Thousands support Air Ambulance at Open Day

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The sun shone and over 2,000 visitors flooded through the gates for the Surrey Air Ambulance Open Day on Sunday.

 

As the crowds gathered to watch a demonstration by the emergency services, the Air Ambulance was called away to deal with a real emergency in East Sussex. The mock car crash and entrapment, demonstrated how the 999 services work with the Air Ambulance in real situations.

 

The Magog Morris Dancers and a model air flying display, kept the public entertained, while the Women’s Institute provided refreshments and queues formed for ice creams!

 

The Air Ambulance returned later, having treated a man with a serious head injury who was flown to a London hospital, and after a call to a near drowning en route back to the base.

 

Surrey Air Ambulance was for the second year, opening its doors so that the public can see the vital difference that their donations make to the operation of the service, and to thank their many supporters. 

 

It costs £1.6 million a year to continue to provide providing this life saving service for the people of Surrey.

 

Julie Jenkinson County Fundraiser said “It was an amazing day such a great team effort, staff, crew and volunteers working together; I cannot thank them enough for all their hard work.  The day could not have gone better, our thanks go to all the exhibitors, to the ladies of the Surrey WI who raised over £800 through the sale of their teas and cakes and especially to all our visitors who came along and helped make the day such a huge success”

 

At time of going to press more than £5,000 had been raised for the Air Ambulance on the day and the final figure is expected to be nearer £10,000 because costs were kept to a minimum due to the many donations of time and goods.