Celebrating our 30th Anniversary with London’s Premier League football clubs

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3 - CONNECTING WITH THE PEOPLE OF LONDON CELEBRATING OUR 30TH ANNIVERSARY WITH LONDON’S PREMIER LEAGUE

In July 2019, London’s Premier League football clubs joined together to give their support to our charity as we marked our 30th Anniversary.

To mark the occasion our non-operational helicopter visited the training grounds of Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham. At each ground the aircraft was met by an ex-patient of our service who was treated to an incredible experience with club representatives, giving them and their families an exclusive tour and gifts to remember their day.

At Chelsea, Bruno Machado was met by Chelsea star Ruben Loftus-Cheek. Bruno, 11, sustained a traumatic brain injury after a road traffic collision in 2018. He was also met by paramedic Richard Webb-Stevens, who treated Bruno at the scene, and pilot Adam Belton.

The next stop was Tottenham Hotspur, where club ambassador Ryan Mason welcomed life-long Spurs fans Zoe Sharp, her husband and their four young boys. Zoe was eight months pregnant with her youngest boy when she was involved in a serious road traffic collision and had to be airlifted to The Royal London Hospital by our team.

Finally the aircraft visited West Ham, where Hammers fan Mat Nice and his wife were met by David Gold, Chairman of the club. Mat was electrocuted whilst at work and suffered serious burns. We were by his side within nine minutes of receiving the 999 call, treating him at scene and helping him reach a burns centre.