999 staff in plane pull to raise cash.REGIONAL emergency crews are pulling together to tug a plane 100 metres at Birmingham Airport in aid of soldiers injured in Iraq. Staff from West Midlands Ambulance and West Midlands Fire Service The West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) is the statutory fire and rescue service responsible for fire protection, prevention, intervention and emergency rescue in the West Midlands county in England. will join airport workers to drag the Flybe aircraft across the apron at the airport's old Elmdon site on Saturday. They are raising money for a restful rest·ful adj. 1. Affording, marked by, or suggesting rest; tranquil. See Synonyms at comfortable. 2. Being at rest; quiet. rest garden at Selly Oak Selly Oak is an area in south Birmingham, England. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee. Birmingham Selly Oak is a parliamentary constituency; its member of Parliament is Dr Lynne Jones. Hospital's military unit, where soldiers who are flown back to Birmingham Airport are taken for treatment. It would benefit soldiers who need longterm care at the hospital and their families. After the plane pull volunteers will walk 14 miles through Solihull and Birmingham to the hospital carrying a 'patient' on a stretcher. |
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