\n Sussex Air Ambulance - Community News http://www.sussexairambulance.com/ 2010-07-27 A Rustington midwife is to climb the tallest free-standing mountain in the world in a bid to raise money for the Sussex Air Ambulance. Carole Fendick, who works at St Richards Hospital in Chichester, will scale the heights of Mount Kilimanjaro with daughters Catherine and Louise on October 31. http://www.sussexairambulance.com/home/communitynews 2010-07-27 11:49:55 A teenager rescued by the Sussex Air Ambulance after a motorbike crash will set off on a cycle ride to Holland tomorrow (Tuesday) to raise money for the charity that saved him. Luke Vater broke his right femur, knee cap and thumb and suffered third degree burns following a collision with a car on the A22 at East Grinstead. http://www.sussexairambulance.com/home/communitynews 2010-07-19 08:53:02 A record crowd flocked to the Sussex Air Ambulance Open Day on Sunday, helping to raise more than 10,000 for the life-saving charity. http://www.sussexairambulance.com/home/communitynews 2010-07-13 13:07:52 A Ringmer woman has left a lasting legacy after a 1,000 donation was used to buy a vital piece of kit for the Sussex Air Ambulance. The money was used to buy a Capnograph for the twin-engine MD902 helicopter in memory of Dorothy Hall who died last November. http://www.sussexairambulance.com/home/communitynews 2010-07-06 13:06:45 British Gypsum employees have decided to make a donation of 575 to the Sussex Air Ambulance. http://www.sussexairambulance.com/home/communitynews 2010-06-18 08:10:10 Ten teenagers are to swim the English Channel to raise money for the Sussex Air Ambulance in memory of F2 racing driver Henry Surtees. The son of former F1 World champion John Surtees was killed in an accident at Brands Hatch last summer. He was airlifted to the Royal London Hospital but died from head injuries. http://www.sussexairambulance.com/home/communitynews 2010-06-14 08:51:47 Seven friends cycled all the way from Winchester to Eastbourne in a bid to raise 1,000 for the Sussex Air Ambulance. They completed the 100-mile South Downs Way from Hampshire to East Sussex during the last May bank holiday weekend. http://www.sussexairambulance.com/home/communitynews 2010-06-08 14:20:19 Sussex Air Ambulance celebrates its third birthday this week after flying more than 1,800 missions. The life-saving helicopter was launched from its base at Dunsfold Park near Horsham on June 8, 2007, following a fundraising appeal backed by actress Penelope Keith. http://www.sussexairambulance.com/home/communitynews 2010-06-08 11:44:06 Staff at Gatwick air traffic control have helped keep the air ambulance flying in more ways than one, thanks to the West Sussex County Times. http://www.sussexairambulance.com/home/communitynews 2010-04-26 10:40:58 A council worker rescued by a helicopter after falling from a roof is to abseil down the Congress Theatre to raise money for the Sussex Air Ambulance. http://www.sussexairambulance.com/home/communitynews 2010-04-01 14:18:11 3,000 was raised by the schools in West Sussex taking part in Funky Footwear Friday during Air Ambulance Week in September. One lucky school was drawn, out of the schools taking part, to win a FLY IN to their school by the Sussex Air Ambulance http://www.sussexairambulance.com/home/communitynews 2010-03-31 14:22:29 A horse rider rescued by the Sussex Air Ambulance after being knocked out in a fall has rallied fellow riders to raise money for the life-saving charity. Mother-of-two Caroline Sutherland, 52, from Uckfield, will mark the first anniversary of her accident by taking part in an endurance event on March 28. http://www.sussexairambulance.com/home/communitynews 2010-03-17 11:11:13 A group of parents are to swim the Channel in a bid to raise 10,000 for the Sussex Air Ambulance. Sarah Titcombe, Seamus McCarney, Rachel Gosling, Rob Brown and Colin McBride all live in Billingshurst. http://www.sussexairambulance.com/home/communitynews 2010-03-16 16:19:42 A medical marvel who was named Alaster after he almost died at birth is to cycle to Switzerland to raise cash for the Sussex Air Ambulance. Alaster Osborne, 22, of The Fridays, East Dean, was left with a hole in the left temple lobe of his brain after he was starved of oxygen. http://www.sussexairambulance.com/home/communitynews 2010-03-16 15:33:44 Mountain bikers are gearing up for a mammoth ride around Goodwood Country Park to help raise much-needed funds for the Sussex Air Ambulance. http://www.sussexairambulance.com/home/communitynews 2010-03-02 15:39:24 A mother whose son was rescued by helicopter after a near-fatal car crash has signed up as a volunteer to help raise funds for the Sussex Air Ambulance. Julie and Jacques Porteous were walking along the pavement in Station Road, Polegate, when an elderly motorist mounted the kerb and struck them. http://www.sussexairambulance.com/home/communitynews 2010-02-26 15:22:25 A Polegate man's career has taken off to new heights after he landed his dream job as a press officer for the Sussex Air Ambulance.Former Eastbourne Herald news editor Jamie Cheshire, 31, will be aiming to win more media coverage for the life-saving charity. http://www.sussexairambulance.com/home/communitynews 2010-02-08 16:20:57 Staff at a motorcycle shop in Worthing visited the Sussex Air Ambulances Dunsfold Park base near Horsham to hand over a cheque for 1694. http://www.sussexairambulance.com/home/communitynews 2010-02-01 14:09:28 Sussex Air Ambulance received a massive boost to their funds this week, when Dunsfold Park donated a cheque for 20,000.The Air Ambulance was one of the benefiting charities for Wings and Wheels, which took place last August. http://www.sussexairambulance.com/home/communitynews 2010-01-26 15:21:21 Rachel Porterfield had a very personal reason to join forces with the Worthing Steyne Rotary Club to raise funds for the Sussex Air Ambulance. http://www.sussexairambulance.com/home/communitynews 2009-12-21 14:18:22 People in the Sussex area are being approached to join a lottery run by the Childrens Air Ambulance, which is being confused with their Counties own Air Ambulance. http://www.sussexairambulance.com/home/communitynews 2009-12-15 15:01:24 International athlete Sally Gunnell OBE stepped up to support her local Air Ambulance service in Brighton last week. http://www.sussexairambulance.com/home/communitynews 2009-12-07 10:44:03 The Sussex Air Ambulance has been given nearly 12,000 through fundraising efforts by locals in Crawley and will help the life-saving charity carry out the equivalent of nearly eight missions in its helicopter. http://www.sussexairambulance.com/home/communitynews 2009-12-03 10:39:17 It has been quite a busy year operationally at both bases. The Sussex Air Ambulance has flown a total or 310 missions so far this year... http://www.sussexairambulance.com/home/communitynews 2009-12-01 12:25:01