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Bramall Construction and Noel Edmonds 'give flight' to the North West Air Ambulance service

Popular TV presenter Noel Edmonds teamed up with housing specialists Bramall Construction to provide a bumper donation to the North West Air Ambulance service (NWAA). Noel decided to showcase the generosity of Salford-based housing specialists Bramall Construction on his new programme Noel's HQ, which celebrates good causes.


The programme followed the progress of three tradesmen from Bramall Construction as they carried out a £1,500 make-over to the NWAA's airbase at Blackpool Airport live on air.


Bramall's kind-hearted team, consisting of Dave Lydon, Craig Donaldson and Charlie Jefferies, worked round the clock to refurbish the airbase by carrying out joinery repairs and installing a new washing machine and furniture - making it more comfortable for the crew.


Meanwhile, Noel Edmonds stepped in to provide the charity with a £35,000 rapid response vehicle and a £1,000 donation to kit the paramedics out with new clothes.


The NWAA has been one of Bramall Construction's sponsored charities of choice for two years and has received £6,500 in donations during that time. Any donation received by the NWAA goes towards providing an air emergency service across the Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside and Cumbria regions.


Dave Prescott, Bramall Construction's Managing Director, said: "We're delighted to be able to help the North West Air Ambulance service out in this way, and our guys worked tirelessly to make the airbase more comfortable for the crew. The NWAA is a really worthwhile cause, they operate in all our areas of activity and I'm sure one day our staff and customers will need to rely upon the service they offer.


It was also a fantastic feat to gain the endorsement of Noel Edmonds on his programme Noel's HQ, as any publicity that the Air Ambulance service gets is fantastic for their cause."


The NWAA receives no mainstream funding but offers a vital service, serving a residential population of seven million.


The charity costs £3.5 million a year to maintain and is called out four times a day, rising to up to ten times a day during the summer months.


Lynda Brislin, Chief Executive of the North West Air Ambulance charity said: "We can't thank Bramall Construction enough for their kind donation. "The three guys worked extremely hard during the day to refurbish the air crew's HQ, and nothing was too much trouble to them. They were fantastic."


She continued: "When Noel Edmonds' show went live to the air base I could hardly recognise the place! We wish there were more companies like Bramall's that would support this vital and worthy charity."