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Trudy Ellison is raising money for Great North Air Ambulance Service
Participants: Trudy Ellison, Michelle Clarkson, Gary Clarkson, Adrian Ellison
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Over the weekend of Saturday 5th June to Monday 7th June I am doing the 147 mile coast to coast bike ride (C2C) from Whitehaven to Sunderland. I am raising money for the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS). GNAAS operates a fleet of helicopters based across the North East and Cumbria. It has been proven time and time again that helicopters are vital for the transportation of time-critical injured or ill patients to specialising hospitals, and it is the aim of GNAAS to provide the people of the North with the best quality care available to them, which is what they deserve. The Great North Air Ambulance Service receives no government or lottery funding, relying solely on the generosity of the public, in addition to it’s own business income generation streams. Therefore sponsorship is vital to help keep this fantastic service in the air. In terms of the ride, the C2C starts in the former coal mining and industrial lands of West Cumbria, travels through the stunning scenery of the northern Lake District and heads into Keswick before passing through Penrith and the Eden Valley with its lush valleys and sandstone villages. It then starts the climb up to Hartside and onto the unspoilt Northern Pennines – the roof of England. There then follows an undulating ride as the C2C meanders through old lead mining villages, such as Nenthead and Rookhope, and down into the Durham Dales before entering the old steel town of Consett. From here it’s a steady ride through one of Britain’s old industrial heartlands to the North Sea and Sunderland.
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