Electricity at the Playing Field
The electricity supply was switched on at the Brentor Playing Field on Tuesday 21st November which enables the Devon Air Ambulance lighting pole to be switched on for night landings. Below is the Press Release from DAA.
Brentor – Community landing site now operational
2023 ends with a flourish as our 199th Community Landing Site became operational in Brentor, at the Brentor Playing Fields.
The surveyed floodlit landing site will enable Devon Air Ambulance to land in the village during the ‘hours of darkness’ where their clinical teams can reach patients more quickly and for this site, provide lighting for our specialist medical crews.
Graham Coates from Devon Air Ambulance said, “It’s great news that this community landing site in Brentor is now operational and we can reach even more local people by air when its dark. My thanks to Sheryl and her team on the Brentor Village Hall and Playing Field Committee and Caroline along with the rest of Brentor Parish Council for enabling this landing site project to come together so successfully.”
The project at Brentor has involved the installation of a single LED lighting column alongside the playing field, and this new light can be operated remotely in an emergency.
Added to this, we have surveyed the playing field so that our crews can get a better understanding of the key features of the site and the landscape surrounding it before they arrive on scene by helicopter.
Sheryl Burroughs, Chair of the Brentor Village Hall and Playing Field Committee said “We’re delighted that the playing fields are now officially a Devon Air Ambulance nighttime landing spot. We’re hoping it never has to be used but with the site now operational it could potentially be lifesaving to anyone needing it in the surrounding area, something we are proud to be able to offer the community!”
Cllr Gary Hunt, Chair of the Brentor Parish Council said “We’ve been working with DAA for a number of years now to get a site operational in Brentor and we’re delighted that the project has been completed and we now have a landing site for our community”.
Graham Coates went on to say: “We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone at Brentor Parish Council and the Village Hall Committee for all their efforts and hard work with getting this landing site operational.”