Posts by Hannah Mottershead
Planting for good this national tree week
On Sunday, 26th and Monday, 27th November, 262 green-thumbed volunteers planted more than 2,000 trees at the Magpas Air Ambulance airbase and headquarters in Alconbury Weald, Cambridgeshire. Despite the cold and wet conditions, members of the public, schools and local businesses, as well as members of the Navy, RAF and local fire and police forces,…
Read MoreShortlisted for record number of national awards
Magpas Air Ambulance is thrilled to announce that a record number of the charity’s team members and supporters have been shortlisted for the Air Ambulance Awards of Excellence. The national awards are held once a year by Air Ambulances UK (AAUK), the national body that represents the UK’s 21 air ambulance charities, and the awards…
Read MoreCambridgeshire faith leaders bless new Magpas Air Ambulance base
On Thursday, 5th October faith leaders from across Cambridgeshire gathered at the new Magpas Air Ambulance base to partake in blessing the new building. The Magpas Air Ambulance airbase, headquarters and training centre was opened by HRH The Princess Royal in September, with the charity’s staff, clinical and aviation teams moving in the weeks following.…
Read MoreNatalie Church, Director of Operations
Magpas Air Ambulance has just moved into the charity’s new home in Alconbury Weald: a purpose built airbase, headquarters and training centre. A huge amount of work has gone into the creation of this new building, something Magpas Air Ambulance Director of Operations, Natalie Church, knows all too well. How long have you worked for…
Read MoreDoors close on Huntingdon HQ for the final time as staff move to Alconbury Weald
The new Magpas Air Ambulance base Friday, 22nd September saw Magpas Air Ambulance staff close the doors on their headquarters in Huntingdon town centre for the last time, as the charity prepares for its next chapter at Alconbury Weald. Centenary House has been the Magpas Air Ambulance HQ for 12 years, while the Magpas Air…
Read MoreHRH The Princess Royal opens new Magpas Air Ambulance base
On Tuesday, 12th September Magpas Air Ambulance staff, clinicians, former patients and supporters witnessed an important milestone in the charity’s history as HRH The Princess Royal opened the new charity airbase. The lifesaving charity has been working to build its new home for the past six years: a purpose-built airbase, headquarters and training centre in…
Read MoreHuntingdon Town Hall in lights to support Air Ambulance Week
Yesterday, Thursday, 7th September, Huntingdon’s Town Hall was illuminated in orange—the colour of the town’s local lifesaving charity, Magpas Air Ambulance—to mark Air Ambulance Week. Air Ambulance Week 2023 took off on Monday and is the annual awareness week dedicated to showcasing the vital work of air ambulance charities across the UK. Magpas Air Ambulance…
Read MoreBedford shoppers bag lifesaving skills this Air Ambulance Week
On Tuesday 5th September, Magpas Air Ambulance will be based at the Harpur Shopping Centre in Bedford, teaching the lifesaving skills of CPR and how to use a defibrillator to shoppers and staff. The training day falls in Air Ambulance Week—the annual awareness week dedicated to showcasing the vital work of air ambulance charities across…
Read MoreLee Soomaroo, Doctor
Every year Magpas Air Ambulance hosts two Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine (PHEM) training courses for our new clinicians joining the charity. Throughout this intensive two-week training period, they learn how to provide advanced medical care to patients outside of a hospital through a series of lectures, skills stations and a lot of practice simulations, before final…
Read MorePremature twins reunited with team who helped save their lives
A young mum has had an emotional reunion with the team from the East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) and Magpas Air Ambulance, who saved the lives of her twin boys against the odds after they were born prematurely at just 28 weeks gestation. Molly Digby (24), and her partner James, visited Ampthill Ambulance Station…
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