The police helicopter was involved in the rescue of a mother and her two children who were lost in north Devon on Sunday night.
At about 7.20pm on Sunday (29 September), Devon and Cornwall Police received an emergency call from the mother who was described as "distraught" and "panicking". She was with her ten-year-old and three-year-old children and told police that she was lost on Braunton Burrows.
She had been walking since 6pm and her children were getting cold and upset.
Devon and Cornwall Police say that the woman had been trying to find her way back to her car...
Hot on the heels of the successful Vintage & Variety specialist shop in Topsham, Devon Air Ambulance Trust is delighted to announce the launch of its second specialist shop. On Saturday 13 July, at 10.00am, Exmouth’s Devon Air Ambulance shop in Rolle Street will become a Discount Shop.
Listening to customer feedback from around the area, Martin Bell, DAAT’s Retail Director, said that they recognised everyone is looking for value for money. Martin explained, “Almost everything in the shop will be just £1, with the exception of some items of Devon Air Ambulance Trust merchandise...
Are you a a keen swimmer? Then we have just the event for you! Come along and have a swim in beautiful surroundings, and raise funds for Devon Air Ambulance Trust (DAAT) at the same time. The one mile swim, which takes place on Sunday 15 September 2013, starts and finishes on Broadsands Beach in Paignton. Entry is just £20, although swimmers are asked to raise £30 sponsorship too.
We are also proud to announce that our sponsor this year will once again be The ATASS Group.
You can enter online now at http://www.daat.org/sea-swim-enter-here/ and set up your online sponsorship...
Devon Air Ambulance Trust (DAAT) rarely endorses a product but, when approached by Katie Finn of Kidz First Aid (KFA), we knew this was something special.
Katie is a Paediatric Nurse with over 13 years’ experience of working in Accident and Emergency. She also has specialist training in paediatric burns and child protection, as well as being qualified to teach adult learners.
Katie set up Kidz First Aid (KFA) originally to offer First Aid training courses, designed specifically with babies and children in mind, for both parents and professionals. However she discovered that...
Hard working Devon Air Ambulance Trust (DAAT) staff got a treat recently from local company Therapy Works South West, who came in to demonstrate their seated acupressure massage in the work place scheme. Each member of staff was treated to 30 minutes of treatment which combines warming and loosening strokes (to back, neck and arms) with pressure point work (to back, forearms and hands). They personalise each treatment & apply advanced massage techniques to assist clients with their specific issues. Sarah Collier of Therapy Works South West said “DAAT provide an invaluable service to...
This year’s Motorcycle Ride Out, sponsored by Bridge Motorcycles, will return to the Den, Teignmouth on Sunday 9th July 2017.
It is anticipated in the region of 1000 bikes will enter this year’s Ride Out which will start from Trago Mills, Newton Abbot, from where the bikes will set off in small groups from 10:30am.
Registration will open at 9am. The bikes will then follow an approximate 80 miles marshalled route through the stunning Devon countryside before arriving at the Den, Teignmouth, from lunch time.
Entry is only £5 and all pre-registered entrants will...
Training, coaching and leadership development business Crisp Professional Development has nominated two local charities to support throughout 2013. For each person booked onto their open course programme during 2013, Crisp will make a donation to Exeter-based charities Devon Air Ambulance Trust and Exeter Leukaemia Fund.
Heléna Holt, Chief Executive of Devon Air Ambulance Trust (‘DAAT’), the charity that is tasked to raise in the region of £4.5 million each year, to fund two emergency Air Ambulances in the county of Devon said “We are delighted to be working in partnership with...
Devon’s Air Ambulances are both on duty as normal today, despite the challenging weather conditions.
Always prepared, Nigel Hare, Operations Manager, working with his team of pilots and paramedics, already had a snow policy in place, ensuring that wherever possible the service would not face any disruption, as effectively it doesn’t suffer from blocked or congested roads.
Nigel said “Our policy has now been in place for a couple of years and I am delighted to say that everything went to plan. Our senior pilot Rob Mackie, who is flying today, lives in Torquay, so took the...
