The Essex Air Ambulance was launched in 1998 to serve the people of Essex.

• The aircraft carries a highly skilled crew of Doctors and Paramedics and sophisticated life-saving equipment to a patient within the first few vital minutes of an emergency. 
• The Air Ambulance has flown over 10,000 missions.
• It costs around £250,000 per month to cover all charitable costs and aircraft operations.
• The Charity receives no National Lottery funding; relying upon the generous people of Essex to keep the aircraft flying.

Click here to find out the Top 10 ways to support YOUR Air Ambulance

A Statement about the Children’s Air Ambulance

We have recently been made aware by supporters and the police that canvassers from the Children’s Air Ambulance have been calling on homes in our area. Whilst we acknowledge that the Children’s Air Ambulance is a registered charity, we wish to draw to the attention of our supporters the following points:

• The Children’s Air Ambulance is in no way connected to the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust.
• Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust employs canvassers to promote the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust Flight for Life Lottery Ltd but they do not ask for cash at the door.
• All our canvassers wear Essex Air Ambulance or Herts Air Ambulance branded clothing and carry ID badges.
• Our canvassers only ask people to sign up to the Flight for Life Lottery by Direct Debit and do not ask people to part with their cash.
   

Anyone that gets a visit from a canvasser is reminded to ask for I.D. If you are still not sure please contact the Lottery Team in the first instance on 0845 2417 688 for clarification.    

A Statement about Clothes Collections for East Anglian Air Ambulance

We have recently been made aware by supporters and the Police that bogus collectors have been dropping clothes collection leaflets at homes in our area in the name of East Anglian Air Ambulance.

We should make it clear that neither the East Anglian Air Ambulance nor World UK Trading Ltd are responsible for these bogus collectors.  World UK Trading Ltd is extremely upset that their good name is being abused in this way through no fault of their own and are doing everything in their power to assist the police.

We would like to draw to the attention of our supporters the following
points:

• World UK Trading Ltd is in no way connected to the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust.
• Essex and Herts Air Ambulance do not currently collect door to door for recycled clothing and used inkjet cartridges.
• If you receive a leaflet appearing to be from East Anglian Air Ambulance, please call the Fundraising Office on 0845 2417 690.     

Josh's Euro Dream

Those of you who were at ‘Strictly Air Ambulance’ last month will need no convincing of this guys talent, But Basildon singer Josh Dubovie is set to step onto a much bigger stage this Friday night.

The 19 year old who also sang and the Essex Air Ambulance’s 10th Anniversary a few years ago is one of 6 acts battling it out on BBC 1’s ‘Your Country Needs You’ for the honour of representing the UK it the Eurovision Song contest in Oslo.

Josh was picked to appear on the show my Pete Waterman who has also written this years song. The show starts at 8.30 and is hosted by Graham Norton.

Food for thought

Over the weekend of 27th and 28th February people all across Essex hosted simultaneous dinner and lunch parties as part of the Great Essex Feast all in aid of two very worthy causes; Essex Air Ambulance and Friends of Essex Churches Trust.

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Over 70 hosts from across the county wined and dined their friends in exchange for a donation. Hosts were free to hold whatever dinner party they wished from gourmet dinners to fish and chip suppers.

Fiona Nelmes and Katie Griffith-Jones of Chelmsford co-hosted a Black Tie Dinner on Saturday night for 18 friends. They also put their friends’ knowledge of local history to the test with an Essex themed quiz. The winner took home a bottle of wine and an Essex Air Ambulance tea towel.   

As hosts, Fiona and Katie were very keen to support two local charities. They said, “We think it is a really fun way to raise money – we had a great evening entertaining our friends.

Carolyn Rogers from Brentwood hosted a ‘Mother’s and Daughter’s’ lunch for nine of her friends on Sunday. She  said, “I just thought it was a really good idea. I know how important and difficult it is for the Essex Air Ambulance to raise money for the cause and, as we know, the service saves many lives across Essex.

Clare Dobie, Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trustee said, “For Essex Air Ambulance it was a real pleasure to work with the Friends of Essex Churches Trust. The Great Essex Feast provides a model of how two worthwhile local charities can cooperate effectively to raise money and have fun.”

Donations from the event are still coming in and being counted. Watch this space for an update on the total funds raised.  
 
For more info on the Great Essex Feast Online Auction click here