Midlands Air Ambulance Charity Urges Local Communities To Make A Will

As research[1] shows that more than a third of UK adults do not have a Will, Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is opening its Free Will Writing Service to those aged 50 and above for the first time to encourage more people to think about their financial planning.

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity has taken the decision to lower the eligible age to 50, down from 55, to help more residents get their affairs in order.

The Free Will Writing Scheme is offered by the charity in partnership with several local legal firms. Solicitors that are taking part in the scheme in Herefordshire and Worcestershire include:

• Clowes & Co. Solicitors (Stoke-on-Trent),112 Baddeley Green Lane, Baddeley Green, Stoke-on-Trent ST2 7HA
• FBC Manby Bowdler Solicitors (Redditch),7 Church Street, Redditch B97 4AD
• Fodens Solicitors (Telford),Fodens Business Centre, M54 Junction 6, Lawley, Telford TF3 5HL
• George Green LLP Solicitors (Stourbridge), 195 High Street, Cradley Heath, West Midlands B64 5HW
• GloverPriest Solicitors:
  • (Great Barr), 306A Queslett Road, Great Barr, Birmingham B43 7EX
  • (Kings Heath), 56 Springfield Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7DY
  • (Lichfield), Brooke House, 24 Dam Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 6AA
  • (Quinton), 817 Hagley Road West, Quinton, Birmingham B32 1AD
  • (Stourbridge), The Old Court House, 7-9 Hagley Road, Stourbridge DY8 1QL
  • (Tamworth), 43 Albert Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire B79 7JS
• Graham Withers & Co. (Market Drayton), 46 Cheshire Street, Market Drayton, Shropshire TF9 1PQ
• Harrison Clark Rickerbys Solicitors:
  • (Birmingham), 63 Church Street, Birmingham B3 2DP
  • (Hereford), Thorpe House, 29 Broad Street, Hereford HR4 9AR
  • (Worcester), 5 Deansway, Worcester WR1 2JG
• Matthews Legal Solicitors:
  • (Shrewsbury), 34-35 Butcher Row, Shrewsbury SY1 1UW
  • (Telford), Meeting Point House, Southwater, Telford TF3 4HS
• Parry Carver Solicitors (Telford), 7 Church Street, Wellington, Telford TF1 1BX
• T A Matthews Solicitors (Hereford), 1^st Floor, Broadway House, 32-25 Broad Street, Hereford HR4 9AR
• Waldrons Solicitors:
  • (Cheltenham), Harley House, 19 Cambray Place, Cheltenham GL50 1JN
  • (Dudley), 34 Dudley Court, The Inhedge, Dudley DY1 1RR
  • (Kingswinford), 813 High Street, Kingswinford, West Midlands DY6 8AD
  • (Merry Hill), Capstan House, The Waterfront, Merry Hill DY5 1XL
  • (Walsall), Townend House, Park Street, Walsall WS1 1NS
  • (Worcester), City Wells House, 26 Sidbury, Worcester WR1 2HZ
• Wall James Chappell Solicitors (Stourbridge), 15-23 Hagley Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1QW

Pamela Senioré, legacy executive for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, said: “It’s staggering to see that a third of UK adults do not have a Will, with a proportion citing not being able to afford to prepare this vital legal document as their main reason.

“Leaving this world without planning for those that are important to you can result in unnecessary, emotional and lengthy disputes. Making a Will is so simple and ensures that your last wishes are fulfilled. We are keen to break the stigma around the complexities that put people off making their Will. Our Free Will Scheme is now open to those over the age of 50 and we urge supporters without a current Will to start planning now.

“Those that choose to use our Free Will Writing Scheme often go on to leave a gift for our lifesaving charity but are not obliged to. By supporting in this way, your legacy, regardless of size, will help save lives long into the future.”

Find out more about Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s Free Will Writing Service by visiting the Free Will Scheme webpage and following the organisation on social media.

[1] www.ftadviser.com/your-industry/2023/04/05/half-of-uk-adults-do-not-have-a-will