.

In the photo is Rebecca Slade-youngest contributor, May Simper Treasurer Chantry Court Social Club. The cheque was presented to Paramedic Jo Munday.

Thank you Louise

Louise Neal is pictured with  Paramedic Steve Riddle, Tina and Linda. Louise held a masked ball and raised £1380.00 for the appeal

She said that everyone had a great time and is looking forward to having another Ball next year……Watch this space!

Thank you to all involved in holding this event.

Thank you Wavin Plastics

Wavin Plastics donated £1000.00 towards new flying suits. Jo Munday is pictured sporting her new suit. On the left is Penny Adair, Paul Collins and Helen Stone from Wavin Plastics and on the far right is Lesley Duncan the appeal administrator.  

They visited the Air Support Unit Based in Devizes on Wednesday 3rd October and was shown round by Jo.

Thank you to Andy Robinson and David Middleton

Andy Robinson and his colleague David Middleton did a sponsored trip to Mongolia and raised £2333.00 for our appeal which is fantastic.

Thank you Offers Court

£200 was kindly raised for the appeal by Offers court, Devizes.

The cheque was presented to Bruce Jarvis a Paramedic for Wiltshire air Ambulance on 21st September 2007.

Thank you to Alan and Olive

Alan and Olive Wilkins have been volunteers for the Air Ambulance Appeal for the last 6 and half years. They have raised a substantial amount of money in this time by manning stalls at events and also the distribution of our collection tins.

Everyone from the Air Ambulance would like to say a BIG THANK YOU.

Stonar Preparatory School pupils raise over £4,500.00 for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal

Richard Whymark, Head of Stonar Preparatory School:

“We are delighted to have raised such a healthy sum for the charity - given the way that many local people benefit from the air ambulance”

“Over the course of the last year our pupils came up with a variety of fund raising ideas.  They held mufti days, sang karaoke, gathered sponsorship and donated money through a range of special events.  The children liked to see their hard work benefiting a local charity and every time they saw the ambulance in the air, they felt proud of their effort to keep it flying above Wiltshire.”

The pictures below show our six Head’s of School presenting Steven Riddle, a member of the air ambulance crew, with a cheque for £4,967.00 at their assembly on the 10th September 2007.

The Foxtrot 5

£400 was presented to Richard Miller by Gary Jardine and his daughter Kim. It was raised by the Foxtrot 5 who held a 5 mile road race/fun run in aid of the Wiltshire Air Ambulance.

The event that took place on 26th August, this is the third time they have held the event in aid of us.

A Huge thank you to all concerned.

Gary Jardine is the organiser and can be contacted by email if anyone is interested in running for the appeal next year on the 24th August 2008. Gary.Jardine@wrsl.com

Mr David Whiting - Happy 60th

A cheque for £250.00 was presented to Paramedic Steve Riddle on the occasion of Mr Whitings 60th birthday, in lieu of presents.

Mr David Whiting is pictured with his wife Mrs Pauline Whiting and their grandchildren Bethany Thompson and Emily Thompson.

Freemasons of the Lodge of Concord in Trowbridge

A donation was made today of £500.00 to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance from the Freemasons of the lodge of concord in Trowbridge, who rasied the money at their annual BBQ.

WM John Tarr and Derek Tadman presented the cheque to Paramedic Richie Miller.

A Squadron 1st Royal Tank Regiment Warminster

A donation of £700.00 was generously made to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance from A Squadron 1st Royal Tank Regiment Warminster.

Whilst the group were being shown the aircraft they were fortunate enough to see the helicopter in flight as it was tasked to a job.

They presented the cheque to Paramedic Richie Miller.

Melksham Football Club

These 2 pictures were taken on 28th June when a male person was taken unwell in the area; we would like to thank Melksham Football club for allowing us to land the Air Ambulance on the football field in this emergency situation.

A cheque was presented to Bruce Jarvis paramedic from the Frome & District fat Stock Society for £500.00.

Pictured left to right are: Michael Joyce, Chairman of the fat Stock Society & Senior partner of Cooper & Tanner, middle is: Alistair Cayford, President of the Fat Stock Society & Bruce Jarvis.
Pictured on the platform above the group is Auctioneer Peter Kingwill & Managing Director of Premier Livestock Auctions with Karina Heritage who is an exhibitor & also on the Fat Stock Committee.

The money was raised from the sale of their fat stock and we are grateful to all management & staff for their continued support of the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal.

The Langley Tap raised a staggering £1,565.00 for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal from the chef having his head shaved and the pub placing a large empty whisky bottle on the bar.

A cheque was given to Mary Laing; Appeal Administrator at the pub after the bottle was emptied and counted.

Pub tenant Peter Dixon is pictured with Mary Laing, the evening was well supported by locals who had also raised money by donating to guess the amount in the bottle, I was completely staggered by the amount in the bottle and would like to thank Peter, Vandella & all the staff & Customers for raising such a wonderful amount that will help to keep the air ambulance flying for the people of Wiltshire.

Longleat Butterfly House

A cheque presentation on Wednesday 11th April was made to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance by Longleat Butterfly House. The butterfly house has a pond within it and members of the public have been throwing coins into in and each year it is emptied and the contents given to our charity.

When we receive the coins we clean them up; after being in the pond for a year they do get a bit dirty; and take them to the bank. This year the donation amounted to £859.50, it was really lovely to go to the butterfly house & see the tremendous array of butterflies that Longleat houses.

Pictured are Paramedic Bruce Jarvis with a large butterfly on his right shoulder & Derek Longuet manager of the butterfly garden.

The Wiltshire Air Ambulance needs to raise around £350,000.00 per year to keep the helicopter flying for the people of Wiltshire. We are extremely grateful to Derek & the staff at Longleat for supporting us again this year and would like to thank them for inviting us to visit the butterfly house and donating this amount to our appeal.

Wiltshire Air Ambulance Fund Raiser
In memory of Michelle Phillips

Friday 19th January 2007 and the crowds were flocking to Melksham Assembly Hall where local couple John and Sandra Phillips had organised their third fund raiser for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance, in memory of their daughter Michelle. There was a return booking for the Zig Zag Band who were delighted to be invited back again after their enjoyable performance a year ago.

The evening kicked off with the band performing a lively rock 'n' roll set and the dancers of all ages were up on their feet from the very first notes of "Roll Over Beethoven." The band, resplendent in their new colourful "Teddy Boy" drapes, were having great fun on stage and their energy, enthusiasm and the happy atmosphere seemed to be mirrored in the audience.

At half time there was an envelope raffle and then an auction of some really special donated items. The "Shakin' Stevens" Tour shirt and signed photograph raised an amazing £65 and the Hercules Flight Simulator experience at RAF Lyneham raised £280 which was absolutely brilliant!

After this the Zig Zag Band took to the stage again with their popular mix of 60's and 70's hits which kept the crowd on the floor enjoying the rest of the evening. This included a rendition of "Bakers Street" by saxophonist (and vocalist!) Pat D'Arcy who was welcomed on board this evening for his first performance as the band's new regular sax player. We hardly recognised him under his "Elvis" wig!!!

John and Sandra wish to say a huge thank you to everyone who made donations, or helped in any way with the event, not forgetting Dan from Definitive Disco who kept the evening flowing and linked the proceedings together with his mix of music. We have heard that the evening raised £1,500 which is a fantastic addition to the £7,200 already raised by John and Sandra for the appeal. The big question is......will they do this again next year??? Watch this space

Nathaniel Roberts

Many I thank you again for the lovely selection of Teddy bears that the Freemasons kindly gave to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance to keep on board the helicopter to give out to young & distressed people to assist in their recovery & fears in flight.

The teddy bears are well received by all the crew here and they have assisted in airlifting frightened and injured people to hospital on a few occasions by giving them something else to concentrate on for a short period of time.

The attached picture is of Mrs Roberts & her 1 week old son Nathaniel who was delivered near the Air Ambulance unit last week by Paramedic Bruce Jarvis who flies on board the helicopter. Bruce was called out to assist in the delivery of baby Nathaniel after his mother was unable to get to the hospital in time so the baby was delivered by Bruce in a car.

We gave one of your lovely teddy bears to Nathaniel after Mrs Roberts came to thank Bruce for his expertise & professionalism yesterday and both mother & baby are doing well.

Once again many thanks for your support we really appreciate your hard work.

The Pearlies Entertainment Group

The Pearlies Entertainment Group presenting a cheque to Paramedic Shaun Russell at the Wiltshire Air Ambulance in Devizes.

The Pearlies have donated a total of £8,211.00 including this donation of £800.00 throughout the years that they have supported the Air Ambulance Appeal. The Pearlies said " They are pleased to be able to support such a worthwhile & essential local charity". The group consist of 4 members; Jeanette & Mike Nash & Jean & Jim Knight.

The Wiltshire Air Ambulance are very grateful to the group for all their hard work & continued support of the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal and they look fantastic in their costumes, the Appeal needs to raise around £350,000.00 per year to keep the Air Ambulance helicopter flying for the people of Wiltshire and with the fantastic support of the Pearlies Entertainment Group we are able to achieve this.

The Ram Inn

Please find attached a photo of a cheque presentation made yesterday to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal for £1,000.00 from the Ram Inn at Tidworth.(01980 842318) This fantastic donation was raised from a New Years Eve party at the pub. Pictured left to right are Paramedic Joanne Munday, Bianca Thomas (Manageress) and Landlord Peter Thomas.

We are extrememly grateful to the Staff & Customers of the Ram Inn for raising this wonderful amount and supporting the Wiltshire Air Ambulance; we need to raise around £350,000.00 per year to keep the Air Ambulance flying for the people of Wiltshire.

http://www.causewaysaab.co.uk/

Causeway Saab have very kindly donated; to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal; a Saab 95 estate car, this car can be used by the charity staff to attend presentations and events and also for the Paramedics who are due to work a shift on the aircraft to attend medical emergencies locally should the aircraft be “off line” due to weather or servicing.

Tony Walker, Managing Director of Causeway Saab donated the car to the unit 3 years ago and Causeway Saab maintain the car fully and this has been a real asset to the charity.

We would like to formally thank Mr Walker & his staff for their continued support of the charity and we really appreciated it.

Whitehall Garden Centre

Thank you very much for the wonderful donation of £1,000.00 to the Air ambulance and we hope you enjoyed your look around the helicopter in Devizes.

The Wiltshire School of Gymnastics

The Wiltshire School of Gymnastics donated £1,500.00 for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal in October 2006. This staggering amount was raised by having a 1 week of fundraising where all the children who attended and took part did a sponsored circuit during their classes.

They were such a delightful group to meet and having raised such a vast amount for the charity we would all like to say well done to you all.