We are cycling Lands End to John O’Groats on our tandem bicycle Dodi. Initially we were doing the ride just for us, but so many people have asked us what charity we are doing it for that we felt shamed into action. So we have picked the Great North Air Ambulance. Whether saving people from the roadside or transporting patients, we all hope we will never use the air ambulance, but we are all so grateful that they are there!

The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) rescues hundreds of severely injured or ill patients every year throughout the North East, North Yorkshire and Cumbria. 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.