County Air Ambulance Trust

Based in Cosford, the County Air Ambulance Trust was launched in March 1993. It was founded to help ensure the financial future of the first red air ambulance helicopter. Since 1991 the number of air ambulances in the area has increased from six to over thirty mainly covering in England, Wales and Scotland. The County Air Ambulance Trust became the oldest independent air ambulance charity in the Midland's. The County Air Ambulance Trust is here to fund operational costs and infrastructure projects to the Midlands Air Ambulances and Great Western Air Ambulance through a grant making system. The charity does not receive any help at all from government or lottery funds. Air Ambulance often get to the scenes of incidents way faster than conventional road transport - getting there within sixty minutes to make all the difference. The charity launched their HELP Appeal campaign in 2008 (Helicopter Emergency Landing Pads) in order to appeal to hasten the development of a highly equipped network of helipads and services throughout the Region. The County Air Ambulance Trust supports the people living in the Midlands and surrounding areas by working on an area of 8,000 square miles and with a population of over 8 million.