SURREY Air Ambulance received an almost £5,500 boost from the Surrey Freemasons.
The provincial grand master of Surrey, Eric Stuart-Bamford, visited the service's base at Redhill Aerodrome on June 3 to present two cheques.
The first was £4,000 from the Grand Charity, the freemasons' charitable body, and £1,470 from the Surrey Provincial Charity Fund.
Mr Stuart-Bamford said: "Many of our 300 Lodges are keen supporters of the Air Ambulance and I know that several Lodges also make direct contributions.
"I am very pleased that we are able to support this essential service which we know saves many lives each year."
Doctor Richard Lyon and paramedic Charlie Leahy showed the party around one of the helicopters and told them about the life saving work that the air ambulance does and the charity's plans to be one of the first air ambulances in the country to offer a 24 hour Helicopter Emergency Medical Service.
Jill Playle, director of communications at the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance said: "We are so grateful for the tremendous support that the Masons give the charity.
"This helps us to continue to be able to help people the people of Surrey when they need us the most."
