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PETER LE MARCHANT TRUST The Peter Le Marchant Trust was established in 1977 as a result of a bequest by Peter Le Marchant to his sister, Clare. Clare wished to enable all groups of disabled people and those who are seriously ill to enjoy the peace and beauty of the countryside in a leisurely way, with outings on the canals and rivers in the East Midlands.
For over thirty years the Trust has provided day outings and holidays on inland waterways for people of all ages with any kind of disability or serious illness. We operate three boats from our Loughborough base - two broad- beam and one narrow-boat.
The Trust is managed by a small team headed up by General Manager Charles Grace. We have two full-time Skippers, together with a number of Volunteer Skippers who give their time together with our Volunteer crews (over fifty strong) to ensure that the Trust is able to operate a full programme. The Trust is licensed to operate by the MCA – Maritime & Coastguard Agency – and all our Skippers hold Boatmaster’s Licences. Every year, as part of the MCA Regulations, we embark on a thorough programme of crew training to ensure that the knowledge of all our team is up to the required standard.
For more information on the services we offer please contact us on Registered Charity No 273207 |
 THE LINCOLNSHIRE AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE The Air Ambulance covers 3,000 square miles across Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire and is operational 7 days a week all year round with an average of 4 missions a day being completed saving many lives. The helicopter provides a fast, smooth efficient journey to hospital, avoiding traffic jams and reaching accident sites, which are often inaccessible to land ambulances. A high proportion of “call outs” are to road traffic accidents and we average at least 6 leisure related incidents a month. There are also numerous emergencies involving entrapment in machinery, both in the farming community and at industrial sites. We receive NO government funding or National Lottery assistance. We rely heavily on voluntary contributions with the balance of our income coming from the many varied activities with which we are involved. To ensure that the air ambulance can continue flying across both counties saving many lives each year we need to raise £1.5m. so we are very grateful for any help that is given. For more information on the services we offer please contact us on Registered Charity No 1017501
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