Charity ball raises £80,000 – and pays tribute to 91-year-old stalwart Elspeth

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity broke its final fund-raising figure record for its recent Recognition Awards and Charity Ball event, raising £84,080, which will fund 55 vitally important missions. The event, hosted by Heart West Midlands’ Ed James and sponsored by Halesowen-based IT company, EBC Group, recognised several of its committed supporters, volunteers, fund-raisers and life-saving aircrew. Elspeth Martin BEM, aged 91, won the charity volunteer award, while Dr Mark Nash, medical director and pre-hospital emergency medicine doctor, won the crew award.

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1 Charity volunteer award, Elspeth Martin
2 Community fund-raiser award, Dan and Nathan McGarry
3 Corporate partner award, Kelly Plant Hire
4 Crew award, Dr Mark Nash
5 Shop volunteer award, Susan Turner
6 Special incident award, Dr David Balthazor
7 Star Award, West Midlands Fire Service fund-raising in memory of Iain Hughes