A Clowes Developments employee is to run the Robin Hood Half Marathon in support of Fairham’s charity partner, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance (LNAA).
Last year, representatives from Homes England and Clowes Developments, the delivery partners bringing forward Nottinghamshire’s brand-new 606-acre neighbourhood, Fairham, committed to raise funds for Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance.
To boost fundraising efforts Lucy Bloor, Marketing Assistant at Clowes Developments, who is involved in the marketing of Fairham, has pledged to lace up her running shoes and take on the challenging Robin Hood Half Marathon in September 2024.
Lucy said: “I’m thrilled to be taking part in the Robin Hood Half Marathon as part of #teamhelimed29 supporting Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance, one of the UK’s leading Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) charities, funded purely by the generosity of people within the community.
“They are not part of the NHS and are not funded by the Government. Instead, they rely on the generous support of the community to fund the £13m need to keep the charity operational this year. Having visited their headquarters and hearing first-hand from the crew the amazing work they carry out every day, I will be wearing the Lincs & Notts t-shirt with pride throughout the event, and I hope to raise as much as I can for them.”
LNAA Corporate Partnerships Manager, Joe Harper is delighted that Lucy has chosen to raise vital funds for the air ambulance charity and said: “Every year we are called to more emergencies and with an average mission costing £4,000, it is only through the generosity and goodwill of supporters like Lucy that our crews can be by the side of patients when they need us most.”
The Robin Hood Half Marathon is one of the longest established and most popular city centre road events in the UK. It is also the largest charity fundraising event in the city, raising over £330,000 for charity in 2019. Taking place on Sunday 29th September, the event starts and finishes at Victoria Embankment. The undulating 13.1-mile loop sees runners pass famous landmarks such as Nottingham Castle and Wollaton Park.
Fairham is in the process of becoming a whole new neighbourhood for Nottingham with 3,000 new homes, one million sq ft of employment space and 200 acres of open green space. There will also be a neighbourhood centre and new educational, community, sports and leisure facilities.
Due to Fairham’s locality and the vast amount of construction work taking place on site to deliver this new neighbourhood, it became apparent that in the event of an emergency, it would likely be the LNAA that would play a vital role in saving someone’s life. HSE reported that in 2022 to 2023 out of 135 workplace fatal injuries, 45 happened within the construction industry.
The LNAA offers a vital life-saving service providing pre-hospital emergency treatments to seriously ill or injured patients at the scene of an incident. Whatever the time of day, they are at the side of patients when they are most in need.
Additionally, its Leonardo AW169 helicopter is one of the most modern helicopters flying today and can reach a top speed of 216mph and has a cruising speed of 180mph; three times faster than a land ambulance, which means its team of highly skilled clinicians can reach anywhere in the counties of Lincs and Notts, including Fairham within 20 minutes.
Fairham delivery partners, Clowes Developments and Homes England, selected the local charity to benefit from any funds raised at the development during the 10–15-year lifespan as they deliver the brand-new neighbourhood. Lead infrastructure contractors, O’Brien Contractors Ltd contacted Clowes Developments about supporting a local charity with a generous donation of £2,000 which Clowes will be matching, bringing the total donated so far, to £4,000.
LNAA brings the equivalent of a hospital emergency department to patients at the scene, giving those with the most severe injuries and medical conditions the very best chance of survival when minutes matter.
Its iconic yellow helicopter is a top of the range (HEMS) aircraft offering head to toe access to patients in flight. Crew also carry blood on board, allowing them to deliver potentially life-saving blood transfusions at the scene. A typical call out costs around £4,000.
To support Lucy and Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance you can donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/lucy-bloor-1720173839869?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Flucy-bloor-1720173839869&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pfp-share
