Great North Air Ambulance Service

The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) is celebrating its 21^st birthday with a circus-themed charity ball in October.

The event promises to be a lavish circus spectacular, with a range of entertainment including carnival games, circus performers, and a live band.

The ball is taking place at the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead on Friday 20 October at 7pm and will be hosted by Pam Royle, a television journalist and charity ambassador for GNAAS.

The dress code is black tie and circus-themed glamour and tickets cost £75 per person.

Tickets include a drinks reception, three-course meal, live music from Soul Survivors and a disco, as well as a raffle and spectacular prize draws.

Tracey Wright, events lead at GNAAS, said: “We had a fantastic time at last year’s twenties-themed ball which celebrated the charity’s 20th birthday, and it was lovely to see so many people dress up for the occasion.

“We’re really looking forward to this year’s circus theme and promise it will be an amazing night. Last year’s ball raised more than £50,000, which was enough to fund at least ten missions, but we would love to surpass this amount this year.”

Since celebrating 20 years as a charity, GNAAS has achieved several milestones in the last year, including beginning to operate 24/7 in the North East, and trialling carrying whole blood on board their aircraft and rapid response vehicles, which is being used to treat severely injured patients.

It costs the charity £8.5m a year to remain operational, and events such as the ball help to raise vital funds which enable the service to continue helping those in need across the region.

To buy tickets visit: https://www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk/support-us/fundraising-events/charity-ball/

There are also several sponsorship packages available, which include PR opportunities and brand placement on event materials. Find out more by emailing events@gnaas.com or calling 01325 487 263.

About GNAAS

• The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) is a charitably funded air ambulance service which provides life-saving care throughout the North East, North Yorkshire, Cumbria and Isle of Man.
  
• They operate two helicopters 365 days a year and also operate a night-time service in the UK in the North East and Cumbria on rapid response vehicles.
  
  
• The aircraft cover an area of more than 8,000 square miles and on board are specialist doctors and paramedics who effectively bring the hospital to the patient.
  
  
• The level of skill and expertise of the on-board team mean they respond to the most critically ill and injured people, giving them the best chance of survival.
  
  
• GNAAS is a progressive organisation which has pioneered pre-hospital care in the region.
  
• The latest techniques, equipment and drugs are constantly being evaluated to ensure the charity can provide the best care possible for their patients.
  
  
• 2022 marked the service providing 20 years of life-saving care. Throughout this time, they have responded to more than 23,500 incidents across the region, with road traffic collisions being the most frequent type of incident responded to by the team.
  
  
• They do not receive Government funding and must therefore raise £7.7m a year through public donations to remain operational.

For more information visit: https://www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk/ or follow @gnairambulance on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok