Air Ambulance ask for help with Pride of Cumbria replacement fund
As the Great North Air Ambulance Service’s (GNAAS) thirty-year-old workhorse comes to the end of its life as an air ambulance, the charity has moved to replace it with a younger, more powerful helicopter. The charity said the additional power and versatility of the Dauphin N3 aircraft will enable it to reach even more patients across the region from its base at Langwathby, near Penrith. The helicopter is expected to begin work in April, and the charity is now appealing to the public to help meet the repayment costs in order to keep the service flying. Andy Mawson, director of operat...