(by editorial board, Ivybridge & Soth BrendtGazette, 26th April 2025)
The Kingsbridge Lodge of Freemasons has donated £500 to Devon Air Ambulance Trust following a presentation by long-time supporter and fundraiser Rex Brown.
The donation was made after Mr Brown gave an engaging talk to members of the lodge about the life-saving work of the charity. The cheque presentation took place outside the Devon Air Ambulance shop in Bridge Street, Kingsbridge.
Devon Air Ambulance was born out of tragedy in 1986 after Ann Thomas lost her son Ceri in a road traffic collision. Seeking answers, she was told the quicker patients receive treatment, the greater their chance of survival. That thought inspired her to launch the Ceri Thomas Appeal to raise funds for an air ambulance in Devon.
Thanks to those efforts, the service took its first flight on Thursday, August 27, 1992, in a leased aircraft. Just before then, a blessing was held on Exeter’s Cathedral Green by the Bishop of Exeter. Initially…
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Devon Air Ambulance was born out of tragedy in 1986 after Ann Thomas lost her son Ceri in a road traffic collision. Seeking answers, she was told the quicker patients receive treatment, the greater their chance of survival. That thought inspired her to launch the Ceri Thomas Appeal to raise funds for an air ambulance in Devon.
Thanks to those efforts, the service took its first flight on Thursday, August 27, 1992, in a leased aircraft. Just before then, a blessing was held on Exeter’s Cathedral Green by the Bishop of Exeter. Initially…
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