{"id":5859,"date":"2018-10-24T16:06:34","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T15:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ridgewayradio.org.uk\/wp\/?p=5859"},"modified":"2018-10-24T16:06:34","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T15:06:34","slug":"air-ambulance-displays-poppy-of-remembrance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ridgewayradio.org.uk\/wp\/?p=5859","title":{"rendered":"Air Ambulance Displays Poppy of Remembrance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To mark the 100<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the end of the First World\nWar, Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is displaying the Poppy of Remembrance\non their AW169 helicopter and Critical Care Car over the centenary period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year marks the 100<sup>th<\/sup> year since the end of the First World\nWar, in which millions of service personnel were seriously injured, wounded or\nsadly lost their lives. As part of the anniversary, Dorset and Somerset Air\nAmbulance Volunteers were proud to represent the Charity at a Poppy of Honour\nEvent which was held in Wincanton on Saturday 6<sup>th<\/sup> October. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The commemorative event was well-attended and saw an eight-foot steel and glass Poppy-shaped sculpture, proudly unveiled in\ndedication to those who were killed or declared missing in action. The Poppy\nmonument is the brainchild of Terry Williams. Along with his dedicated team,\nmore than 250,000 helpers gave up their time to handwrite over 1 million red\npoppies with the names, ranks and dates of each of the service personnel who\nwere lost in the First World War. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South Western Ambulance Service Paramedic Serena Mees volunteered many hours\ntowards the Poppy of Honour, as well as working with paramedic colleague Luke Treharne to arrange and donate\nthe poppy decals which now appear on the Charity\u2019s aircraft and response car,\nas well as SWASFT ambulances across Somerset. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bill Sivewright, Chief Executive Officer said: \u201cThe Poppy in an enduring\nsymbol of those who made sacrifices for the benefit of others. It seems wholly\nappropriate that at this time of year and on this particular year, 100 years\nafter the end of the First World War, that we support this initiative.\u201d\n\nThe Poppy of Honour\nteam visited the Charity\u2019s airbase in Henstridge to\nmark the occasion and unveil the poppy which sits poignantly next to the\naircraft\u2019s name, \u2018Pegasus\u2019.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"http:\/\/ridgewayradio.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pegasus-Poppy-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Pegasus\" class=\"wp-image-5857\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ridgewayradio.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pegasus-Poppy-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/ridgewayradio.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pegasus-Poppy-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/ridgewayradio.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pegasus-Poppy-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ridgewayradio.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pegasus-Poppy-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/ridgewayradio.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Unveiling-of-Poppy-on-DSAA-aircraft-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Pegasus and staff\" class=\"wp-image-5858\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ridgewayradio.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Unveiling-of-Poppy-on-DSAA-aircraft-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/ridgewayradio.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Unveiling-of-Poppy-on-DSAA-aircraft-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/ridgewayradio.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Unveiling-of-Poppy-on-DSAA-aircraft-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ridgewayradio.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Unveiling-of-Poppy-on-DSAA-aircraft-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is displaying the Poppy of Remembrance on their AW169 helicopter and Critical Care Car over the centenary period. 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