THE Eldwick Village Society has reached an incredible £50,000 fundraising milestone for Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA).

The community-based hub shares news with the residents of Eldwick, and organises events in the area.

The group has supported Yorkshire Air Ambulance since 2010 through a variety of events, including an annual Beer and Banger Festival, where award-winning sausages are cooked over charcoal and thirty locally-sourced hand drawn beers are on sale.

Chairman of Eldwick Village Society, Tony Clegg, said: “We work closely with the YAA for this annual event and it has proved a very successful partnership, with the helicopter regularly landing at the event over the years.

"We would like to thank everyone who has supported our Beer and Banger Festival. We look forward to working with the YAA in 2022.”

Kerry Dwyer, YAA Director of Fundraising (South and West), said: “The Eldwick Beer and Banger Festival is a firm favourite in our YAA calendar, and we would like to thank the organisers and those who have attended the event over the years for their generosity and support.

"It costs £12,000 a day to keep both of Yorkshire’s air ambulances maintained and in the air. The £50,000 raised has helped towards this, and we look forward to working with Eldwick Village Society again this year.”