Mayor in visit to ‘vital service’
RHONDDA Cynon Taf Mayor Wendy Treeby has visited the Wales Air Ambulance base to show her support as one of her chosen charities this year.
She met with staff and medics to thank them personally for the vital service they provide 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Her nephew Tim Manfield is a consultant with the Wales Air Ambulance team.
Cllr Treeby said: “It was a great pleasure to visit the airbase and personally thank all involved with Wales Air Ambulance for the service they provide.
“I now have a much better understanding on the function of the Wales Air Ambulance, the helicopter, the importance of good ground staff and how the funding is essential.
“The services of Wales Air Ambulance is regularly called upon across Rhondda Cynon Taf, often arriving at the scene within minutes, at a time when every second counts.
“I have supported Wales Air Ambulance for many years. I started collecting money for the charity at Pembrey motor racing circuit and raised thousands of pounds there.
“I have seen first-hand the Wales
Air Ambulance in action and the functions that they offer have developed over the years and they are a vital part of every community.
“Anyone of us, or our loved ones, may need to use this vital service at some time in our lives, which is why it is one of the many charities I am supporting during my year in office.”
Cllr Treeby is also supporting Stroke Association and Green Meadow Riding for the Disabled, as well as the Armed Forces.
You can make an online donation to the Mayor’s Charity Appeal at www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Council/ TheMayor/TheMayor.aspx
The Wales Air Ambulance charity emergency service offers advanced critical care. The on-board consultants and critical care practitioners are highly skilled and carry some of the most pioneering medical equipment in the world.
Laura Coyne, Wales Air Ambulance’s community fundraiser, said: “We are absolutely delighted to have been chosen as one of the chosen charities of the Rhondda Cynon Taf Mayor during her term.
“Through her family link to the charity, Cllr Wendy Treeby knows how hard the team at Wales Air
Ambulance work to provide the lifesaving service for the people of Wales.
“The Wales Air Ambulance needs to raise £8m every year to continue its 24/7 service. Support, like this, will help us save more lives. We wish Councillor Treeby all the best with her future fundraising for her causes.”
Find out more about the vital work of Wales Air Ambulance at www. walesairambulance.com