But despite this, our fundraising colleagues have been working hard throughout the pandemic to ensure our critical care team continue to fly and save lives. After months of working from home, our colleagues are starting to go out into the community again, so you may see us out and about in your local area. The … Continued
Rachel, 45, from Morpeth first came up with the idea to do a wing walk in late 2016, but her first hurdle was checking she was the right height and weight. At 4ft 11 inches, Rachel was just tall enough to do it but unfortunately she was not the right weight, so her first challenge … Continued
Gareth Amer, who is a valet manager at a garage, was celebrating seven years at his workplace, and had been given a motorbike by his boss to show their appreciation for his hard work and dedication. The 38-year-old father-of-three hadn’t driven a motorbike for a while so asked his daughter’s boyfriend to follow behind him … Continued
Ben Hunt, from Eaglescliffe, launched the ‘Chasing Rainbows’ challenge in April after seeing his neighbor Jean Snaith display a crochet rainbow in her windows. He said: “The idea was basically to do a run, a ride or a walk, take a nice photo, make a donation to the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) and … Continued
A collaboration between Gravity Industries, which has developed and patented a 1050 brake horsepower Jet Suit, and the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS), has resulted in a test flight in the heart of the Lakes. The test at the Langdale Pikes saw Gravity Industries founder and Chief Test Pilot Richard Browning fly from the … Continued
Tara Howell, 49, was riding her horse Victor near Helmsley, where she lives, when she was thrown off and landed on her head, with the impact breaking her neck. She said: “I landed awkwardly, breaking my neck at C6/7, dislocating 13 vertebrae and bending my spinal cord into an ‘S’ shape. I heard my neck … Continued
Jenny Haigh, 43, is a professional solo and band artist who regularly performs charity gigs but due to the current lockdown restrictions she has swapped performing at the clubs for performing at her home in Sadberge. She said: “I did a charity gig at home for GNAAS as a way of saying thank you and … Continued
What are the main differences between the Dauphin N2 and N3+? The Eurocopter Dauphin AS365 N3+ is the very latest variant of the extremely successful Dauphin family, the main differences are bigger engines (which give greater performance and allow us to carry considerably more fuel) and a 4 axis digital autopilot, this allows for more … Continued
Allison Swan, 57, from Chirnside, Berwickshire, had been growing her hair for years and decided to cut it all off to raise money for the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS). Only a few days before Christmas, her parents Anne and Derek Fairnington required GNAAS after they were in a car crash in Milfield, near … Continued
The Guardian of the North II will be based at the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) base near Eaglescliffe, Stockton. The £5m aircraft will work across the charity’s entire area which includes Cumbria and North Yorkshire as well as the North East. The £5m Dauphin N3+ helicopter is the newer version of the charity’s … Continued
