£500,000 Appeal for county livesaving air ambulance
West Sussex is currently one of the few areas in the country without its own dedicated air ambulance- which can make the difference between life and death in the first hour following a serious accident.
A 500,000 scheme has been launched supported by West Sussex County Council, which will see a fully-equipped air ambulance based near Gatwick covering Sussex and Surrey.
A West Sussex Appeal committee is being created, with a campaign manager based at Worthing and fundraising for the project will begin in the New Year. Flights into West Sussex will start when the first 50,000 has been raised.
For full story see West Sussex Gazette, December 15 2005.