DORSET & Somerset Air Ambulance (DSAA) has received a donation of £1,500 from Rumwell Farm Shop, near Wellington, after it hosted a series of fundraisers.

Anne Mitchell, joint owner of the farm shop, said: “We’re thrilled to have raised such a fantastic amount of money for the DSAA, which was one of our chosen charities of the year for 2016.

“The £1,500 was raised in a number of ways from collection tins and a charity carvery and quiz evening in June to us also donating 10p from each bag of sherbet lemons and 10p from each sale of our dozen, large, free range eggs.

“We also held a car wash in aid of DSAA in May. The 1st Wellington Scout Group gave a helping hand and we managed to raise £215 for the charity.

“We would like to thank all our staff, customers and the scout group for helping us raise this incredible amount of money for the charity during the past year.”

DSAA, based in Wellington, launched in March 2000 and has flown more than 11,000 missions, many of them life-saving.

Its operational costs are more than £2 million a year, each mission costing about £2,500. With public support it is also able to purchase specialist pieces of equipment that aid its paramedics’ training and help to save lives across the two counties.

DSAA fundraising co-ordinator Debbie Birtwisle said: “We would like to thank the staff and customers at Rumwell Farm Shop for the huge effort they have put in during the past year. The funds raised will help us to continue saving lives.”