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Monday, 16 August 2021 00:00
EAAA reveal July was busiest month in over four years
Written by Katherine Lawson-Phillips
EAAA has revealed that July was the charity’s busiest month on record in over four years and EAAA’s busiest ever July. The air ambulance charity, which has two teams covering Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, was tasked 266 times across the region in July. This was 38 times more than in June, where the charity was tasked 228 times, a 16% increase month on month. In comparison, in July 2020 the charity was tasked 247 times and in July 2019 235 times, making July 2021 EAAA’s busiest ever July. With more people staying in the UK this summer the demand on resources like the air ambulance is expected to increase. In addition, this period covers the charity’s first month of 24/7 flying, making the medical teams available to more people…
Sunday, 08 August 2021 00:00
Tia's Treasures spreading Kindness where ever they go
Written by Lisa Hutchinson
The Tia's Treasures Team aka Kindness Ninja's are 3 weeks into the Summer Break and still spreading kindness where ever they go. Tia's Treasures Random Acts of Kindness gifts consisting of a silver tone infinity heart charm as featured on the Tia's Treasures website and social media banner on a coloured cord and attached to a card designed by Tommy (5) have been placed around Gorleston On Sea for people to find, the finders can either keep their find or re-hide it to make someone else smile. Feedback received via the contact form on the Tia's Treasures website has been nothing but positive, such small acts of kindness have brought smiles to so many. Last week the Tia's Treasures Team enjoyed some much needed family time as Dad (Richard) had…
This weekend (Sunday 8th August) will see Benny’s Poppyline Marathon run in memory of a brave little boy from East Runton in Norfolk who sadly lost his battle with cancer last year. Benny Pitcher was just six year-old when he passed away in July 2020 after a 15 month fight against brain cancer. This Sunday (8th August) Benny’s dad Kevin will be joined by 17 other marathon runners as he completes the challenge. The marathon will start at Sheringham Primary School at 9am and finish outside the Crown pub on Lifeboat Plain at around 3pm. Fireworks to celebrate Benny’s life will be set off over the sea at around 4.30pm. Additional runners will be joining the group for shorter distances to show their support taking on a half marathon, 10k,…
Monday, 02 August 2021 00:00
Local Makers donate over £400 worth of prizes to support Norfolk woman's medical expenses
Written by Aidan Randall
Norfolk man, Aidan Randell (23) from North Norfolk, has put together a ‘Norfolk Makers Prize Draw’ with the help of his family to raise funds for his sister Jodie’s Lyme disease treatment. Aidan and Jodie’s friends have been organising fundraising events since November 2020 for the campaign #BringJodieBack to raise funds for Jodie’s medical treatment. Jodie (26) has Lyme disease, along with Babesia and Bartonella infection, and requires specialist treatment not offered on the NHS. Jodie has been housebound and at times bedbound for almost 2 years, requiring care from her parents. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection typically transmitted by ticks. The winner of the prize draw will receive a bundle with over £400 worth of local goodies, all from Norfolk businesses.
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Tuesday, 27 July 2021 00:00
Blood is now available on every air ambulance mission
Written by Katherine Lawson-Phillips
East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) is now permanently able to deliver blood transfusions as a core part of its life-saving service. Following an urgent fundraising appeal made by EAAA in May, the air ambulance charity, which covers Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, is now able to carry packed red blood cells and freeze-dried plasma on every mission. Blood transfusions ensure that the most gravely injured patients suffering a major bleed have the best chance of getting to hospital through increasing oxygen delivery and clot production. EAAA’s Blood on Board project has involved raising in excess of £90,000 and essential partnership working between two of the region’s hospitals, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) and Addenbrooke’s, and two volunteer-driven blood biker charities, Norfolk Blood Bikes and SERV Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
Saturday, 24 July 2021 00:00
Meet some of the Artists behind Break's GoGoDiscover 2021 Trail
Written by Danielle Sparks
With thousands of people already coming up close to Break’s GoGoDiscover 21 T.rex, which are brightening up Norwich’s streets this summer and helping Break raise funds so that it continue to provide lifelong support to children and young people in care, on the edge of care or leaving care, meet some of the artists who designed and decorated some of the colossal sculptures. Aylsham-based artist, Mik Richardson, designed Afternoon Tea-Rex, sponsored by and located at Chantry Place. This is the fourth time Mik has worked on a Break sculpture trail, with his previous pieces raising over £68,000 for the East Anglian children’s charity. Although Mik has painted over 100 sculptures for over 30 trails across the UK, including a special commission for Blue Peter and a piece brought by Ed…
Tuesday, 29 June 2021 00:00
Phil Soanes running the London Marathon in aid of EAAA
Written by Phil Soanes
Hi there I’m Phil and I work for Aviva in Norwich and live in Horsford. On 3rd October this year I will be running the London Marathon. I ran the marathon virtually last year and this will be my first time running on the streets of London. Whilst this is a personal challenge for me, I really want to make it about much more than that and use it as an opportunity to raise some funds for East Anglian Air Ambulance. This is a charity which helps save so many lives each year. Did you know that the East Anglian Air Ambulance was tasked to patients in Norfolk 88 times in April 2021 alone! I want to support this local charity and my aim is to raise over £1000. Raising…
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The Rowan Project launched in February 2021 to offer free counselling and support for survivors of sexual abuse in the Breckland area. Anyone over 16 of any gender who has experienced sexual assault, abuse or violence in their lives – both recently or in childhood – can contact the Rowan Project and talk to one of their counsellors in a safe environment. The charity is a new branch of the Daisy Programme which has supported survivors of domestic abuse for over six years developing a trauma based and client-centred approach. The team at Daisy saw an urgent need for more specialist support for sexual abuse, hiring specialised counsellors who have experience and training in this field. “We believe that people should not be defined by the trauma they have experienced,”…
Thursday, 24 June 2021 00:00
Sheringham cyclist owes life to East Anglian Air Ambulance
Written by Kat Lawson-Phillips
Chris Marshall, aged 49, is a barber from Sheringham and father of two. In May last year Chris was involved in a life-threatening collision with a car near Cromer Golf Club, while he was out training for a 100-mile cycle challenge. When Chris’s wife was first notified about the accident, she was told Chris wasn’t likely to survive. The accident happened around 11:30am on 12 May 2020. A team from the East Anglian Air Ambulance was tasked at 11:39am to provide critical care at the scene, landing on the Cromer Golf Club car park. The EAAA team worked for over an hour to deliver the enhanced pre-hospital care interventions required to give Chris a fighting chance. These included performing a thoracostomy, a procedure to release air to treat a collapsed…
Wednesday, 30 June 2021 00:00
24/7 air ambulance flying starts 30 June, becoming first in East of England
Written by Kat Lawson-Phillips
Tonight (Wednesday 30 June) is a landmark moment for East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) and the provision of emergency critical care in the region, as the charity starts flying 24/7 for the very first time. The gap between 1:30 am and 7am where there has been no helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) coverage in the region will now be closed, as EAAA becomes the first air ambulance in the East of England to fly 24 hours a day. Becoming a 24/7 service for East Anglia has been a long-term ambition of the charity, with the initial research for expanding to a 24/7 operation taking place four years ago. Since then, EAAA has taken gradual steps towards achieving this ambition, which importantly included raising an extra million pounds a year to…
