This National Air Ambulance Week 160 daring fundraisers took the plunge off the side of The Royal London Hospital for our annual helipad abseil. Aiming to raise £100k, these thrill-seekers harnessed-up from 13th to 15th September to support our charity, with a further 70 due to go over the edge soon.

The event began on Wednesday morning when Dr Hilary Jones abseiled off the tallest helipad in Europe live on Lorraine. The next day TV presenters Helen Fospero and Tim Vincent followed in his footsteps to descend 305ft and officially open the event.

This National Air Ambulance Week, our charity has released a video revealing a breakdown of costs associated with delivering our vital service. In the video you will see just some of the critical equipment your donations help to buy.

We were thrilled to welcome Graham Taylor and his daughter Sharon Wilkins, from Essex, to our helipad this week, after Graham scooped the top prize of £1,000 in our weekly lottery.

As a charity, we rely on fundraising to help us to deliver our service which costs £10 million to run per year. The lottery provides us with a vital source of regular income and offers players the chance to win £1,000 each week. 

Graham was encouraged to sign up for the weekly lottery by our volunteer canvassers who visited him at his home. 

Carl Palmer, executive chairman of London-based CIS Security, has set sail on the Clipper Round the World Race — a 40,000 mile nautical race circumnavigating the planet — to raise money for our charity.

The race is one of the biggest challenges of the natural world and the ultimate endurance test, where people with or without sailing experience attempt to navigate around the world on a 70ft ocean racing yacht. Now in its 11th edition, it gives ordinary people the chance to take on the adventure of a lifetime.

The sun was shining on City Hall when London Beach Rugby returned to the capital for its fifth year. Overlooked by Tower Bridge, rugby players from across the city joined together to compete and raise money for London’s Air Ambulance at Potters Fields Park.

Have you ever bumped in to one of our charity’s representatives out on the streets of London? If they aren’t a volunteer, chances are they’re a face to face fundraiser raising awareness and funds for London’s Air Ambulance. This month, our Face to Face Fundraising Coordinator Stephen Regan explains a bit more about the important work his team of fundraisers do every day.

Samantha and Alex started fundraising for us following a loved one’s injury. “Earlier this year my father was involved in a freak motorbike accident — it was a real one in a million chance of something so unlucky happening to anyone. As a result he was left with broken vertebrae, broken ribs, a punctured lung and a torn spleen. 

“The swift actions of the attending paramedics from London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance undoubtedly saved his life. They were superb. They carried out life-saving procedures in a calm, smooth and professional manner.

London’s Air Ambulance has just landed in Cafe Nero stores across the capital’s airports. Starting earlier this month, you can now find our charity’s collection pots and pin badges in all 4 terminals at Heathrow Airport, Stanstead Airport Coach Station and Enterprise House, London City Airport and Gatwick Airport North.

Caffe Nero chose to support our charity after a member of staff was involved in a motorcycle accident last year. London’s Air Ambulance treated Cagri in his hour of need and he is now back working in Caffe Nero’s IT Department, making a steady recovery.

London’s Air Ambulance charity and Barts Health NHS Trust have appointed 11 consultants to join the service.  This large investment to move to a consultant delivered service will ensure we are ready to deliver the future of advanced trauma care to London.