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The official account of the Wales Air Ambulance Charity. www.walesairambulance.com

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Tim Rogerson @drtmr.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Rapid arrival of Helimed 57 at the Morriston pad to be reunited with the clinical team of 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @air-ambulance.bsky.social
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Tim Rogerson @drtmr.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Spring is officially here - a sunny start to a HEMS shift at last! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @air-ambulance.bsky.social
Sunrise over the helicopter
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Steven Stokes @steven-stokes.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus - Happy Saint David’s Day AND… Penblwydd priodas hapus - happy anniversary to the Wales Air AmbulanceCharity (@air-ambulance.bsky.social) 24 years and over 52,000 missions - all thanks to generous donations.
A split picture. At the top is a picture of the first Wales Air Ambulance helicopter in yellow. The picture below is of a current Wales Air Ambulance helicopter in Welsh colours - red with a green dragon’s tail across its side.
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Ready for a Challenge? Brave the flames, and raise life-saving funds! Join us at the Broughton and Bretton Community Centre on 21/03/25 for our North Wales Firewalk Event - raising funds for the Wales Air Ambulance Charity. Discover more and sign up here - www.walesairambulance.com/Event/north-...
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Sailing enthusiasts 'The Abersoch 60' have raised a phenomenal £26,000 for us over the last 12 years. Two of their members have needed our help themselves, so appreciate the importance of the service we provide. We can't thank them enough. www.walesairambulance.com/news/abersoc...
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Dr Pete Williams @eryriem.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
More of a red sky than a bluesky… @air-ambulance.bsky.social
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Retired couple Rod and Sally Perkins successfully held 27 quiz nights in Llandovery. They took place in the Castle Hotel and raised an amazing £2,396 for us. Without such fundraising, we wouldn't be able to provide critical emergency care. Thank you. bit.ly/49ZXbI5
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Quiz marathon raises thousands for lifesaving charity
A retired couple have conducted a massive twenty-seven quiz nights at the Castle Hotel in Llandovery, in aid of the Wales Air Ambulance.
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Nadolig Llawen ✨ We wish everyone a Merry Christmas. The crew will remain on standby for you, the people of Wales, throughout the festive period.
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Head of Flight Operations, James Grenfell, shared this fantastic photo of our two aircraft with our new livery. Thank you for sharing James!
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Steven Stokes @steven-stokes.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Spare a thought for those making sacrifices for others this festive period - including my Wales Air Ambulance colleagues. @air-ambulance.bsky.social www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
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These people are all working on Christmas Day to keep the rest of us safe
Many will be sacrificing their own celebrations on December 25 to make sure the rest of us can enjoy ours
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Oh… Oh…..OOOOOOOOOOOOh. What’s occurrin’ Bluesky? We may be a little bit excited for the Gavin and Stacey Christmas special. #gavinandstacey #gavinandstaceychristmasspecial
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Oh… Oh…..OOOOOOOOOOOOh. What’s occurrin’ Bluesky? We may be a little bit excited for the Gavin and Stacey Christmas special. #gavinandstacey #gavinandstaceychristmasspecial
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Your unwanted gifts could help us save lives! Regift it to one of our shops, you can find your nearest shop on our website - www.walesairambulance.com/find-your-nearest-shop Thank you!
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Steven Stokes @steven-stokes.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
For those who watch… Wales Air Ambulance Critical Care Practitioner, Cat Dalton, will be interviewed on ITV’s 'This Morning' at around 10.30am today. She’ll be talking about what it’s like to work over Christmas, saving lives in Wales. Tune in to watch her interview 📺 @air-ambulance.bsky.social
ITV This Morning logo.
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Steven Stokes @steven-stokes.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
The Wales Air Ambulance crews have an incredibly tough job so it's great to see them have a little fun when they can 🙂
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Merry Christmas ya filthy animals. #homealone #christmas #crew #heroes
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Merry Christmas ya filthy animals. #homealone #christmas #crew #heroes
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Critical Care Practitioner, Ian Thomas, caught a glimpse of the blue sky whilst flying over Yr Wyddfa recently. Not a bad view from the office! ☁️ #viewfromthecrew
The picture is taken from the inside of an airborne Wales Air Ambulance helicopter. In the front are the pilot and a medic. The external view is of a blue sky with Yr Wyddfa piercing the cloud.
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
A huge well done to Tomi Jones, who completed the Aberystwyth 10k, in memory of his brother Ned. Tomi helped to raise a fantastic £2,335 towards our charity, alongside his brother Cai, who also completed a running challenge earlier this year. www.walesairambulance.com/news/capel-b...
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Capel Bangor teenager remembers late brother with Wales Air Ambulance fundraiser
A 17-year-old from Capel Bangor who took on the Aberystwyth 10K in honour of his late brother, has raised funds for the Wales Air Ambulance.
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Year 3 and 4 pupils from Ysgol Bro Elwern in North Wales have been learning about superheroes, and have taken this as an opportunity to fundraise for our charity! The children organised a colour run, and raised a wonderful £104. Diolch yn fawr pawb! www.walesairambulance.com/news/schools...
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School’s Colour Run fundraiser for Superheroes
Pupils from a north Wales school have turned their theme of superheroes into a fundraiser for a lifesaving charity.
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Sethina Watson @sethina.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
It's day number 10! Did you know that gifts left in Wills fund 1 in 4 of our lifesaving missions? If you'd like to find out more about leaving a gift in your Will, please visit walesairambulance.com/giftsinwills
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Behind door number 9 in our #adventcalendar is Josh Tayman, a past patient who wouldn't be here this Christmas without your support. We couldn’t be there for people, like Josh, without our incredible supporters. Thank you!
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Our shops were closed on Saturday, due to the impact of #stormdarragh. Saturdays in December are some of the busiest shopping days, so we will feel the impact as a charity. Please call in to your local Wales Air Ambulance shop, every sale will make a huge difference.
A photograph taken inside a Wales Air Ambulance shop. A lady is seen looking through a range of clothing on racks. The picture includes the text ‘support our shops’.
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
This Christmas, we're helping Ioan achieve his merry mission of helping more families stay together. You can read Ioan's story, and donate, on our website - walesairambulance.com/ioans-merry-mi… Thank you. ✨
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
It's a double helicopter photo for this week’s #viewfromthecrew. Our thanks to Pilot, Rich Axon! If you have any photos of the aircraft, we'd love to see them. Feel free to add them in the comments.
Pictured in the foreground is a Wales Air Ambulance helicopter in a field of grass. The red aircraft has a distinctive green Welsh dragon tail across its side. In the hazy sky above, another Wales Air Ambulance helicopter just has taken off.
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Huge thanks to the Co-op members who supported our cause over the past year. They raised an impressive £2,200 for our patient aftercare service. This will make a huge difference to those who need support - whether patients or their family and friends. Thank you.
Pictured are Wales Air Ambulance Patient Liaison Nurses Hayley Whitehead-Wright and Jo Yeoman.
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
What's behind door number 8 of our #adventcalendar? Volunteering is a great way to learn new skills, make friends, and help save lives! Any time you can spare will make a huge difference. Find out more - walesairambulance.com/volunteer
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
How is it time to open door number 7 of our #adventcalendar already? Send some festive cheer to your loved ones, whilst supporting our lifesaving service, by sending one of our Christmas cards! There are six designs to choose from, available at - walesairambulance.com/shop
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Did you know? When empty, our H145 helicopters weigh approximately 2 tonnes, the same as a white Rhinoceros. Once fully loaded with equipment, crew, fuel and a patient, the aircraft can weigh a maximum of 3700kgs or 3.7 tonnes!
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
It's day 6 of our #adventcalendar! 24 hours a day, a critical care dispatcher and a critical care practitioner monitor every 999 call, identifying which patients require our service. Find out more about our Critical Care Hub here - youtu.be/j09ufTtPw2k
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Due to severe weather expected across Wales, we have decided to close all our shops tomorrow (07/12/24). This is for everyone’s safety. We expect them to open as normal on Monday 9 December. Please stay safe this weekend and follow the advice of your local authorities.
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Your support saved Ioan's life. With your help, we can be there for others, who need us on their worst day. It is Ioan's mission to help save more lives this Christmas. Donate today - walesairambulance.com/mymerrymission Thank you ✨
A picture of 11-year-old Ioan Watts recovering in hospital after his serious accident. The text is a quote from Ioan. He says “Wales Air Ambulance saved my life. This Christmas will you help me save others?.”
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
We're attending the Teen Tech Festival today! We're working with our medical partners EMRTS - providing STEM activities for year groups 5 to 9. We’ll be giving students an opportunity to inflate lungs on a dummy, and using ultrasound to find items in jelly moulds!
A promotional graphic for the TeenTech Festival taking place at the All Nations Centre in Cardiff on Thursday 5 December. The accompanying picture is of Cardiff Bay.
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
We were delighted to welcome the South Wales Honda Owners Club back to our Cardiff base recently, where they brought not only their bikes, but the sunshine too! ☀️ They presented us with a cheque for £600, which will go towards saving lives in Wales. Diolch yn fawr!
Members of the South Wales Honda Owners Club present a cheque for £600 to medics in front of a Wales Air Ambulance helicopter.Six Honda motorcycles are pictured in front of a Wales Air Ambulance helicopter.
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Let's open door number 4 of our #adventcalendar! Did you know? Our helicopter configuration can carry up to 6 people! Nadolig Llawen 🎄
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Mae teulu dyn 'hwyliog, cariadus a chyfeillgar' a fu farw mewn gwrthdrawiad traffig ffordd drychinebus yn gwneud adduned i barhau i godi arian ar gyfer Elusen Ambiwlans Awyr Cymru yn ei enw. www.ambiwlansawyrcymru.com/news/be-more...
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Mae teulu dyn 'hwyliog, cariadus a chyfeillgar' a fu farw mewn gwrthdrawiad traffig ffordd drychinebus yn gwneud adduned i barhau i godi arian ar gyfer Elusen Ambiwlans Awyr Cymru yn ei enw.
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Neville Southall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @nevillesouthall.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
I think I will start doing charity takeovers on here when I hit 10,000 followers
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
What's behind door number 3 in our Wales Air Ambulance #adventcalendar? It's our lifesaving rapid response vehicle (RRV)! Our RRVs carry the same pioneering equipment as our helicopters, taking the emergency department directly to the patient, when they need it most.
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
There are many ways to support our charity on #givingtuesday ✨ You can play our lifesaving lottery, volunteer, fundraise, leave a gift in your Will, and share our stories to spread awareness of our lifesaving work. However you choose to support us, it makes a lifesaving difference. Thank you.
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Steven Stokes @steven-stokes.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Society is built on the shoulders of those who dedicate a part of their life to helping others. Volunteering is in that category and Andrew is a perfect example. Our communities would be poorer if it weren’t for these people. @air-ambulance.bsky.social www.countytimes.co.uk/news/2476491...
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Retired banker says volunteering for Wales Air Ambulance has enriched his life
A retired banker has said volunteering for a lifesaving charity has brought him closer to his community.
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
The Cneifio Cylch committee, from Anglesey, has once again raised a phenomenal sum for charity! The group raised over £63,000 which was shared between our charity, the DPJ Foundation, Tir Dewi and Samariaid. Thank you so much for your support. www.walesairambulance.com/news/sheep-s...
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Sheep shearers flocked together to raise over £63,000 for important charities during annual event
Cneifio Cylch committee has once again gone above and beyond to raise a staggering amount for important causes, including Wales Air Ambulance.
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
As we tuck into our Christmas dinner, enjoying the festivities with our family and friends, spare a thought for the crew who will have given up their special day to be there for you this Christmas. 🎄 Read the full story - www.walesairambulance.com/news/wales-a...
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Wales Air Ambulance crew will be there for you throughout Christmas
As we tuck into our Christmas dinner this year and enjoy the festivities with our family and friends, spare a thought for the crew from the Wales Air Ambulance who will have given up their special day...
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Wales Air Ambulance #adventcalendar day number 2! ✨ Did you know it costs £11.2 million to keep our helicopters in the air and rapid response vehicles on the roads across Wales? With your ongoing support, we can continue serving Wales and saving lives. Nadolig Llawen!
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Pilot Josh Croft captured Pen Y Fan covered in snow last week! A very festive #viewfromthecrew for the first day of December. Thank you Josh ❄️ 🏔️ 🌨️
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
The countdown to Christmas officially begins today! We're celebrating with our very own Wales Air Ambulance #adventcalendar! Take a look what's behind door number 1! Nodolig Llawen 🎄
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Michael Benton @tri2hover.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Helicopter 🚁 + Sunset 🌅 = 💯 🛩️
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Ongoing supporter Katie Hole wanted to do something different for her third year of fundraising for us - so she did a white collar boxing match! 🥊 Not only did she win but she raised a fantastic £635 to go towards saving lives in Wales! Thank you so much Katie!
Fundraiser Katie Hole pictured in her boxing clothing.
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Dydd Gwener hapus pawb | Happy Friday everyone. Whatever you get up to this weekend, have fun and stay safe! 📷 - Anthony Ward
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Wales Air Ambulance Charity @air-ambulance.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Congratulations to this week’s Lifesaving Lottery winners! 🥳 You can check today’s results here - bit.ly/AACResults Gweler y canlyniadau heddiw yma - bit.ly/WAACanlyniadau
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