Rolls Royce for St John Ambulance

Rolls Royce for St John Ambulance

Written by Angela Gooch on August 16th, 2007 in Emergency Services, Human Interest, Social History, Transport.

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Source: Skegness News 1st December 1954
Photo: Paul Smith 15 Talbot Road Skegness

Skegness division of the St John Ambulance Brigade now possess this nery completely fitted Rolls Royce ambulance, formerly operated at Sheffield, which was secured a short time ago by Superintendent Sydney Sellars and other officers and members of the local Divisions. Its aquisition gives much enhanced mobility to the Divisions in their coverage of the area, and will enable the Brigade to attend urgent cases with the minimum of delay. Those who recall the emergency which arose in connection with the Lincolnshire Coast Floods twenty-two months ago will realise all that this means.

The ambulance is, of course, intended to supplement - and in no way to compete with - the work of the County Ambulance Service. At the moment the Skegness Division are in need of a sum of approximately £70 to complete the purchase and to cover essential insurance, in order to put the ambulance on the road, and it is to be hoped that this sum may shortly be forthcoming.

The ambulanve is most extensively and completely equipped, and particularly suitable for the work which it will be called upon to do.

Rolls Royce for Skegness St John Ambulance