Devon Air Ambulance supporters jump at chance to sign up to skydive as charity enters its 30th year
As Devon Air Ambulance enters its 30th year of service in 2022, the charity is inviting supporters who would like to raise funds for the local lifesaving charity to take a leap into the blue with a skydiving fundraising challenge.
Over the Diamond Jubilee bank holiday weekend on Saturday 4 June, 2022, Devon Air Ambulance will be championing jumpers on its first ever Community Skydive Day.
Fundraisers will assemble at Skydive Buzz HQ at Dunkeswell airfield in East Devon,...
The Devon charity launches its Christmas appeal, reminding us that Devon’s patients are ‘in Good Hands’ at Christmas and every day.
Devon Air Ambulance this week launches its Christmas appeal which reassures supporters that patients are ‘In Good Hands’, not just at Christmas, but every day of the year.
Despite the lockdown at the start of the year, the crew has nevertheless delivered uninterrupted time-critical care to hundreds of patients in Devon and beyond, both by critical care car and by aircraft.
The much-loved local charity that in 2022 celebrates its...
Devon Air Ambulance is supporting National Road Safety week to raise awareness of safe driving and reduce the number of often avoidable, Road Traffic Collisions (RTCs)
Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) is encouraging drivers to slow down and save lives as they show their support for this year’s road safety campaign organised by Brake, the road safety charity.
The campaign is running from Monday 15-21 November and Devon Air Ambulance will stand alongside Devon & Cornwall Police and Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service as they urge drivers to take the necessary care...
With the cancellation and postponement of so many fundraising events since the start of the pandemic, it’s been a tough couple of years for charities.
Now Devon Air Ambulance is delighted to return to public events with a bang byreleasing tickets for Exeter Round Table’s 38th Fireworks Extravaganza; the charity’s first public scale event since 2018.
The fireworks display, which has been on-hold for a year, is a big support for Devon Air Ambulance’s lifesaving 365-day a year service, attracting visitors from the local area and beyond who are keen to enjoy the spectacle...
Next week, Air Ambulance charities across the UK will join together to raise awareness of the lifesaving service that each of them provides and is the only week ofthe year dedicated to raising funds that enable these specially skilled teams to keep responding. This years’ campaign, led by Air Ambulances UK, the national charity that supports, champions and represents air ambulance charities, is focussed on the powerful message that Every Second Counts and Every Penny Matters when saving the lives of the critically ill or injured. Nigel Hare, Operations Director at Devon Air Ambulance said...
Life can change in a second for those in need of Devon Air Ambulance’s lifesaving service, however, medical and trauma incidents can also present an unexpected and often challenging situation for those people who provide help to a patient before professional support, such as assistance from Devon Air Ambulance, arrives.
The charity’s Patient Liaison Clinicians already provide support to patients and their relatives once they have been attended by crews, however, Devon Air Ambulance is also offering support to the ‘Good Samaritans’ who may not be directly connected to the patient,...
It will be no surprise to hear that a huge reduction in fundraising opportunities throughout the past 18 months has affected the income at Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) and it will take years to turn round the financial shortfall.
With this in mind, the charity is looking for new ways to fundraise, to ensure that they have the means available to maintain this life-saving service for the people of Devon and the South West well into the future and they want to gain your views about how they might do that.
This summer, DAA are already being tasked to a higher number of missions...
Throughout the pandemic, Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) shops have exceeded the minimum level of Covid-Safe precautions recommended by the Government and have achieved an even higher level of protection to ensure the safety of their staff, volunteers and customers.
Now, following the most recent lifting of restrictions, the charity's 19 shops, although they remain cautious, are fully open for business and in need of your help!
Since the DAA shops returned to a browsing format they have been welcoming back many regular and new customers, which has been great for business....
Devon Air Ambulance will be at Devon County Show this July where the charity will seek to raise £10,000 for the service over the show’s three-day duration.
Off-duty members of Devon Air Ambulance crew will be attending this year’s Devon County Show along with one of their Critical Care Cars this weekend. Over the 3 days, the charity will aim to raise £10,000 to support the service throughout what is on trackto be one of their busiest summers yet.
The show embodies much of what is most loved about Devon and represents many of the communities Devon’s air ambulance service...
Devon Air Ambulance are proudly supporting the Captain Tom 100Campaign to honour an extraordinary gentleman that touched our hearts and inspired millions of people across the world.
Your local air ambulance was touched, as were many, by the pure dedication and commitment that Captain Tom gave to raising vital funds at the height of the pandemic. The Pilots and clinical teams of Devon Air Ambulance work alongside NHS emergency services and were well aware of the difference that this 99-year-old Yorkshire man was making to the NHS workforce not just financially, but motivationally...
