The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) rescues hundreds of patients every year throughout the region covering an area of 8,000 sq miles.

Their doctor-led critical care teams deliver life-saving treatments at the scene of the incident whether that is on a fell top, a roadside or in a city centre. The charity responded to 1,640 call outs last year* alone, via their helicopter and emergency response vehicles, where they performed treatments and procedures which can mean the difference between life or death.

We are a team of less than 20 and our challenge (supported by our husbands and wives) will be to swim, bike, row, run or walk 8,000 miles over the next 6 weeks, starting 1st March, and raise £8,000 over the coming year this will almost, but not quite, cover two call outs.