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Radio Newcastle,4 mins

‘Plant Lady’ using gardening to pay back Great North Air Ambulance.

Garden Mania on BBC Radio Newcastle

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Ten years ago, Lyn Murray, from Haltwhistle was in a serious car accident on her way to work and was rescued by the Great North Air Ambulance. Later Lyn discovered in that year it cost about £5,000 to keep the air ambulance running for a day. So during the lockdown in 2020, Lyn decided to "pay them back" for saving her life by selling plants. Three years later, she has succeeded in her mission to raise £5,000. Marian Foster discovers more of this powerful story...

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