The Yorkshire Air Ambulance are keen to keep you up to date with all our latest news. Please scroll through the articles below to find out what we have been up to:
Carr House Charity Event Sets New Yorkshire Air Ambulance Record
Friday 27 January, 2012
North Yorkshire
Proceeds from a charity farmhouse breakfast at Carr House Farm, Ampleforth, topped £7,200 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
Organis... Find out more
High Flying Visitors Drop In At Wharncliffe Side Primary Courtesy Of B. Braun & The Sharks
Friday 9 December, 2011
Sheffield
It may not have been Santa and his sleigh, but one of Yorkshire Air Ambulance helicopter’s made a very special Christmas wish come tru... Find out more
We have our own iPhone App!!
Friday 9 December, 2011
Yorkshire
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) have launched an official iPhone App to enable supporters to keep even more up to date with the latest new... Find out more
Sweet-toothed housing staff raise money for Yorkshire Air Ambulance
Thursday 8 December, 2011
Huddersfield
Snack-loving staff from Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing (KNH) have raised £1000 for the housing company’s charity of the year, Yo... Find out more
YAA asks supporters to take The Big Give Christmas Challenge!
Friday 2 December, 2011
Yorkshire Air Ambulance asks supporters to take The Big
Give Christmas Challenge!
This year the Yorkshire Air Ambulance is joining The... Find out more
VIP Tickets To See Rihanna Live At The O2!!!
Monday 14 November, 2011
O2 Arena London
Yorkshire Air Ambulance have four VIP tickets to see Rihanna live in concert at The O2 arena in London on Thursday 1st December!!
For you... Find out more
The Fat Badger Fundraising Bonanza!
Thursday 27 October, 2011
The Fat Badger Pub in Harrogate has raised a magnificent £1,000 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance since opening its doors in summer.
... Find out more
New savings accounts launched to help save more lives.
Monday 12 September, 2011
Yorkshire
Yorkshire Building Society will be extending their support to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance with the launch of two new savings accounts spec... Find out more
Helicopter Heroes Date Announced.... MONDAY 12TH SEPT 2011!!
Wednesday 24 August, 2011
BBC 1
Yorkshire Air Ambulance would like to announce that the fifth series of Helicopter Heroes will be back on our screens on Monday 12th Septemb... Find out more
The Big Give Christmas Challenge
Friday 19 August, 2011
YAA
The YAA's Five Days Of Christmas Challenge!
Monday 5th - Friday 9th December 2011
The YAA is participating in the 2011 Big Give C... Find out more
Multiflight awarded new maintenance deal with Yorkshire Air Ambulance
Friday 19 August, 2011
Leeds Bradford Airport
Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) has awarded its new contract for maintenance of their helicopters to Yorkshire based aviation management compa... Find out more
D.M Keith supply Yorkshire Air Ambulance with vehicle for a fifth year
Friday 12 August, 2011
Local Skoda dealership, D.M Keith have extended its support to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance by supplying them with a much needed vehicle fo... Find out more
Marshalls support YAA through recycling in memory of colleague
Friday 12 August, 2011
Over 1200kg of clothing and shoes has been collected from local hard landscape products company Marshalls, and donated to the Yorkshire Air ... Find out more
Sovereign Health Care Helps Keep Ambulances In The Air
Wednesday 10 August, 2011
Yorkshire based Sovereign Health Care has donated £25,000 to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA), taking the total amount that the firm ... Find out more
Keep It Up Campaign Has Raised £251,514 in 2010/11 Season!
Monday 8 August, 2011
Huddersfield Town and Yorkshire Air Ambulance are pleased to announce that a staggering £251,514 has been raised by the 'Keep It ... Find out more
Brompton Hall School Bike Ride!
Monday 1 August, 2011
On the 8th -15th July 2011, 12 boys and 3 members of staff from Brompton hall school, Brompton by Sawdon Nr Scarborough cycled the Sustrans ... Find out more
Yorkshire Air Ambulance chosen Charity for Welcome to Yorkshire’s yacht!
Monday 1 August, 2011
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) are full of Yorkshire pride following the announcement that they have been selected as the nominated Chari... Find out more
Article From Huddersfield Examiner Regarding Recycling
Monday 25 July, 2011
Below is the article featured in the Huddersfield Examiner on Saturday with regards to the 'Air Ambulance Service' being confused ... Find out more
Savers Go For Gold As Donation Takes To The Skies!
Friday 15 July, 2011
Barnsley Building Society
Barnsley Building Society has donated £140,000 to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance!!
Barnsley Building Society has been going for gold a... Find out more
Job Advert: Chief Pilot
Friday 15 July, 2011
Yorkshire Air Ambulance
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance are an independent Charity, providing a rapid response emergency service across the whole of Yorkshire. We are c... Find out more
A new easier way to donate to the YAA – just get texting!
Wednesday 13 July, 2011
Yorkshire
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) are now signed up to use the instant text messaging service from JustGiving, and so can you!
Donating ... Find out more
YAA on Twitter!
Tuesday 12 July, 2011
Twitter land
It's official, the YAA are now on Twitter!
Any fans of social media, and those who love to Tweet should follow us for the latest, up... Find out more
Join YAA for a Day at the Races!
Wednesday 22 June, 2011
St Leger @ Doncaster Racecourse
Following on from the fantastic success of last year, Yorkshire Air Ambulance will once again be welcomed to Doncaster Racecourse at the St ... Find out more
'Fit 2 Wheel' challenge raising awareness of spinal injuries
Tuesday 21 June, 2011
Yorkshire
Paralympic hopeful Karen Darke is getting on her bike this month for a special awareness and fund raising tour of Northern England’s t... Find out more
Don't be mislead by 'Air Ambulance Service' - clarification on recycling from YAA.
Tuesday 14 June, 2011
Yorkshire
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) would like to advise their supporters across Yorkshire not to confuse their successful recycling scheme wi... Find out more
Volunteers needed in West Yorkshire!!
Thursday 2 June, 2011
Wakefield, Pontefract, Keighley, Todmorden, Centra
This week is National Volunteer Week and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance are today appealing for much needed new volunteers particularly from th... Find out more
The £1million Clothes Drop!
Tuesday 31 May, 2011
Yorkshire
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) want to say a huge thank you to all their supporters who have helped them raise a massive £1million ... Find out more
Paramedic Al take on Charity Challenge
Wednesday 18 May, 2011
Huddersfield
Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) aircrew paramedic Al Day is getting on his bike – quite literally – to support this weekend’... Find out more
William Hill bets big for the YAA!
Tuesday 3 May, 2011
Yorkshire
William Hill branches in District 123 (which includes Yorkshire) have been busy raising money for the YAA recently!
We were nominated a... Find out more
YAA Volunteer to celebrate her 50th with Coast to Coast trek!
Friday 1 April, 2011
East Cowton
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance are fortunate to have a great group of volunteers who give up their time to help us at events, manage collecting... Find out more
Foresters choose YAA for another year!
Monday 21 March, 2011
Yorkshire
Friendship Branch of The Foresters have chosen the YAA as their charity of the year for a second year. In 2010 they raised £2400, whic... Find out more
Stockbroking Firm’s Fundraising Takes-Off.
Monday 21 March, 2011
Leeds
Staff at Redmayne-Bentley LLP stockbrokers, based in Leeds city centre, achieved more than double their fundraising target by raising a mass... Find out more
YAA presented with proceed from the 'Yorkshire Farmhouse Big Breakfast'
Friday 18 March, 2011
Yorkshire
Ladies from the Harrogate and Nidderdale Group of Farm Stay UK ‘flew’ into Leeds Bradford International Airport to hand over pro... Find out more
Wadsworth Fundraising group presented with their award!
Monday 14 March, 2011
Wadsworth
After being unable to attend our Recognition Awards ceremony back in November due to bad weather, they were finally presented with their awa... Find out more
Ferno (UK) to support YAA throughout 2011
Wednesday 9 March, 2011
Bradford
Bradford-based emergency equipment suppliers Ferno (UK) has chosen Yorkshire Air Ambulance as its official charity for 2011.
The two orga... Find out more
Scout Leader to take part in Gobi Desert challenge for YAA
Wednesday 23 February, 2011
Mongolia
Ian Chappell, 51yrs, from Horsforth, Leeds is preparing to run across the Gobi Desert, Mongolia to raise funds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulan... Find out more
Horsforth chippy has a Valentines heart for the YAA!
Thursday 17 February, 2011
Horsforth
Horsforth Fish and chip shop The Regent has found a novel way of raising funds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
Throughout February they ... Find out more
'Love is in the Air' at the YAA!
Friday 4 February, 2011
Yorkshire
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance have launched a new campaign to encourage supporters to buy an alternative present for their loved ones this Va... Find out more
Tractor won in raffle!!
Monday 17 January, 2011
East Yorkshire
For the last year (throughout 2010) Friends of Ferguson Heritage (East Yorks Group) were running a great raffle to raise money for the YAA.
... Find out more
'Pedal for Pounds 2' - cycle ride now full!
Thursday 13 January, 2011
Huddersfield to Brighton
The Pedal for Pounds II, ‘With Dean to the Withdean’ bike ride to Brighton has been incredibly popular with over 160 HTFC suppor... Find out more
Thanks to all who supported our Christmas campaign!
Wednesday 12 January, 2011
Charity HQ
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance wanted to extend their grateful thanks to all supporters who were kind enough to send us a donation during the f... Find out more
Harvey Nash donate YAA generous Christmas gift
Thursday 23 December, 2010
Leeds
Harvey Nash, the global professional recruitment and IT outsourcing group, announced a series of donations to charity and good causes in the... Find out more
Bronte Tractor Run celebrates 10th anniversary
Friday 17 December, 2010
Haworth
Hot on the heels of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance’s tenth birthday celebrations, a tractor run that has raised more than £20,000 f... Find out more
YAA get expensive Christmas 'present'
Friday 17 December, 2010
Yorkshire
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance are appealing for its supporters to make a festive donation, as the independent charity received their very own ... Find out more
The Foresters donate generously!
Tuesday 7 December, 2010
South Milford
The Friendship Branch of The Foresters presented a cheque for £2,400 to Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) at their Christmas Dinner on Sat... Find out more
Bogus canvassers - be on the look out
Thursday 18 November, 2010
Welburn, North Yorkshire
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance have been victims to bogus ‘door knockers’ around the Welburn area of North Yorkshire recently. The... Find out more
Ninetieth birthday present money wings its way to us!
Friday 29 October, 2010
Asenby, Thirsk
A 90 year old North Yorkshire resident has donated £575 to help keep the
Yorkshire Air Ambulance in the air.
Joyce Richardson of A... Find out more
YAA paramedics save our dispatchers life!
Friday 17 September, 2010
Leeds Air Support Unit
Two Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) paramedics were faced with one of the biggest challenges of their career recently when a close colleague t... Find out more
'Helicopter Heroes' flies back onto our screens!
Friday 3 September, 2010
BBC1, 9.15am, weekdays, throughout September
The fourth series of the popular BBC documentary ‘Helicopter Heroes’, featuring the Yorkshire Air Ambulance, is set to make a we... Find out more
Thank you for your 'Bra-vellous' support!
Thursday 12 August, 2010
Yorkshire
We've reached our bra target!!
With your help, we've managed to collect 200,000 bras for our Bra Campaign, raising £10,00... Find out more
KMI Plus donate £1,000
Wednesday 4 August, 2010
Clapham
Yorkshire Air Ambulance have recieved £1000 thanks to the continuing efforts of safety-minded workmen at the Clapham WwTw (Waste wate... Find out more
The Great Air Adventure
Thursday 29 July, 2010
Europe
Two recent graduates from the University of Leeds are planning to fly to fourteen countries in twenty-four hours, breaking a world record an... Find out more
Company re-brand helps YAA keep flying high
Thursday 1 July, 2010
Halifax
The introduction of a new brand look for Halifax based Southdale, which specialises in social and residential housing and public build proje... Find out more
Clarification on Recycling for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance
Monday 21 June, 2010
Yorkshire
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) have been subject to some confusion regarding textile recycling across the Yorkshire region recently. The... Find out more
LBIA Pledge their Flying Support for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance
Wednesday 2 June, 2010
LBIA
Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBIA), Yorkshire’s Gateway Airport, has pledged its support to local charity, the Yorkshire Air ... Find out more
YAA Officially Open new charity HQ
Friday 7 May, 2010
Elland, West Yorkshire
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance will today (Friday 7th May) be officially opening their new Charity HQ in Elland, near Halifax. The building wi... Find out more
'Challenge 24' achieve Guinness World Record!
Tuesday 2 February, 2010
Europe
Our friends at 'Challenge 24' took on a massive challenge back in the summer after the attempted to break a new Guinness World Rec... Find out more
Increased activity for YAA during recent adverse weather
Tuesday 19 January, 2010
Charity HQ
With unpredictable weather conditions over the last few weeks, the Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) have seen a significant increase in inciden... Find out more
Charity HQ moves to new offices
Monday 11 January, 2010
Charity HQ
As of Monday 11th January 2010, the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Charity Office will have a new address. Charity HQ will now be based in Elland ... Find out more
Paradise Club present us with £1054!
Monday 30 November, 2009
Easingwold, York
Bob Smailes, Development Officer for North Yorkshire was delighted to attend the Paradise Club at Easingwold last week where he was presente... Find out more
YAA Recognition Awards Ceremony 2009
Thursday 26 November, 2009
Rudding Park Hotel, Harrogate
The YAA were proud to host their 2009 Recognition Awards at Rudding Park Hotel in Harrogate.
The annual ceremony is held to recognise th... Find out more
Generous donation from Lindsey Oil Refinery after we rescue their colleague.
Tuesday 17 November, 2009
Lindsey Oil Refinery, Immingham
We were pleased to attend Lindsey Oil Refinery where we were presented with a cheque for £600 from 'B Shift'.
Colleagues ... Find out more
YAA welcomes CBS Outdoor to ASU
Friday 13 November, 2009
AIr Support Unit, LBIA
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance welcomed CBS Outdoor to their Air Support Unit at Leeds Bradford International Airport today.
CBS Outdoor are... Find out more
GOOD SPORTS TEE-OFF TO RAISE £6,140 FOR THE YAA!
Monday 9 November, 2009
Fulford Golf Club, York
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance has benefited from funds raised through a charity corporate golf tournament hosted by Drax Power Limited.
Tea... Find out more
Hollicars Holiday Park present Bob with their fundraising efforts!
Thursday 22 October, 2009
Escrick, York
YAA's very own Bob Smailes was delighted to recieve a cheque for £2911 from Hollicarrs Holiday Park near Escrick.
The money was ... Find out more
People of Huddersfield give generously to YAA
Tuesday 13 October, 2009
Huddersfield
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) would like to thank the people of Huddersfield after they gave generously to the life-saving charity at th... Find out more
NFU Mutual and Yorkshire Air Ambulance flying high with ‘Recommend a Friend’ scheme
Thursday 10 September, 2009
Selby
NFU Mutual in Selby are running a campaign until 31 December 2009 to raise vital funds for Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA). The company, whic... Find out more
YAA get third operational base in North Yorkshire
Wednesday 19 August, 2009
Bagby Airfield, Thirsk
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) is to benefit from a third operational base which is situated in North Yorkshire. The new satellite stati... Find out more
World Record attempt sees local lads flying high across Europe!
Wednesday 29 July, 2009
Yorkshire
Two ambitious young men from Yorkshire will attempt to break a new Guinness World Record this summer by attempting to fly to ‘The Most... Find out more
‘Feel-the-Generosity’: local company lends its support to the YAA!
Friday 3 July, 2009
Wetherby
A local businessman from Wetherby has shown his charitable side by offering to support the charity staff at the Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA... Find out more
'Sky's the limit' as our very own Tony goes beyond the call of duty!!
Friday 19 June, 2009
North Yorkshire
Yorkshire Air Ambulance’s North Yorkshire Development Officer, Tony Doveston went beyond the call of duty last week when he took to th... Find out more
Dean to cycle all the way to Southend United!
Wednesday 17 June, 2009
Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
We can finally reveal that after the 2009/2010 fixture list was announced earlier this morning, that Dean Hoyle, Chairman of HTFC is going t... Find out more
Chairman of HTFC to cycle to first away game for 'Keep It Up'!!
Friday 5 June, 2009
Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
The new chairman of Huddersfield Town Football Club has vowed to cycle all the way to their first away game of the 2009/10 season - all in a... Find out more
YAA Staff goes that extra mile to help charity!
Tuesday 19 May, 2009
Huddersfield
Yorkshire Air Ambulance staff member, Nicky de Whytell went that extra mile for the charity last weekend when she and partner Mike Massen to... Find out more
Bogus 'door knockers' in North Yorkshire
Tuesday 17 March, 2009
North Yorkshire
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance have been victims to bogus ‘door knockers’ in the North Yorkshire area recently. The charity would ... Find out more