Air ambulance bowled over with donation

When Ferndown Bowls Club held its president’s day recently, they really rolled out the woods. Whilst playing bowls and generally enjoying themselves they raised £200 for the president’s charity of the year, the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance.

D&SAA volunteer Joy Whittingham visited the club to pick up the cheque from president Mike Power on 1 August. Joy said, “We are absolutely delighted with this donation. Every single penny counts. It costs £2m each year to run the air ambulance.”

She also explained that the air ambulance team in Dorset and Somerset now includes highly skilled paramedics and doctors. “These days, the D&SAA brings the hospital to you and the team are able to carry out a lot of procedures that would normally be done in A&E,” she said.