
12/07/2025
Here is a lovely article about our friend Derrick Ions, a regular attendee at the Show, whose dressed sticks have raised thousands for the GNAAS Well done Derrick!!
https://newcastlemagazine.com/bedlington-pensioner-raises-over-143000-for-air-ambulance-by-crafting-walking-sticks/
Ben Hunt- Community Fundraiser for The Great North Air Ambulance GNAAS
Derrick Ions, 84, from Bedlington, has sold his sticks to raise money for the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) over the last 18 years.