Citylife in Lichfield March 2024
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HELP Appeal Funds<br />
Helipads & Hangar<br />
The HELP Appeal has donated<br />
£2.5 million to fund two helipads<br />
and an enclosed hangar space<br />
constructed at Midlands Air<br />
Ambulance Charity’s new airbase<br />
and headquarters <strong>in</strong> Shifnal on the<br />
Shropshire/Staffordshire border.<br />
The HELP Appeal, operated by County Air Ambulance<br />
Trust, distributes grants to fund helipads at hospitals and at<br />
air ambulance airbases across the UK. The organisation<br />
agreed to fund the two helipads and hangar <strong>in</strong> 2018, the<br />
construction of which was completed early summer 2023.<br />
S<strong>in</strong>ce Midlands Air Ambulance Charity moved its<br />
operations from RAF Cosford to the new facility <strong>in</strong> August<br />
2023, the helipads have enabled the service’s helicopter to<br />
take off on more than 180 vitally important air ambulance<br />
missions.<br />
To support the HELP Appeal’s work, visit:<br />
helpappeal.org.uk.<br />
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