Pictured left to right: Cllr Sam Crooks, Cabinet Member for Regulatory Service, Nadia Cheddi, Corporate Partnerships and Engagement Officer, Thames Valley Air Ambulance, Angela Abbott, Bereavement Services Manager, Milton Keynes City Council (MKCC) and James Hazlewood, Bereavement Services Deputy Manager, MKCC.
Milton Keynes City Council has stepped in to secure a £17,000 boost for Thames Valley Air Ambulance through a national scheme that recycles metals left behind after cremations.
Thames Valley Air Ambulance provides emergency medical care by air and land to patients across the region.
When a bereaved family gives permission, the city council works with the ICCM (The Institute of Cemetery and Cremation Management) to raise funds from the sale of metals recovered after cremations at Crownhill Crematorium. The metals come from items such as medical implants and artificial joints.
MK City Council has nominated Thames Valley Air Ambulance to be the latest recipient of funding raised through the scheme. This brings the total donated to local charities through metal recycling to more than £77,000 since 2014.
“We are delighted that this contribution will help support Thames Valley Air Ambulance in delivering life-saving critical care. This initiative enables us to generate meaningful donations through the cremation process, always with families’ consent, and it’s incredibly rewarding to see those funds reinvested back into our local community.”
“As a charity, we rely on the support of the community to bring expert pre-hospital care to people when they need it most. Donations like this mean we can continue to be there when every minute matters. We’re so grateful to the Milton Keynes City Council for nominating us, and to the families who consented for their loved ones to leave such an amazing legacy.”
Thames Valley Air Ambulance delivers advanced, life-saving critical care directly to people at the scene of serious incidents, bringing hospital level expertise to patients when time is critical. Their highly skilled crews respond rapidly across the region, attending more than 3,000 emergencies each year and providing vital treatment that gives patients the best possible chance of survival and recovery.
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