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(Image caption: [L-R:] Stephanie, Diane and Roger Cole (Charlotte’s family), Emma Wood, head of fundraising and marketing for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity and Claire Dyson of Claire Dyson Racing).
Droitwich couple, Roger and Diane Cole along with Evesham-based Claire Dyson Racing and Rehabilitation recently commemorated ten years’ support of Midlands Air Ambulance Charity at Stratford Racecourse, after raising £103,000.
Claire Dyson Racing and Rehabilitation has been a steadfast supporter of the charity for many years in loving memory of the yard’s former head girl, Charlotte Cole, who was involved in a tragic equestrian incident in 2011.
To raise funds for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, Claire Dyson Racing and Rehabilitation and Charlotte’s family, Roger, Diane and their daughter Stephanie Cole, have undertaken numerous fundraising initiatives for the air ambulance including open days at Froglands Stud Farm, evening events and annual sponsorship of a race in Charlotte’s memory at Stratford Racecourse.
The race, which took place on Thursday 27th October, means the fundraising total has now reached an impressive £103,000, funding dozens of vitally important air ambulance and critical care car missions in the region. To bolster the total, the National Trainers Federation have kindly donated £500 on the day in memory of Charlotte.
Hanna Sebright, chief executive for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, said: “Sadly, our advanced critical care paramedics and doctors are called out to a horse rider in desperate need of enhanced pre-hospital care every week, so support from the equestrian community is critical to maintaining our service in the rural communities we serve.
“The Cole family and Claire Dyson are very dear to us at Midlands Air Ambulance Charity and we are continually grateful for their unfaltering support of our organisation. Their milestone £103,000 donation over the last ten years has enabled us to assist more than 60 patients in their critical hour of need at the scene of their incident.”
Claire Dyson, on behalf of Claire Dyson Racing and Rehabilitation and the Cole family, said: “While the reason we fundraise for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is out of tragic loss, we are extremely proud to have reached this incredible milestone having supported the charity over the last decade. We would like to offer our enormous thanks to the many people who have supported our fundraising activities. Their unwavering support and kindness has been very much appreciated and gives us some comfort in honouring Charlotte’s memory.”
To find out more about Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s vital lifesaving work, visit the website and follow the organisation on social media.