Yarn bomb challenge was a topping success

As part of the 30th Anniversary celebrations Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance (LNAA) challenged nifty knitters and crocheters to create the largest yarn bomb ever seen to spread the word about its vital life-saving work. 

Since May 2024, over 350 helicopters have been spotted in shops, parks, churches, offices, pubs and many other locations in communities across Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire, and even in the cockpit of the Red Arrows!

LNAA’s Volunteer Manager, Kate Kerrigan said: “We have been blown away by the support, not only from the many people who created these masterpieces, but also from the hundreds of supporters who contacted us telling where they had been spotted.

“It has been truly fantastic to witness so many helicopters landing in so many different locations and every helicopter has played a part in raising awareness of the life-saving work that our pilots, doctors and paramedics do every day of the year.

“As a charity, LNAA receives no direct government funding for its operations and relies on the support of every community in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire to raise the £13 million needed to operate 24 hours of the day, every day of the year.”

The helicopters will now disappear from their locations to be stored in their hangars and receive some tender loving care before they take to the skies once again during the charity’s Hello Yellow Week birthday celebrations in May 2025.