July 2015: Summer Safety Roadshow
In partnership with EMAS the AHS attended the Summer Safety Roadshow at Mansfield Library along with Police,Fire Service and other organisations. Over 500 children including adults attended in a 4 hour period.
May 2015: Menin Gate evening service in Ypres Belgium
The last post ceremony and laying of wreaths at the Menin Gate evening service in Ypres Belgium. AHS members in Dress Uniform present the AHS, EMAS and Royal Brittish Legion standards.
May 2015: AHS pay their respects to the fallen at Tyne Cote Cemetry
Tyne Cot Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery and Memorial to the Missing is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the First World War in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front. Over 11,000 graves are registered within Tyne Cot and there are 34,927 names of soldiers who have no known grave. AHS visited the Cemetery to pay their respect to the fallen.
May 2015: Charter Day Retford
The AHS attended the Retford Charter Day on the 4th May 2015
December 2014: 50 years of Drink Driving campaign
AHS Bedford J1 Ambulance outside Gloucester College taking part in a celebration of the 50 years of Drink Driving campaign with one of our directors Malcolm Tomlinson.
December 2014: filming for the TV series WPC56
AHS Austin Pricess Ambulance filming for the TV series WPC56 in the West Midlands
November 2014: Vauxhall Frontera
Vauxhall Frontera 4×4 a new addition to our fleet,kindly Donated by Mick Fennell is now ready for the MOT and AHS duties.
October 2014: Papplewick Pumping Station
18th 19th October at Papplewick Pumping Station 1940’s event. This massive steam pumping station provided the City of Nottingham with drinking water. During the morning on Sunday an open air service with an act of Remembrance was held.
October 2014: A service to celebrate the life of Donald Wright
One of our most loyal volunteers for 20 years, we were proud to carry Don on his final journey in one of his favourite Heritage Ambulances. With our Two Motorcycles an escort was provided to the Crematorium to await the fly over of the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance before the service. Don was a great person to work with at both Retford Ambulance Station and as Liaison Officer at Kings Mill hospital.
September 2014: The Home Front 1939 – 1945
The AHS participated on Saturday and Sunday in dealing with mass casualties and deaths after the very realistic DoodleBug raid on the Abbey at Rufford Country Park,along with the AFS and wartime medical sevices giving the public a very realistic reminder of our wartime history.After the event the public were shown the art of casualty injury make-up,and machinery used in these circumstances.
August 2014: Newstead Abbey
Glorious weather brought the crowds to Newstead Abbey 999 Emergency Services event.
