Max Hoskins, Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance Pilot was delighted to receive a cheque yesterday from Ilminster Rotary Club at the airbase.
Julie Fowler and Simon Page from Ilminster Rotary Club (pictured), handed over a cheque for £711.78.
Our thanks go to everyone involved with raising these funds.
The Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance recently attended the Bristol Classic Bike show at the Bath and West Showground. Mavis and Tony Bennett (DSAA
volunteers) ran a stall selling all the charities merchandise, whilst Nick Pearce (DSAA fundraising coordinator) and his son Sam, ran a helmet park with all donations going to the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance.
Sales and donations on the day raised over £1,000 and a good day was had by everyone. (more…)
A CONCERT OF OPERA AND JAZZ in aid of the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance will take place on Friday 12th March at 7.30pm. The venue for the evening will be St. Michael’s Church, Broad Street in Bath.
Tickets are on sale for £10 (adults) and £6 (16 and under) at www.taraewood.com or alternatively you can purchase your ticket on the door.
At their St Valentines Lunch and Tea Dance in the Bay View Suite at the Riviera Hotel, the President of the Linden Lea Branch of the Foresters, Mr David Gibbs presented Annette Plaistow-Trapaud (DSAA fundraising coordinator) with a cheque for £4000-00.
This amazing amount was raised by Branch members in the Weymouth area during 2009 from their Charity Walk, the Sea Front Stall, Shop Collections and their Social Event Raffles.
In 2008-9 Linden Lea Foresters have now raised £7000 in support of the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance and has agreed to continue to support the Charity for a further year.
Members of the Mendip Ladies Group got together on Saturday 13th February for a Bring and Buy Sale. The group charged £3 entrance fee which included a lovely bowl of soup and rolls. The Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has been nominated as the groups’ Charity Of The Year, with all proceeds going towards the groups fundraising goal.
Tara Howard, Managing Director of the exclusive Langtry Manor – listed the “best hotel in Bournemouth” by The Guardian – believes successful women rarely get the recognition they deserve. So, as a further celebration of Bournemouth’s Bicentenary in 2010, Tara has created ‘The Langtry Manor Business Women Awards.
There are ten award categories acknowledging the valuable contribution Dorset’s business women make to the local economy. All categories are sponsored by female friendly companies with:
The Princecroft Willis – Entrepreneur of the Year Award (more…)
Gemini Tae Kwon-Do is organising a 24 hour Sparathon to raise money for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance and in memory of Elliot Davies.
The fundraising event will take place at 3.00pm on Saturday 1st May 2010 at Kings Fitness & Leisure, Station Road, Cheddar.
Cost of entry is £5, plus a minimum sponsorship of £20 per person. (more…)
Weymouth Bike Night Rock Concert – For more information contact: Brian on: 07779 861814 or Dave on: 07974 573977
On February 1st 2010, Seb Green concluded his Odyssey which began exactly two years to the day, with a final presentation of cheques at Dorset County Hospital.
In 2008 Seb, then aged 18 backpacked around Britain with only his border collie ‘Flash’ for company in an attempt to raise £20,000 for charity. (more…)
Green-thinking West Dorset residents have saved more than 11 tonnes of Christmas trees from going to landfill.
Last month, West Dorset District Council launched a pilot scheme that recycled trees by collecting them from people’s homes and taking them to be chipped and turned into mulch.
The scheme has been so successful that it will be repeated next year throughout the month of January. (more…)
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