{"id":1196,"date":"2026-06-02T09:02:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T08:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/?page_id=1196"},"modified":"2026-06-04T16:28:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:28:56","slug":"summer-appeal-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/appeals\/summer-appeal-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Appeal 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<style id=\"strategiq-content-strip-style\">@font-face{font-family:\"Souvenir\";src:url(\"\/wp-content\/themes\/the-air-ambulance-service\/assets\/fonts\/souvenir.woff2\") format(\"woff2\");font-display:swap}.block-content-strip{padding-top:1.5625rem;padding-bottom:1.5625rem;padding-left:var(--outside-padding);padding-right:var(--outside-padding)}@media (min-width: 992px){.block-content-strip{padding-top:5.625rem;padding-bottom:5.625rem}}@media (max-width: 992px){.block-content-strip.--reverse-columns-mobile 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conducted a Facetime assessment, and soon after flashing blue lights filled the park as the emergency crews arrived. Then came the unmistakable thrum of rotor blades overhead &#8211; the air ambulance was landing. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For Mike, watching the helicopter touch down beside his injured daughter was overwhelming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">&#8220;Seeing your child loaded into a helicopter is terrifying&#8221; <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">he says. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">&#8220;But the crew were incredible with both of us&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Critical Care Paramedic, Karl Bexon,\u00a0administered pain relief before carefully removing the embedded handlebar. The\u00a0crew\u00a0stabilised her and prepared her for flight. Within minutes, Destiny was airborne, heading\u00a0for Nottingham Queen\u2019s Medical Centre &#8211; a journey that took just 14 minutes.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-styles block-content-columns__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Destiny spent three nights in hospital before being discharged with crutches and a physiotherapy plan. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the weeks that followed, she needed a skin graft to repair the wound.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Today, Destiny is back at school, laughing with her friends, riding her bike, and being her usual bubbly, energetic self. She and her dad often talk about the day everything changed\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0and the people who made sure the outcome was a positive one.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;They were there when she needed help most&#8221; <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mike says. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;We\u2019ll always be grateful&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you can, please support our latest appeal by making a donation or setting up a regular gift today, so that we can help more patients like Destiny.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t\t<section style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"block-content-strip wp-block-strategiq-content-strip has-background has-rose-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container p-0\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-between align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-5 col-xl-4 mb-4 mb-lg-0 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-strip__column --type-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-strip__column-image --aspect-ratio-square\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture class=\" behave-as-bg\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/1178\/Paul-1400x1000.png 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/1178\/Paul-2800x2000.png 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/1178\/Paul-1400x1000.png 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/1178\/Paul-2800x2000.png 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/1178\/Paul-1400x1000.png 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/1178\/Paul-2800x2000.png 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 576px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/1178\/Paul-1400x1000.png 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/1178\/Paul-2800x2000.png 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/1178\/Paul-1400x1000.png 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/1178\/Paul-2800x2000.png 2.000x\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/1178\/Paul-1400x1000.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/1178\/Paul-1400x1000.png 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/your-local-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/bis-images\/1178\/Paul-2800x2000.png 2.000x\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1000\" class=\"\"><\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 col-xl-7 mb-4 mb-lg-0 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-strip__column --type-text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-styles block-content-strip__column-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>HELP US REACH THE NEXT PERSON WHO NEEDS <span class=\"pill-highlight\">urgent help<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u2019m\u202fPaul, Critical Care Paramedic. Thanks to supporters like you, we\u2019ve been able to complete over 60,000 lifesaving missions\u202f\u2013 one of which was young Destiny Whitbread. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 25 August 2025, we were deployed to her accident due to the seriousness of her injuries. 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