The Great North Air Ambulance Service is celebrating its 21st birthday with a circus-themed charity ball in November.
Entertainment includes carnival games, circus performers, and a live band at The Halston in Carlisle on Friday November 10 at 7pm.
It will be hosted by Pam Royle, a television journalist and charity ambassador for GNAAS.
The dress code is black tie and circus-themed glamour and tickets are £75 per person.
Tickets include a drinks reception, three-course meal, live music from Soul Survivors and a disco, as well as a raffle and spectacular prize draws.
Tracey Wright, events lead at the air ambulance service, said: “We had a fantastic time at last year’s 20s-themed ball which celebrated the charity’s 20th birthday, and it was lovely to see so many people dress up for the occasion.
“We’re really looking forward to this year’s circus theme and promise it will be an amazing night. Last year’s ball raised more than £25,000, which was enough to fund at least five missions, but we would love to surpass this amount this year.”
Since celebrating 20 years as a charity, the service has achieved several milestones in the last year, including expanding its night-time service in Cumbria to four nights a week, and trialling carrying whole blood on board their aircraft and rapid response vehicles, which is being used to treat severely injured patients.
It costs the charity £8.5m a year to remain operational, and events such as the ball help to raise vital funds which enable the service to continue helping those in need across the region.
To buy tickets visit https://www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk/support-us/fundraising-events/cumbria-charity-ball/
