Videalert And Imtech Traffic & Infra Cycle Team Raise Over £11,000 For Hampshire Isle Of Wight Air Ambulance

A team of cyclists from Videalert and Imtech Traffic & Infra have so far raised more than £11,000 for Hampshire Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA). The team, named the Helicopter Heroes, were sponsored to ride from London to Paris in four days, a 230 mile journey that was completed at the end of May. 

The Helicopter Heroes are now well over halfway towards meeting their target of £20,000, an amount that they expect to exceed after a planned fundraising charity dinner dance at Winchester Rugby Club in September. As well as a four course dinner and dancing to a live band, the event will feature a Q&A session with a special guest and a charity auction.

On completing the trip, the Helicopter Heroes celebrated at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, sharing the highs and lows of a journey that started in London on 26th May. With the aid of a support vehicle that was sponsored by Imtech Traffic & Infra, the team rode from Trafalgar Square to Newhaven via the infamous Ditchling Beacon where they caught the ferry to Dieppe before cycling to Forges-Les-Eaux on day two. The next day proved to be particularly challenging with a gruelling ride through the French countryside from Forges-les-Eaux to Cergy before the final leg to reach Paris on day four. IMG_1023

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance receive no government funding and purely survive on charitable donations. It currently costs the charity £125,000 each month to keep the Air Ambulance flying and they couldn’t do it without the constant support they receive from the generosity of the public.

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