7/7 Bombings: Ten Years On
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the 7/7 bombings in London. Remembering a day of shock and sadness, the anniversary also highlights one of the most remarkable voluntary efforts in the history of the capital.
From Thursday 27 July to Saturday 29 August, we will provide our supporters with an insight into our daily operations by tweeting live movements of our advanced trauma team and operations crew from 06.30-10.00 each day. You can follow the event on Twitter @LDNairamb using #YourHelicopterLive
We will be tweeting #YourHelicopterLive as part of our 'Your London, Your Helicopter' campaign to raise money for a second emergency medical helicopter for London.
It is with great sadness that Bob Jackson sadly passed away recently. Bob was a driving standards manager who worked alongside London’s Air Ambulance for fifteen years. Bob was pivotal in the creation of our driving unit and its culture. He was responsible for auditing our car fleet and validating our Driving Standards Manager, thereby setting the high driving standards expected from our medical teams. He was truly dedicated to the charity and often went above and beyond his duties to provide additional support when needed.
The global media business News Corp has donated £10,000 to London’s Air Ambulance as part of the News Corp Giving fund — an initiative designed to benefit charities in the communities where staff at News Corp’s UK-based companies live and work.
More than 5,000 staff from News UK, Harper Collins and Dow Jones across the UK and Ireland were asked to nominate a charity close to their hearts. The judging panel were inundated with hundreds of nominations, which they narrowed down into a shortlist before asking staff to vote.
UPDATE: Our 'Your London, Your Helicopter' campaign in 2015 successfully raised the funds required to purchase our charity's second helicopter, G-LNDN. Click here to read more about the success of the second helicopter campaign, and the arrival of the helicopter in January 2016.
A London’s Air Ambulance supporter visited our helipad last week in celebration of winning our lottery.
Antony Leslie from Romford scooped the top prize of £1,000 in our weekly draw, which raises vital funds each year for the charity. He is one of the 38,000 hopefuls across London who donate to the charity to be in with a chance of winning a cash prize.
Have you seen London’s black cabs displaying the London’s Air Ambulance iconic red livery on their roofs? This is thanks to advertising company BrightMove Media, which is supporting our ‘Your London, Your Helicopter’ campaign by donating advertising space on its taxi topper LED screens. 200 taxis are supporting our bid to raise money for a second emergency medical helicopter for London.
Daredevils from all over London abseiled off the London’s Air Ambulance helipad this weekend — the highest in Europe — to support the charity. The 284ft high helipad sits on the top of The Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel.
Actor Larry Lamb has this morning abseiled off our helipad, the highest helipad in Europe, to support the charity. The 284ft high helipad sits on the top of The Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel.
Now in its third successful year, the three day event is taking place from today until Sunday. Edmonton born Larry, well known for playing Archie Mitchell in EastEnders and Mick in Gavin and Stacey, is being joined by nearly 200 daredevils from all over London.
The pioneering trauma and emergency care provided by us and Barts Health NHS Trust has featured in the BBC series ‘An Hour To Save Your Life’. The three-part second series returned to BBC Two this month, capturing life-saving medical innovations at the roadside and in hospital at The Royal London in Whitechapel and St. Bartholomew’s in the City — two of Barts Health NHS Trust’s hospitals.
