Air Ambulance(s)

MellowYellow · Post by **MellowYellow** » May 20th, '21, 18:07

It seems that these fine folk have had their charity funding efforts greatly reduced by the Covid virus.

Might be a good idea to organise a charity ride for the ambulance at some stage this summer.

Post by **billinom8s** » May 20th, '21, 19:49

the ride isn't the issue. it's the insurance.

MellowYellow · Post by **MellowYellow** » May 21st, '21, 06:27

billinom8s wrote: ↑May 20th, '21, 19:49the ride isn't the issue. it's the insurance.

Jug · Post by **Jug** » May 21st, '21, 07:07

That's a 'C' mellow.
I know that from my dancing days.

MellowYellow · Post by **MellowYellow** » May 21st, '21, 11:25

Jug_Inspector wrote: ↑May 21st, '21, 07:07I know that from my dancing days.

Rain dancing perchance ?

Jug · Post by **Jug** » May 21st, '21, 11:51

The 'YMCA' a weddings mainly...

MellowYellow · Post by **MellowYellow** » May 21st, '21, 18:12

Come along young Billi - what's this 'insurance' factor ?

Post by **billinom8s** » May 21st, '21, 18:54

Official charity rides have to be covered by a public liability insurance.

Mervin · Post by **Mervin** » May 21st, '21, 19:25

they generally have an organised ride out for Devon air ambulance anyway, I cannot find anything about one this year though, have done a couple in the past , we ended up on Paignton green in those days , I think the end location has shifted now though

MellowYellow · Post by **MellowYellow** » May 21st, '21, 20:32

billinom8s wrote: ↑May 21st, '21, 18:54Official charity rides have to be covered by a public liability insurance.

So it's unofficial.

Go for a ride. Collect some groats, donate it to whomever we choose.

Post by **billinom8s** » May 21st, '21, 20:48

Ok, get planning then.

yeah the air ambulance run is a good bimble. Think covid has scuppered it though as there's usually over 1000 bikes taking part

ptolemyx · Post by **ptolemyx** » May 22nd, '21, 07:17

So on each 2021 ride I do from now I'll ask for a few coppers for Devon Air Ambulance. YES, you can trust me to actually donate it to the charity and not put it in my pocket. I'll keep a tally of our donations and we'll see how much help SWB can give this year.

Post by **billinom8s** » May 22nd, '21, 07:19

Do we put something at the start of each rideout thread?

Jug · Post by **Jug** » May 22nd, '21, 08:08

I was reading their yearly financial statement yesterday, just to see how much it costs to run it.
Seems they have been given money from the government to make up for funding shortages due to covid.
Looks like last year they received £527,000 in covid support, but what puzzles me is why the government weren't highlighting stuff like this as something good they've done.

Mervin · Post by **Mervin** » May 22nd, '21, 11:31

Jug_Inspector wrote: ↑May 22nd, '21, 08:08 I was reading their yearly financial statement yesterday, just to see how much it costs to run it.
Seems they have been given money from the government to make up for funding shortages due to covid.
Looks like last year they received £527,000 in covid support, but what puzzles me is why the government weren't highlighting stuff like this as something good they've done.

Governments move in mysterious ways, the air ambulances save them a lot of money I reckon £527,000 is a piss in the ocean, the air ambulances dont want government interference , if they took over it would be money saving cuts , sell the helicopters off to their fat cat mates and lease them back and within a few years they would be a memory like railway lines in most country areas

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