Devon Air Ambulance opens new community landing site
UK HEMS charity Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) has announced that it has opened a new night landing site at Tetcott Village Hall.
UK HEMS charity Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) has announced that it has opened a new night landing site at Tetcott Village Hall.
The open grass area by the hall has been fitted with a lighting column and LED lights plus a remote switching system, the service confirmed.
“The community landing site at Tetcott is one of 90 such sites now operational across Devon and that network continues to grow by the week,” said Toby Russell, Community Landing Sites Development Officer at DAA. “We are very grateful to the huge efforts put in by local communities.”
The charity was able to get 50 per cent of the funding for the site from Tetcott Community Fund, which was secured by Luffincott and Tetcott Parish Council. The rest of the cost was covered by a grant from Devon Air Ambulance through funding from the Bank LIBOR bank fines.
Carolyn and William Molesworth St-Aubyn, from the Tetcott Community Fund Committee, said: “We were delighted to support the night landing site project and other important community projects through the first tranche of funding to be allocated from the profits of Tetcott Energy. This landing site will be an important asset for our rural community. We welcome applications from all parts of the community to support these types of projects which aim to enhance and benefit the local community.”