FairhamLife: Representatives from Fairham choose Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance (LNAA) as the neighbourhood’s charity partner

[Left to right: Robert Hepwood – Clowes Developments, Guy Scott – Homes England, Elizabeth Pugh – Clowes Developments, Mark Laidlow – Homes England, Rob Hopkinson – Clowes Developments, John Todhunter – FairhamLife, Joe Harper – Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance]

Representatives from Nottinghamshire’s brand-new neighbourhood, Fairham, have committed to raise funds for Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance (LNAA).

Fairham, a 606-acre site is in the process of becoming a whole new neighbourhood for Nottingham with 3,000 new homes, one million sq ft of employment space and 200 acres of open green space. There will also be a neighbourhood centre and new educational, community, sports and leisure facilities.

Due to Fairham’s locality and the vast amount of construction work taking place on site to deliver this new neighbourhood, it became apparent that in the event of an emergency, it would likely be the LNAA that would play a vital role in saving someone’s life. HSE reported that in 2022 to 2023 out of 135 workplace fatal injuries, 45 happened within the construction industry. The LNAA offers a vital life-saving service, providing pre-hospital emergency treatments to seriously ill or injured patients at the scene of an incident. Whatever the time of day, they are at the side of patients when they are most in need. Additionally, its Leonardo AW169 helicopter is one of the most modern helicopters flying today and can reach a top speed of 216mph and has a cruising speed of 180mph; three times faster than a land ambulance, which means its team of highly skilled clinicians can reach anywhere in the counties of Lincs and Notts, including Fairham within 20 minutes.

Fairham delivery partners, Clowes Developments and Homes England, selected the local charity to benefit from any funds raised at the development during the 10-15year lifespan as they deliver the brand-new neighbourhood. Lead infrastructure contractors, O’Brien Contractors Ltd contacted Clowes Developments about supporting a local charity with a generous donation of £2,000. Naturally, the partnership with LNAA presented an opportunity for O’Brien to kick start the fund-raising activity with their generous donation to this much needed charity.

Tom O’Brien, Director at O’Brien Contractors Ltd commented on the donation:

O’Brien Contractors Ltd are proud to support our clients, Clowes Developments and Homes England with not only the delivery of major infrastructure works at Fairham but also in their endeavours to raise much needed funds for Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance. As has already been mentioned, the construction industry has a frighteningly high workplace fatal injury rate, to know that we are giving something back to a service that helps save lives provides a full circle moment.

John Todhunter, Project Manager at Fairham added,

I am delighted to confirm that representatives from Clowes Developments and Homes England have chosen the Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance as its charity partner for its prestigious Fairham Development.

We are in awe of the service that the air ambulance provides in moments of need and are very aware that they are 100% reliant on public donations. We have a number of fundraising activities planned for the development, which will hopefully raise money and awareness for this excellent cause.

We wish to place on record our thanks to O’Brien Contractors Ltd for kick starting the fundraising with a generous £2,000 donation.

The charity’s helicopter is a top of the range Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) aircraft offering head to toe access to patients in flight. Crew also carry blood on board, allowing them to deliver potentially life-saving blood transfusions at the scene. A typical call out costs around £4000.

Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance’s Corporate Partnerships Manager, Joe Harper, said:

We are incredibly grateful to everyone involved in the development of the Fairham neighbourhood for their generosity in selecting us as Charity partner.  Keeping our helicopter in the sky and our fleet of critical care cars on the road, providing a 24/7, 365 days a year service will cost £10m in 2023.  As we receive no Government funding, we really do rely on local communities in Lincs & Notts to support our work.  Thank you.

For more information, please visit their website at www.ambucopter.org.uk.