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
Last year we responded to 1,620 incidents, which was our busiest on record, and this number is expected to increase in 2022. It will cost £6.7m this year to sustain our air ambulance service, which has maintained an uninterrupted service throughout the pandemic, despite losing on average £100,000 a month. To help bridge the gap … Continued
Heather Pringle, 32, from Allendale, was a passenger in a car with her mother and sister when they were involved in a road traffic collision on Allendale Road, Hexham on 27 September 2021. She said: “We were leaving Hexham heading up the hill back towards Allendale, I was working in the back of the car … Continued
The 21-year-old was on a hack with her friend and fellow rider Hannah Farrell, when they were involved in a collision near Clifton. Recalling the incident, which happened on 30 December 2020, Francesca said: “We were passing the George and Dragon pub and I saw this look on Hannah’s face and she was screaming and … Continued
