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The Air Ambulance Service

Arctic Survival Challenge 2023

This once in a lifetime experience will challenge our Team Mission members ability to adapt and live in the heart of this harsh environment. Testing their survival instincts and providing complete tranquillity and relaxation under the Arctic stars.
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Event: Arctic Survival Challenge 2023, from 5 March 2023 to 12 March 2023
Closed on 05/10/2023
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Due to popular demand we now have two trips going out for our Arctic Survival Challenge!

Our first team will go from the 5th - 12th March 2023

Our second team will go from 12th - 19th March 2023

Set in a stunning and pristine wilderness 150 km south of the Arctic Circle, this 8 day once in a lifetime experience will challenge their ability to adapt and live in the heart of this harsh environment. Testing their survival instincts and providing complete tranquillity and relaxation under the Arctic stars. Our fleet of Team Mission explorers will experience the thrill of husky driving and snowmobiling as well as learn the life-saving skills of ice fishing, fire lighting, shelter and snow hole building to name but a few.

By taking part in this amazing challenge they will be helping to raise vital life saving funds for both our Childrens Air Ambulance and Local Air Ambulance.

Our Charity operates as the national Childrens Air Ambulance and the local air ambulance services for Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland.

We do not receive any government funding for either of the services and we rely entirely on donations to raise the money we need for each lifesaving mission.

The Childrens Air Ambulance is an inter-hospital transfer service flying babies and children from one hospital to another for specialist care. We work with 10 NHS paediatric and neonatal retrieval teams across the UK, enabling them to bring their specialist equipment on board to safely transfer their patients from one hospital to another. If a child is too sick to fly then the Childrens Air Ambulance can fly a specialist team directly to them. With our ability to fly approximately four times faster than a land ambulance, we can minimise travel times and the risk for little patients.

Every day of the year, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance is helping save more lives. Our critical care paramedics, doctors and pilots attend an average of five rescue missions a day. Within minutes they can be on the ground delivering lifesaving care. The air ambulance gives people the very best chance of survival and recovery. We are supported by a Critical Care Car meaning that we can reach those who need us 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

About the charity

We operate the local air ambulances for Warwickshire & Northamptonshire and Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland, as well as the Children's Air Ambulance across the UK.

Donation summary

Total raised
£50,824.90
+ £5,926.02 Gift Aid
Online donations
£41,304.59
Offline donations
£0.00
Direct donations
£150.00
Donations via fundraisers
£50,674.90

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