Wiltshire Air Ambulance supported through money saving expert’s competition

Martin Lewis, widely recognised and applauded for helping people save money, is now helping Wiltshire Air Ambulance save people’s lives.

The journalist and broadcaster, who founded the website MoneySavingExpert.com, has donated £500 to Wiltshire Air Ambulance through a social media competition.

Lewis, 50, who stars in the self-titled ITV1 show and BBC Sounds podcast, handed out cash to charities to celebrate reaching 2m followers on Twitter.

He allowed his followers to nominate charitable causes to receive £500 each and selected two at random, with a third benefitting by virtue of his two millionth follower.

Teresa Harris suggested Wiltshire Air Ambulance and was lucky enough to be selected in the competition, ensuring the lifesaving charity received the sizeable donation.

Responding on Twitter, Ms Harris said: “Oh my goodness. Martin Lewis, I’m sending an even bigger thank you, just so generous. I love this charity! What a lovely thing to do.”

Wiltshire Air Ambulance critical care paramedic Adam Khan said: “Thanks to Teresa for your recent nomination on Martin Lewis’ Twitter post and to Martin, thank you for your generous donation to our important service.”

Other charities to benefit from £500 donations were the Children’s Heart Unit Fund in the north of England and Doddie Weir’s MND Foundation.

Wiltshire Air Ambulance needs to raise £4million each year to continue flying and saving lives. The charity receives no regular direct Government funding or National Lottery grants. 

Providing helicopter emergency medical services across Wiltshire, Bath and surrounding areas, Wiltshire Air Ambulance attends, on average, three lifesaving missions every day of the year.

For more information about the charity visit www.wiltshireairambulance.co.uk, or click here to join in the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Christmas raffle.