Throughout November people are being invited to ‘Give it a Go’ for the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity, by taking part in yoga or pilates classes in Bath.
Dubbed YESvember the campaign will give people the chance to try out a new thing in the name of charity.
Have you always fancied trying your hand at yoga or pilates? Now you can, with a number of taster sessions taking place across Bristol, Bath and Weston-super-Mare.
Each session costs £5, with the money being donated to the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity.
Community fundraising coordinator Ella Mayne said: “People have the chance to try out a new class and have fun, at the same time as knowing they are helping to keep the air ambulance flying.
“We are really grateful to all of the teachers who are running a class for free, ensuring that all of the money comes to us.
“I hope as many people as possible get involved, and give something new a go for charity.”
The following classes are available:
- Saturday 1st November – Pilates, Portishead Youth Centre. 10.30am – 11.30am
- Saturday 1st November – Yoga, Bohdi Studio, Bath. 12.30pm – 1.45pm
- Thursday 6th November – Yoga, Worle Community Centre. 10.30am – 11.30am
- Saturday 8th November – Pilates, Salvation Army Hall, Bath. 11am – 12pm
- Sunday 9th November – Yoga, Yoga West Studio, Bristol. 2.30pm – 3.15pm
- Friday 14th November – Zumba, Fitness Factory, Bristol. 7.30pm – 8.30pm
- Saturday 15th November – Insanity, Spin City, Bristol. 10am – 11am
- Wednesday 19th November – Contemporary Dance, Blakehay Theatre, Weston-super-Mare. 6.15pm – 7.15pm
- Saturday 22nd November – Yoga, Wilder Street Studio, Bristol. 9.30am – 10.30am
- Saturday 29th November – Pole Fitness, Spin City, Bristol. 10am – 11am
To register interest and guarantee a place, contact Ella at [email protected].
GWAAC is one of the few air ambulances who work to the gold standard Critical Care Model, which means rushing a critical care paramedic and critical care doctor to the scene.
Essentially they are a flying Accident and Emergency Department, bringing the hospital to the patients.
The team fly seven days a week, 365 days a year and attend more than 100 incidents per month.
The Great Western Air Ambulance Charity provide one of the busiest air ambulances in the UK.
Within five minutes of a 999 call to their base the aircraft is in the air, and no more than 20 minutes later the team are anywhere within the region that they cover.
This means that one patient in five – a patient otherwise expected to die – survives.
The GWAAC helicopter is based in Filton, just north of Bristol, and is part of the regional 999 emergency response service.
The charity receive no funding from the Government or the National Lottery, which means they rely entirely on the generosity of the people they serve to continue operating.
