Caroline Hewison, 43, was found unconscious at her home in Burnopfield on 30 April 2017. Her husband Christopher rang the emergency services and the North East Ambulance Service arrived on scene, shortly followed by the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS). Christopher said: “It was all a bit of a blur. The neighbour looked after … Continued
The 71-year-old first started organising collections in early 2020 after one of his neighbours sadly died and it was decided her clothes were going to be donated to support GNAAS. Unfortunately due to the nature of the work carried out by our collection team, it was deemed unsafe to continue during the start of the … Continued
This evening, monuments, buildings and bridges in the North East and North West, where we operate, will light up green to raise awareness of the vital work we have carried out over the last 20 years. Landmarks being illuminated in the North East are: The Penshaw Monument Northern Spire Keel Square The Lighthouse at Roker … Continued
Today marks the 20th anniversary of GNAAS being formally being registered as a charity and providing life-saving care to the region. To mark the occasion, local landmarks across the region will be illuminated green on the evening of our birthday, including the Tyne Bridge, Beacon of Light, Royal Border Bridge, and Carlisle’s Civic Centre. David … Continued
This is building on the success of the first exercise we carried out back in September 2020 with Gravity Industries, and have since partnered with the renewable energy leader Ørsted in February 2022. Jamie Walsh is the first critical care paramedic of his training cohort to be trained in and flying the jet suit in … Continued
On Friday 13 May, monuments, buildings and bridges across the region will be illuminated green to mark 20 years of GNAAS being an independent registered charity. Since 2002, we’ve provided life-saving care to the most ill or injured people across the North East, North Yorkshire, Northumberland and Cumbria. We do not receive government funding and … Continued
The Stokesley Charity Cycle Ride has taken place since 1998 and is a 30-mile leisurely ride through the North Yorkshire countryside and is suitable for cyclists of all ages and abilities. It was originally set up by founder and organiser Paul Mackintosh as a one-off event to raise money to help Chloe Brown, a young … Continued
Samantha Sugden from Penrith was on a social bike ride with friends near Keswick when she hit a sinkhole, causing her to be thrown from her bike in August 2017. She sustained injuries to her brain and skull, fractured ribs, a lacerated spleen and an arterial bleed. The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) flew … Continued
The partner of a man who sadly died after a roof fall is taking part in the Great North Run for the first time in his memory. Derek Heslop, affectionately known as Dez, was only 23 years old when he slipped and fell 15ft from a roof in South Shields and sustained a severe head … Continued
Sohail Khan, from Opus Motor Group, was on a stag party with his friends in April 2017 when he took part in off road buggy racing in Penrith. Recalling the incident, he said: “The course was quite hilly with jumps on it. I was probably driving a bit too fast and went up one jump … Continued
