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href=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/big-bases-appeal\/glamour-and-glitz-at-gala-dinner-for-bba\/\"  class=\"p-article-card \">\n\n\t<div class=\"p-article-card__image\">\n\t\t<picture class=\" behave-as-bg\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/big-bases-appeal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/bis-images\/870\/BBA_Gala_-9-scaled-460x272-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/big-bases-appeal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/bis-images\/870\/BBA_Gala_-9-scaled-920x544-f50_50.jpg 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/big-bases-appeal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/bis-images\/870\/BBA_Gala_-9-scaled-450x272-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/big-bases-appeal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/bis-images\/870\/BBA_Gala_-9-scaled-900x544-f50_50.jpg 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/big-bases-appeal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/bis-images\/870\/BBA_Gala_-9-scaled-450x272-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/big-bases-appeal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/bis-images\/870\/BBA_Gala_-9-scaled-900x544-f50_50.jpg 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 576px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/big-bases-appeal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/bis-images\/870\/BBA_Gala_-9-scaled-450x272-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/big-bases-appeal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/bis-images\/870\/BBA_Gala_-9-scaled-900x544-f50_50.jpg 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/big-bases-appeal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/bis-images\/870\/BBA_Gala_-9-scaled-450x272-f50_50.jpg 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class=\"p-article-card__category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pill-tag --the-big-bases-appeal\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Big Bases Appeal\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-article-card__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t22.05.2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"p-article-card__heading-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-article-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tGlamour and Glitz at first Gala Dinner for Big Bases Appeal\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"content-styles\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-article-card__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCoombe Abbey&nbsp;Hotel&nbsp;in Warwickshire&nbsp;offered a spectacular setting for The Air Ambulance Service\u2019s first Gala Dinner in support of its Big Bases&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-article-card__author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-article-card__author-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7183dbdc971c780683ddc6389843bc7b864636cf9f9f5487e1dfb9ffa105c033?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7183dbdc971c780683ddc6389843bc7b864636cf9f9f5487e1dfb9ffa105c033?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-article-card__author-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSte Wiggins\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arrow-link\">\n\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 mb-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/emergencyservicestimes.com\/2026\/02\/23\/air-ambulance-charity-launches-public-appeal-for-new-base\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"p-article-card \">\n\n\t<div class=\"p-article-card__image\">\n\t\t<picture class=\" behave-as-bg\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/big-bases-appeal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/bis-images\/378\/External-Render-View-1-scaled-460x272-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/big-bases-appeal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/bis-images\/378\/External-Render-View-1-scaled-920x544-f50_50.jpg 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/big-bases-appeal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/bis-images\/378\/External-Render-View-1-scaled-450x272-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/big-bases-appeal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/bis-images\/378\/External-Render-View-1-scaled-900x544-f50_50.jpg 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/big-bases-appeal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/bis-images\/378\/External-Render-View-1-scaled-450x272-f50_50.jpg 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src=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/big-bases-appeal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/bis-images\/378\/External-Render-View-1-scaled-450x272-f50_50.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/big-bases-appeal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/bis-images\/378\/External-Render-View-1-scaled-450x272-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/big-bases-appeal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/bis-images\/378\/External-Render-View-1-scaled-900x544-f50_50.jpg 2.000x\" width=\"460\" height=\"272\" class=\"\"><\/picture>\n\t\t<div class=\"pill-tags\"><div class=\"pill-tag --big-bases\" style=\"background-color: var(--indigo);\">Big Bases<\/div><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"p-article-card__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"p-article-card__details\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"p-article-card__category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pill-tag --south-base\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSouth Base\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-article-card__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t23.02.2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"p-article-card__heading-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-article-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tEmergency Service Times &#8211; Air ambulance charity launches public appeal for new base\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"content-styles\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-article-card__author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-article-card__author-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b4fc9995acd411b5029c71feb6ca13c6e87f13025bb429974771873d0ee60e5a?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b4fc9995acd411b5029c71feb6ca13c6e87f13025bb429974771873d0ee60e5a?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-article-card__author-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPaul Clements\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arrow-link\">\n\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 mb-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airambulancesuk.org\/news\/the-air-ambulance-service-needs-the-help-of-the-public-to-build-a-new-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"p-article-card \">\n\n\t<div class=\"p-article-card__image\">\n\t\t<picture class=\" behave-as-bg\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/big-bases-appeal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/bis-images\/379\/External-Render-View-2-scaled-460x272-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/big-bases-appeal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/bis-images\/379\/External-Render-View-2-scaled-920x544-f50_50.jpg 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" 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