Great Western Air Ambulance Charity - Whiteladies Road

03/09/2026

Starting university this year?

Get vital, hands-on experience alongside your degree by volunteering at your local GWAAC shop. 🛍️

You'll build confidence, learn new skills and gain real experience you can talk about and build on with future employers.

Learn from Luke: He joined us to help build his CV and gain valuable experience too. He was able to use his the skills he developed with us to secure employment! 💚💙

💚 Make a difference. Build your CV. Meet new people.
📍 Find your local GWAAC shop and ask about volunteering.

www.gwaac.com/retail-volunteer-story-luke/

01/09/2026

26/08/2026

📚✏️Back to School Essentials📚✏️

With only a few weeks of the summer holidays left, we have all the uniform essentials you’ll need for the new school year.

We have a range of different sizes, from basic shirts to skirts or trousers and back-to-school backpacks. Pop in to shop for September whilst stock lasts!

24/08/2026

🚨 All our shops will be closed for the upcoming bank holiday on Monday 31 August. We look forward to welcoming you back on Tuesday!

Thank you for helping us keep our lifesaving service in the air. 🚁💚

19/08/2026

Let us know if you spot us! 👀

Tune in to BBC Two or iPlayer NOW for the first episode of and you might just spot the orange of our crew at Southmead. 📺

Our crew regularly brings patients into the hospital and hand them over to their NHS colleagues, as you'll see in this series following real patients and the teams caring for them in the Emergency Department. 🧡

Keep an eye out for our orange flight suits and maybe even our green and blue helicopter!

Find out more - https://ow.ly/2f5R50ZAXeC

14/08/2026

Uni student? Volunteer in a GWAAC shop this summer! 🎓

Staying in Bristol between academic years? Volunteering at our Whiteladies Road shop is a great way to meet new people, gain valuable experience and support your local community while you’re here.

Find out more and get involved! www.gwaac.com/retail-volunteers/

10/08/2026

Ever wondered what it takes to be an air ambulance Pilot? 🤔🚁

Our Pilots must have a minimum of 2,000 hours flying experience, hold a Commercial or Air Transport Pilot’s Licence (Helicopter), an Instrument Rating, Class 1 Medical, EC135 type rating and be specifically trained and checked for Helicopter Emergency Medical Service operations.

It's a highly skilled role, with our Pilots responsible for safely getting our Critical Care Team to those who need them, often landing in challenging locations and conditions. 🚁

03/08/2026

It's that time of the year when public spaces are busier than usual. ☀️

We love to see people out enjoying the sunshine, but busier parks, beaches and open spaces can prove challenging for our Pilots to find a safe place to land. 🚁

If you're out and about this summer and see our helicopter circling above, please follow these simple steps to help us provide lifesaving care as quickly as possible:

https://greatwesternairambulance.com/heli-landing/

27/07/2026

Did you know that our helicopter can safely land on slopes of up to 12 degrees nose up? 🚁

This photo, taken recently by Pilot Dan in Blagdon, shows the sort of slopes we're able to land on when responding to emergencies nearby.