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HELICOPTER CHARTER • PRIVATE TRANSFERS • WEDDINGS COASTAL TOURS • BESPOKE EVENTS • JET CHARTER ALSO AVAILABLE For more information please call or email us on: Tel: 01202 590 800 Email: info@bourne2fly.co.uk Web: www.bourne2fly.co.uk 444 Viscount Road, Aviation Park West, Bournemouth Airport, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 6NW Untitled-1 13 18/03/2014 09:19
From lifesavers to Coastbusters HOW PEOPLE HELP Not content with saving lives all over the two counties, the DSAA crew now plan to cycle 54 miles on triplet and tandem bikes to raise funds for the Charity n Sunday 14 May 2017 the crew of Dorset and O Somerset Air Ambulance will, for the first time, take part as a team in the Charity’s ever popular Coast to Coast Cycle Challenge. The event, which is not a race, involves cycling through some of Dorset and Somerset’s most beautiful countryside. With only 600 places available, this year’s event sold out within 11 hours of online registration being open. With a mixture of quiet back roads, interspersed with some very demanding hill climbs and equally hairy descents, cycling the 54-mile route (from Watchet Harbour to West Bay) on a normal bicycle is certainly a challenge. However, this inspirational group intend to complete the route on triplet and tandem bikes as part of a team building exercise and in a bid to raise awareness and as much money as possible for the life-saving charity. The team, who call themselves the ‘Coastbusters’, have been training at our Henstridge airbase and are being supported by Thorn Cycles in Bridgwater. Education isn’t something that these guys find difficult; they are constantly studying for clinical exams, but understanding the workings and mechanics of operating a triplet is something new to them all. Robin Thorn (Director of Thorn Cycles) kindly spent time with the crew to explain how triplets are built to be strong and safe, but the safety of all three riders ultimately rests with the ‘pilot’ at the front; a similarity that they face every day while on the air ambulance! After a few trial runs, there was simply no stopping the Coastbusters team. For the first time, DSAA’s crew will be taking part in this year’s Coast to Coast Cycle Challenge So, the 600 cyclists who were fortunate in gaining a Coast to Coast Cycle Challenge place this year can expect to cycle alongside the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance Critical Care Team, who deliver such an outstanding service across the two counties. Members of the public will once again be able to cheer everyone on at the starting point of Watchet Harbour, one of the pit stops along the route and enjoy the finishing line celebrations at West Bay. The Coastbusters Team are hoping the public will get behind them and show their support by pledging a donation via their JustGiving page or by text donating from a mobile phone. Alternatively, donations can be sent by cheque and posted to the Charity’s head office. Every penny raised will make a big difference. The Charity will be keeping everyone up to date on the progress of the team via our website and social media channels using the hashtags #COASTBUSTERS and #dsaac2c Please support our ‘Coastbusters’ crew via: JUSTGIVING: www.justgiving.com/dsaa-coastbusters MOBILE PHONE: Simply text: CREW54 £5 to 70070 CHEQUE: Please make cheques payable to ‘Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance’ and write ‘COASTBUSTERS’ on the reverse. Kindly send to: DSAA, Landacre House, Castle Road, Chelston Business Park, Wellington TA21 9JQ Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance @dsairambulance 31 31-36 DSAA_How People Help.indd 31 09/03/2017 19:37
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