CHEQUE GIFT: From left, air ambulance director FREEMASONS across the region have raised £60,000 to help keep the Great North Air Ambulance in the air
County Durham Freemasons this week presented a cheque for £10,000 to the air ambulance. It was also recently presented with a cheque for £50,000 by the Yorkshire Freemasons.
The charity has to raise £1.2m a year for each of its three helicopters.
Sarah Booth, of the air ambulance, said the donations were particularly welcome following a rise in fuel costs that mean it will have to find an extra £15,000 to £20,000.
She said: "This will definitely go a long way to helping us. It's always nice to get given such large sums."
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