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BACKGROUND

Alston Moor's Community Ambulance and its dedicated crew is under threat. North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) has announced plans to take away the emergency vehicle and make the Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) redundant. This tight-knit community of around 2,500 people spread over a beautiful but remote landscape of 80 square miles is pulling together to do everything they can to stop this from happening. Alston Moor, nestled high up in the North Pennines is a popular tourist destination. An ideal base not only for Cumbria, but for visiting Northumberland, Teesdale, the Lake District and even Scotland. We want our residents to be safe, but also our very welcome day-trippers and holiday-makers.

The NHS Ambulance Standards state that the average response time for life-threatening illnesses or injuries (category 1) is seven minutes and emergency call-outs (category 2) 18 minutes. Without an ambulance and EMTs on Alston Moor it would take a MINIMUM of 40 minutes to reach the scene. That time could easily stretch to two hours or more, depending on the weather, traffic and if, through no fault of their own the ambulance sent from Penrith, Carlisle or even as far as Preston and Manchester can't find the location due to their lack of local knowledge.

This website provides information about our campaign. The background, what we've done, what we're planning to do and all the latest up-to-date news and events. Please sign our petition and email us with ideas and any other support you can offer. Most of all tell as many people as you can about the 'Save Alston Moor's Ambulance' campaign. The fight to save our services is a monumental one, but if we all work together we can win.

It is a fight we MUST win, because if we fail then there is one certain – lives will be lost!


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LATESTNEWS

Help Us to Help You!

Brand new toolkit online now

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We know that a lot of people on Alston Moor and beyond want to help the campaign but don't know where to start or think that they can't make a difference.

In response, we've created a toolkit which features ideas, letter templates and information, which we hope will help.

Now it's even easier to......

Write to the influencers and decision-makers. We've even listed all their contact details.

Share information and spread the word to friends, family, customers, visitors, and work colleagues.

Demonstrate your support and commitment to the campaign by printing the poster and displaying it in your window, car or anyway else it can be seen. Simply click on the 'toolkit' button here or in the navigation bar at the top.

But don't stop at those. We need actions and ideas. So, if you are thinking, "this would help highlight our cause," then tell us. This affects everyone on Alston Moor and anyone visiting, so please do everything you can to help. Email us or message us via the chatbot, both at the bottom of the front page of this website.