Wick hotel raises funds for Scotland’s air ambulance charity

Published: 08:00, 28 April 2024

A month of fundraising for Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance at the Nethercliffe Hotel in Wick culminated in a whisky tasting.

A Wick hotel has boosted the funds of a charity which helps save lives.

The Nethercliffe Hotel held a series of fundraising events over March, culminating in a whisky tasting, for Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA). A total of £3765 was raised. Dominic Rigby, clinical team lead paramedic north division collected the cheque on behalf of the charity.

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From left to right, Eifion Davies, George Duncan, Peter Gunn, David Forbes, Dominic Rigby, Kenneth Forbes, John Taylor, Mervyn Hill, Martin Duffy, Michael Hill, Ruth Falconer, Adam Hill as the Nethercliffe Hotel hands over a cheque to Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance.

The SCAA responds, on average, to two time-critical emergency call-outs every day. It gets no statutory government funding and relies on donations from the public to maintain its life-saving flights.

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