{"id":940,"date":"2018-03-17T12:40:03","date_gmt":"2018-03-17T11:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon-and-district\/?p=940"},"modified":"2023-04-17T18:39:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T17:39:44","slug":"wiltshire-air-ambulance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon-and-district\/2018\/03\/17\/wiltshire-air-ambulance\/","title":{"rendered":"Wiltshire Air Ambulance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1034\" src=\"\/swindon-and-district\/files\/2018\/03\/IMG_3783-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon-and-district\/files\/2018\/03\/IMG_3783-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon-and-district\/files\/2018\/03\/IMG_3783-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon-and-district\/files\/2018\/03\/IMG_3783.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>Wiltshire Air Ambulance is one of the Club&#8217;s charities this year.. We have held a number of Fundraisers and our President Georgina has raised money by a dramatic attempt to lose weight for which she has obtained sponsors.. Watch this space in April to see how much she has raised and the total she and the Club have donated.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1051\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1051\" style=\"width: 169px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1051\" src=\"\/swindon-and-district\/files\/2018\/05\/sorops-Georgina-post-diet-Mar-2018-w.out-jkt-best-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon-and-district\/files\/2018\/05\/sorops-Georgina-post-diet-Mar-2018-w.out-jkt-best-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon-and-district\/files\/2018\/05\/sorops-Georgina-post-diet-Mar-2018-w.out-jkt-best-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon-and-district\/files\/2018\/05\/sorops-Georgina-post-diet-Mar-2018-w.out-jkt-best-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon-and-district\/files\/2018\/05\/sorops-Georgina-post-diet-Mar-2018-w.out-jkt-best.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Georgina now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1065\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1065\" style=\"width: 224px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1065\" src=\"\/swindon-and-district\/files\/2018\/03\/Georgina-before-her-diet-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon-and-district\/files\/2018\/03\/Georgina-before-her-diet-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/swindon-and-district\/files\/2018\/03\/Georgina-before-her-diet.jpg 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Georgina before losing weight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Well, in total, we raised \u00a31400\u00a0 for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance.\u00a0 Nearly half of the money came from President Georgina&#8217;s sponsors.\u00a0 The balance was from various Swindon Club money-raising activities.\u00a0 We had a brilliant time at Devizes looking inside the Helicopter .\u00a0 Paramedic James told us in detail what happens from the time the red telephone rings calling the Air Ambulance out.\u00a0 He explained everything about the helicopter eg to land in daylight they need a square of land that is twice the size of the helicopter. (In the dark they need 4 times the size of the helicopter)\u00a0 Most Air Ambulances are unable to fly in the dark so this one is sometimes asked to assist in nearby areas.\u00a0 The helicopter can get to any part of Wiltshire within 11 minutes!\u00a0\u00a0 James answered all our questions and we were made really welcome by everyone involved.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1024\" src=\"\/swindon-and-district\/files\/2018\/03\/IMG_3780-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" height=\"383\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Swindon Soroptimists (here with Paramedic James) after donation of \u00a31400 to Wiltshire Air Ambulance 11.4.18<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Wiltshire Air Ambulance is one of the Club&#8217;s charities this year.. 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