Charity volunteers donate 12,500 hours of time

By Christina Smith

To mark Volunteers’ Week (2 – 8 June), East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) has released the figure, which was achieved by volunteers between July 2024 and May 2025. The hours have a total value of £168,000 – the equivalent of 40 life-saving taskings – and demonstrate the impact of volunteering on the charity, which provides 24/7 critical care across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

Captain Steve steps down after 18 years

By Rachel Hogg

After 18 memorable years flying HEMS missions with EAAA, we bid a fond farewell to Captain Steve

East Anglian Air Ambulance’s (EAAA) longest serving pilot, Captain Steve, steps down from his role flying Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) missions with the charity. Captain Steve, who is also the second-longest serving HEMS pilot in the UK, has been flying EAAA HEMS missions for 18 years.

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