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Friday, 01 January 2021 00:00
Tia's Treasures 999 Ambulance Station Challenge
Written by Lisa Hutchinson
In 2011 when Tia was just 6 she set up Tia's Treasures fundraising for various charities by selling her handmade keyrings and bracelets and within 5 years over £10,000 had been raised. Nearly 10 years on and Tia's Treasures is still going strong, we have just funded our 20th Seizure Alarm. The Tia's Treasures Team which consists of Mum (Lisa), Dad (Richard), Alex (17), Tia (15), Adam (12), Jamie (10), Tommy (4) and Toby (3) have been fundraising for various charities, deserving and individuals as well as participating in lots of Random Acts of Kindness. Throughout 2020 we sent Random Acts of Kindness as a much needed morale boost as well as to show our appreciation to Ambulance Stations, Police Stations, Fire Stations, Bus Stations, Hospitals, Dental Surgeries, GP Surgeries,…
Wednesday, 23 December 2020 00:00
Hard work of villagers pays off as safe Santa walk raises hundreds of pounds for EACH
Written by Michael Jarvis
Over 100 residents of Brisley and surrounding areas managed to take part in a Santa walk earlier this month, with the organisers working hard to make sure they could help East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) during a time the charity has never needed more support. Brisley’s village hall committee were behind the fundraising effort, supported by a generous grant previously received from the Norfolk Community Foundation, and ensured the event complied with all relevant regulations, and kept participants safe. Those who took part walked a signed course before receiving a certificate and gift from Father Christmas. Outside the village hall, they were able to enjoy mince pies, hot sausage rolls, mulled wine and festive music by the Fakenham Ukes. Great care and creativity meant stalls offered seasonal games, without the…
Wednesday, 23 December 2020 00:00
30,000 Mission Milestone for Air Ambulance
Written by Kat Lawson-Phillips
East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) has revealed that its helicopter emergency medical service has been tasked 30,000 times since the charity was established 20 years ago. Although not something to celebrate, as each tasking represents someone who’s life was in danger, this is a significant milestone for the charity, which covers the region by helicopter and rapid response vehicle (RRV). EAAA operates 365 days year, 24/7 by RRV, and is almost completely funded by the generosity of people across East Anglia. Its critical care teams, stationed at Norwich and Cambridge, provide emergency cover across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk, taking the A&E department to the roadside or bedside of those in a time-critical, life-changing situation, where every second counts.
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Saturday, 05 December 2020 00:00
Air Ambulance helps one year old Charlie
Written by katherine Lawson-Phillips
East Anglian Air Ambulance is sharing a story about a one-year-old child who suffered serious burns whilst on holiday in Norfolk, to raise awareness for the charity and its Virtual Gifts Chrsitmas appeal. In July, the Day family, from North London, were enjoying a summer break at Fritton Lake, near Great Yarmouth. Dad Chris, mum Bailyn and one-year-old Charlie were getting ready to leave the lodge, packing up for the trip ahead. Unfortunately, as lunch was being prepared, Charlie excitedly burst into the kitchen. Within seconds, he had reached up onto the kitchen counter and pulled a pan of boiling hot water all over his chest, torso and face, causing him to scream out instantly in incredible pain. Charlie’s parents rushed him into the shower to try and cool the…
Saturday, 21 November 2020 00:00
Mother and son race near 1000 miles to raise thousands for children’s hospices
Written by Becky Fulton
Mother and son duo Kate, a teacher at Hopton CEVC Primary School, and Toby Jones, 21, an Exeter university student, completed the mammoth challenge of cycling and running to every town across Norfolk to raise over £1,500 for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH). It was Toby who had the idea back in March when lockdown first hit the UK. Having returned home from university, he was studying online and had a part-time job, but still felt he wanted to take on an extra project. On his one day off a week he would cycle to three or four towns in a day and proud mum, Kate, decided to join him. The pair decided to make a contest of it and raise money for EACH at the same time. Toby cycled…
Tommy (4) and Toby (3) have been busy drawing pictures and writing letters (with Mum's help) to send to as many Ambulance Stations as they can as part of Hit the Ambulance - a Facebook Group that began in February 2020 which encourages people to hit Ambulances with Random Acts of Kindness (and as many other services that need recognition, appreciation and a morale boost). Toby was diagnosed with Epilepsy in 2018 after 5 Ambulance rides, Asthma in 2019 and a Chromosome Deletion in 2020, he is due to have an over night stay at Addenbrookes Hospital for a Video EEG, MRI and Lumbar Puncture for his Epilepsy and Dystonia. As a Family we have a great amount of appreciation not just for the Ambulance Service but the NHS as…
Wednesday, 04 November 2020 00:00
Air Ambulance reveals 24/7 plans are still a reality
Written by Katherine Lawson-Phillips
East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) has revealed that despite a challenging year, plans to start flying 24/7 from its new Norwich headquarters are on track for 2021. This week, the charity’s Chief Executive Patrick Peal visited the site of EAAA’s new 24/7 base at Norwich Airport to mark the end of exterior building works, which have been delayed by 16 weeks due to the pandemic. The £7 million base project was started in January of this year and was originally planned to be finished by the end of 2020. The new base is a key development in enabling the charity to start flying 24/7, from a state of the art purpose-built facility, with improved rest and welfare facilities for the crew. The funds for the base were ringfenced from years…
Tuesday, 06 October 2020 00:00
Norfolk Deaf Association Launches New Mobile Aural Care Clinic
Written by Paul Dickson
Norfolk Deaf Association (NDA), which since July 2020, and following the approval from the Charity Commission, has operated as Hear for Norfolk, has launched a new Mobile Aural Care Clinic. The mobile clinic will take the charity's successful microsuction ear wax removal service on the road. The mobile clinic will reach out to vulnerable people in local communities, who are unable to access the clinic based at the charity’s premises in Meridian Way, Norwich, which has been running since November 2018. Patients who are registered with a GP Practice in the Central Norfolk Locality of the Norfolk & Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) - formerly North Norfolk, Norwich and South Norfolk CCGs - should ask their GP for a referral to Hear for Norfolk (Norfolk Deaf Association). On receipt of…
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Saturday, 05 September 2020 00:00
20 years together – East Anglian Air Ambulance
Written by Kat Lawson-Phillips
20 years ago, on 6 September 2000, a new charity was formed to help save lives across East Anglia: the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA). Operating initially just one day a week, on a Friday from Norwich Airport, with one paramedic, this was the start of an important lifeline for many local people. Monday, the start of National Air Ambulance Week, EAAA can reveal that over the last 20 years it has flown almost 30,000 missions and helped almost 20,000 patients, all thanks to the generosity of local people. At a time of so much uncertainty, the charity, which needs to raise £13 million a year to develop and deliver its service, and is aiming to start flying 24/7 for the first time next year, is deeply grateful for the…
The Tia's Treasures Team are well known not only for fundraising but for participating in Random Acts of Kindness.With the imminent return to College, School and Toby due to start Nursery the past couple of weeks has been spent making sure all uniforms are ready for the return after almost 6 months due to the Corona Virus.Whilst unable to attend or organise any fundraising events other than Lisa braving the shave for Young Epilepsy Random Acts of Kindness have still been something we've continued with as we believe they are needed more than ever right now.
