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Lawn Primary School pupil wins the Wiltshire Air Ambulance release 2016
AMS Accountancy card competition calendar and Christmas cards

Aerial photographs of iconic
An image by Year 6 pupil Kathryn Wiltshire landmarks and rural
Barrett of the Lawn Primary scenes feature in Wiltshire Air
School has won the annual ‘Design Ambulance’s 2016 calendar.
a Christmas card’ competition The charity’s new helicopter, a
run in collaboration with AMS Bell 429, features in many of the
Accountancy. photographs in the calendar.
Kathryn – known as Katy - has In one it is pictured in the sky
won an Amazon voucher for £25 above Wiltshire with the county’s
and AMS donated £250 to the previous helicopter, an MD 902, Steve Riddle of the Air Ambulance
school. used by Wiltshire Police and new Christmas cards. One design
Katy described her card as a Wiltshire Air Ambulance (WAA). is of the helicopter flying over the
reindeer being nosey. Others include the Bell above Cherhill Monument and White Horse
Deputy head, Emma Jelley said Westbury White Horse and the Caen while another features it flying over
“We love working with AMS and Hill flight of locks in Devizes. the Westbury White Horse.
the children in year 6 get very There are also aerial photographs Another six designs feature
excited by the competition.” of famous landmarks including traditional Christmas scenes,
Barbara French, partner at AMS Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral. including Santa and a robin.
said: “Many of our clients are fans All the images in the calendar Claire Kelly said: “Last year’s
of our lovely Christmas cards.” have been generously donated by Christmas card featuring the Bell
the photographers involved. 429 flying above the Caen Hill Lock
Old Town Christmas lights switch Claire Kelly, head of People, Vision Flight in Devizes proved extremely
on set to be brighter than ever and Values at WAA, said: “It’s been popular with the public and it sold
a few years since we produced a
out. We hope the new designs will
calendar and we hope that people be of interest.”
The Christmas lights switch on in entertainment for the afternoon will enjoy seeing parts of Wiltshire The Christmas cards are priced
Swindon Old Town is set for Sunday and evening festivities across the from the air. The photographs £4 for a pack of ten. A triple pack,
29 November, and promises to be area, with rumours of a grotto highlight our rural county and show called Bethlehem, has 15 cards. The
bigger and better than ever. being included. some of our operation. We are so calendar is priced £5. Also for sale is
The Old Town Business For more details on the festivities, grateful to all the photographers the WAA 2016 diary, priced £3.
Association have helped organise search Facebook for Old Town who supplied their images for free.” See the full list of outlets at:
the array of stalls, surprises and Events. The helicopter also features on its www.wiltshireairambulance.co.uk

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