The Chester Dragon Boat Festival

"Over £2,000 has been raised for Wales Air Ambulance as a result of the Chester Charity Dragon Boat Festival."

Mission Statement

An all Wales charity providing a vital service through emergency air cover for those who face life-threatening illness or injuries.

Elusen ar gyfer Cymru gyfan sy’n darparu gwasanaeth hanfodol drwy gefnogaeth awyr mewn argyfwng I bawb sy’n wynebu salwch neu niweidiau sy’n fygythiol I fywyd.

The service is vital to Wales with its widely scattered population, many in remote and isolated communities far from an A & E hospital. With a 2.9 million population plus high influx of tourists in the summer, the need is created for at least 2 helicopters 7 days a week.

Mae’r gwasanaeth yn hanfodol i Gymru gyda’i phoblogaeth hydnod wasgaredig, llawer ohonynt mewn cymunedau anghysbell ac ymhell oddi wrth ysbyty Damweiniau ac Argyfwng, Gyda phoblogaeth o 2.9 miliwn a mewnlifiad uchel o dwristiaid yn yr haf mae hyn yn creu angen am o leiaf 2 hofrennydd 7 diwrnod yr wythnos.