Corfe Castle to be lit up to mark Air Ambulance Week

Corfe Castle is amongst is amongst three iconic landmarks which will be lit up on Monday 9 September to mark Air Ambulance Week which runs from 9-15 September.

The others are Glastonbury Tor and Wellington Monument in Somerset.

At over 1,000 years old, Corfe Castle is one of Britain’s most evocative survivors of the English Civil War. It’s a favourite haunt for adults and children alike, captivated by the romantic castle ruins and breathtaking views across Purbeck. Standing 21 metres tall and positioned atop a 55-metre-high hill, this gleaming tower of Purbeck limestone can be seen from miles around.

Emma Jones, Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance fundraising manager said: “Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is your local air ambulance charity, funded by you. Our incredible team of clinicians bring the equivalent of an intensive care unit to your home, the roadside, a field, a beach and often to the most remote areas of Dorset and Somerset. They are ordinary people bringing extraordinary care to people in their greatest hour of need and work so hard to save and enhance lives every day of the year. This care is not otherwise available outside of hospital and only possible with support from the public and the kind donations we receive.

“With every mission costing approximately £3,500, this brilliant awareness-generating activity by Glastonbury Tor, Corfe Castle and Wellington Monument, supported by the National Trust, is a truly wonderful gesture and will certainly increase awareness of our work during Air Ambulance Week. We can’t thank them enough.”

To donate £10 visit www.dsairambulance.org.uk/AAW24, or call 01823 669604.