Did you know that you can support London’s Air Ambulance while you do your grocery shopping?

A pioneer in free range eggs, Hoads Farm Finest Quality Eggs has been our supporter since May 2014. Every purchase of Hoads Farm eggs has resulted in a 1p donation split between us and Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance and has raised £35,000 for our causes to date. Hoads Farm has now launched into 37 local Co-op stores across Sussex, hoping to raise even more funds for the air ambulances.

The good news keeps on coming for London’s Air Ambulance.  Our charity has been shortlisted for the ‘Fundraising Team of the Year’ category in the Charity Times Awards and for two awards in the Third Sector Awards — ‘Communications Team of the Year’ and  ‘Fundraising Team of the Year’ categories. 

This is incredible recognition of the amazing work that goes in behind the scenes at London’s Air Ambulance to make sure that we continue to provide advanced trauma care across London, 24 hours a day.

Recently the City and Islington College, Islington Arts and Media school, St Mary Magdalene Academy and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School met to get girls more involved in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects.

Women are still chronically under-represented across all fields of science, making up just 14.4% of the STEM workforce in the UK.

On the hottest week of the year so far, employees from Allianz Engineering tackled a 600 mile walking challenge to raise vital funds for the Association of Air Ambulances Charity (AAAC) which fundraises for air ambulances nationally.The challenge involved walking between 15 air ambulance bases in the Midlands and Southern regions over six days, commencing on Sunday 17th July 2016. Participants were challenged to walk legs between 12 to 18 miles in a continuous relay style, with some walking throughout the night. 

• Early death following head trauma could be prevented with quick, simple interventions
• Head injury could be minor but Impact Brain Apnoea (IBA) — the cessation of breathing following a traumatic brain injury — may actually be what causes death
• Medical Director at London’s Air Ambulance first started to notice the phenomenon in his role as a Director at the TT motorcycle races as he would often see head injured patients immediately after the crash occurred
• The authors of the paper, Impact Bra

CEO, Graham Hodgkin, will be retiring from his position with the Charity to pursue an exciting opportunity with world-class leadership consultancy firm, Wavelength.  Graham has had a transformational impact on the Charity since his appointment as CEO in November 2012.

Our Summer Gala, which took place on Thursday 30th June at Guildhall in the heart of the City of London, has raised an incredible £207,000 so far. The spectacular venue provided the perfect backdrop for the evening’s festivities, hosted by comedian Andy Parsons and attended by over 360 guests who turned out to show their support for the charity.  

This month we welcomed lottery winner Sharon Rose from Mill Hill to our helipad, in recognition of her support. 

Sharon scooped the top prize of £1,000 in our weekly lottery, which raises vital funds each year for us. She is one of the 40,000 hopefuls across London who donate to be in with a chance of winning a cash prize. 

We are delighted to announce our partnership with City Sports Management for this year’s London Beach Rugby event. Now in its fourth year, the annual event is an exciting 5-a-side touch rugby tournament taking place on Finsbury Square on 29th and 30th July. 

We have launched a new educational app, ‘HELIMED’ which allows users to take on the role of a pilot, doctor or paramedic to undertake life-saving missions in a race against the clock. Designed for school children aged 11-14, but available to download free to all internationally, HELIMED aims to inspire a new generation of enthusiastic, technologically skilled young people in pursuing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects.