ALISON Silcox

Mark 'Billy' Silcox

Fundraising for London's Air Ambulance
£16,500
raised of £5,000 target
Alison Silcox's fundraising, 25 August 2009
We provide an advanced trauma team to seriously injured people in London

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This year marks the 12th anniversary of Mark's life-changing accident and we also celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. To commemorate the fact that I've been married to Mark One as long as I've been married to Mark Two, I'm planning another mammoth cycle ride.


On 7 March 2009, Mark was flown from Brands Hatch, where the accident happened, to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel by the London Air Ambulance. They saved his life and after a long hospital stay he moved to a brain rehabilitation centre in Grafton Regis, where he lived till August 2010.

During July, along with a few friends, I plan to ride Mark's Road to Recovery. Setting off from Brands and stopping off in East London, Northamptonshire and eventually home to Stamford. It's about 150 miles, will take a couple of days and I'll be raising funds for the air ambulance. They are a charity and need  around £5000 a day to keep flying. Without their help Mark would have died and you never know, you might need their help one day too.

Thanks for your support.

With our love 

Mark (2) and Ali xx


Previous fundraising events have included:

Coast to Coast Cycle Ride
London to Paris Cycle Ride
Across Ireland Cycle
London Marathon
New York Marathon 


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About the charity

London’s Air Ambulance is the charity that delivers advanced pre-hospital care to critically injured people in London. Your donation will help us save more lives by keeping our helicopter in the air and our rapid response cars on the road, ready for when they are needed most.

Donation summary

Total raised
£16,500.00
+ £2,656.75 Gift Aid
Online donations
£13,909.00
Offline donations
£2,591.00

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