Article by Towergate Holiday Caravans

A green celebration has produced a major fundraising boost for a charity always on red alert. The event was hosted in autumn by Holgates Caravan Park in Silverdale - and as a result, park owner Michael Holgate presented North West Air Ambulance with a cheque for the £6500 it had raised.The park was the scene in September for the 2008 Greenwood Fair, organised by Holgates in conjunction with the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.With TV botanist David Bellamy as its guest of honour, the two-day fair brought together scores of countryside organisations and small businesses connected with the region's natural assets.They included local craftspeople whose livelihoods involve working with wood, from furniture and hurdles to charcoal, swill baskets, gypsy flowers and hobby horses. There were plenty of "have a go" opportunities for children and adults involving ancient skills and games.Professor Bellamy also led families on a wildlife walk around Holgates Caravan Park which has won a number of prestigious green accolades for its work in protecting the natural world.Heading the charity fundraising events at the fair was a Saturday evening ceilidh in a marquee on the park which was well attended by park guests and many people from the surrounding area.However, said Michael Holgate, it came as surprise to everyone when the actual amount raised for the North West Air Ambulance totalled a staggering £6500.Covering an area of some 5,500 square miles, including Cumbria and Lancashire, the medical air emergency service attends incidents in locations varying from motorways to mountain tops.But wherever the emergency is sited, the service's air ambulance and its volunteer crew reckon to be within a maximum of ten minutes' flying time from a hospital.Holgates' charity cheque was handed over to Emily Taylor, community fundraiser for North West Air Ambulance, at a special ceremony at the park recently.Thanking them for their "superb efforts and fantastic generosity", Ms Taylor said that the donation would make real difference to the ability of the service to carry out its life-saving work.

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