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• Farmer Olly’s Birthday Bumper Fundraiser

  Merseyside farmer, Olly Harrison, has raised over £30,000 for the North West Air Ambulance Charity, with his fantastic Birthday Bumper Fundraiser. Over the past year, Olly has been asking people to donate money to the North West Air Ambulance Charity as part of his ‘Birthday Bumper’. He then writes the …

  17 Apr 2023

• Celebrating 10 years of working for NWAA

  Supporter Engagement Assistant Lauren is celebrating her 10th anniversary of working with the North West Air Ambulance Charity and says it's the most rewarding job ever!’ And Lauren, 31, hopes she continues for at least another decade enjoying her time as part of a team that ‘continues to save lives’. …

  08 Mar 2023

• Charity of the Year Choice Honours ‘Sweet Little Angel’ Ruby

  The staff at a North West construction company have chosen the North West Air Ambulance Charity as their charity of the year in honour of a colleague’s sister who was treated by a crew following a hit-and-run incident. Ruby Cropper, aged 11, from Radcliffe, near Bury, was critically injured in …

  13 Feb 2023

• Mum thanks charity for lifesaving roadside treatment that saved son’s life

  The mother of a 19-year-old who was critically injured in a hit and run in Warrington, is celebrating her son’s recovery, after the dramatic incident took place near his home, and has paid tribute to the North West Air Ambulance’s Charity On Friday 29 October 2021, Sam’s son Dylan was …

  26 Jan 2023

• NWAA announced as charity partner for the Northwich Krazy Races

  Krazy Races, the popular, free-to-attend national soapbox derby that welcomed over 15,000 locals in Northwich earlier this year, has confirmed that The North West Air Ambulance Charity will become its new headline charity partner for the event which is set to return to Town on Sunday 16th July 2023. The …

  13 Jan 2023

• Soap star launches NWAA’s ‘Message in a Bauble’ campaign

  Soap star Rob Beck is encouraging people from across the region to show their appreciation for the North West Air Ambulance Charity (NWAA) this Christmas by supporting the charity’s festive ‘Message in a Bauble’ campaign. The crew work tirelessly 365 days a year to provide enhanced pre-hospital care to patients …

  08 Dec 2022

• NWAA Night Car

  Did you know we have a night car service? Every Friday and Saturday night one of our critical care vehicles is available, onboard is a HEMS Doctor and Critical Care Paramedic who are ready to treat some of the most critically ill and injured patients across the North West. We …

  08 Nov 2022

• Training begins for former Hollyoaks actor’s NWAA fundraiser

  Former Hollyoaks actor Robert Beck has begun training for a fundraising expedition to Peru, to raise vital funds for the North West Air Ambulance Charity. 54-year-old Robert Beck, who has starred in a range of TV shows and is married to Coronation Street actor Jane Danson, is taking on the …

  14 Oct 2022

• Dad-of-three pays emotional tribute after horrific chainsaw injury – NWAA passes 200 blood patients

  A dad-of-three who suffered a horrific chainsaw accident has paid tribute to the North West Air Ambulance Charity. After receiving catastrophic injuries to his chest, 39-year-old Robert Gardner’s life was saved by the charity’s crew after they transfused eight units of pre-hospital blood at the scene. As part of Air …

  07 Sep 2022