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15 JUL 22

Harrogate based junior soldiers raise £775 for YAA from Nidderdale Walk

A group of junior soldiers from 9 Platoon Cambrai Company have raised an impressive £775 participating in the Nidderdale Walk at the beginning of May.

5 JUL 22

Yorkshire Air Ambulance HEMS Paramedic chosen to carry Commonwealth Games baton

A Yorkshire Air Ambulance HEMS Paramedic has been chosen as one of 2,022 people to carry the Queen’s Commonwealth Baton in the relay preceding this year’s Commonwealth Games.

27 JUN 22

Bracken Ghyll Golf Clubs pledge to support Yorkshire Air Ambulance following member’s cardiac arrest

Bracken Ghyll golf club in Addingham, West Yorkshire have announced Yorkshire Air Ambulance as their charity of the year following a member’s cardiac arrest earlier this year.

23 JUN 22

Heart attack survivor thanks Yorkshire Air Ambulance helicopter heroes

A cyclist who suffered a near-fatal heart attack whilst cycling in Birkin has thanked Yorkshire Air Ambulance for coming to his rescue.

Yorkshire Air Ambulance helicopter on a helipad with the sun shining in the background. The Yorkshire Air Ambulance logo and Yellow Yorkshire logo are in the bottom left corner and the words What's Your Why? are in the bottom right
30 MAY 22

Volunteers share why they pledge their spare time to Yorkshire Air Ambulance

In 2020, YAA launched their ‘What’s your why’ campaign to celebrate their annual Yellow Yorkshire Day, asking their patients, supporters and staff why they support Yorkshire Air Ambulance. This year, they are turning our focus on their volunteers.

Picture of Oliver Hawden with his award and certificate
30 MAY 22

Barnsley School boy receives achievement award for YAA community work

Royston Schoolboy, Oliver Hawden has received an achievement award from Barnsley council for his community work raising funds for Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

Photo of seven YAA HEMS Paramedics with one of the yellow Yorkshire Air Ambulance helicopters
20 MAY 22

Meet the new Yorkshire Air Ambulance HEMS Paramedics

Yorkshire Air Ambulance has welcomed seven new HEMS Paramedics from across the Yorkshire region to their crew.

26 APR 22

Barnsley firm chose Yorkshire Air Ambulance as Charity of the Year 2022

Staff at Harris+Co, a chartered accountancy firm in Barnsley have chosen Yorkshire Air Ambulance as their 2022 Charity of the Year, after their co-worker's father was rescued and airlifted by the charity back in 2018.

26 APR 22

Yorkshire air ambulance urges holiday-goers to stay safe this bank holiday

Life-saving rapid response emergency service, Yorkshire Air Ambulance is urging holiday-goers to stay safe this bank holiday to prevent a rise in incidents across the region.

31 MAR 22

Wakefield school girl raises £1,365 for YAA through Duke of Edinburgh Scheme

Lucy Thornton from Monk Fryston near Selby who also attends Wakefield Girls’ high school has raised an impressive £1,365 for Yorkshire Air Ambulance through her Duke of Edinburgh bronze award.

24 MAR 22

What do these people have in common? Meet the miraculous survivors saved by Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

The people in the photo collage are just a handful of patients that Yorkshire Air Ambulance has treated and flown to hospital over the last 22 years.

23 MAR 22

£50,000 fundraising milestone reached for YAA in memory of Mick Cottam

A Wakefield woman, who has now become a long-standing volunteer for the YAA, will have raised in excess of £50,000 for Yorkshire Air Ambulance following her partner’s tragic motorbike accident in 2010.

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