Wards Solicitors teams up with Great Western Air Ambulance Charity for ‘Make a Will in May’
Wards is giving people in South Gloucestershire the chance to make their Will for free as part of its special ‘Make a Will in May’ campaign with Great Western Air Ambulance.
What is the campaign?
For the month of May, Wards Solicitors are giving people the opportunity to make or update their Wills as part of an on-going partnership with the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) which provides critical care for residents across BANES, Bristol, South Gloucestershire and beyond.
People are invited to make a voluntary donation to the charity in return for the free Wills service.
Tom Scoffham, Head of Wills and Probate at Wards Solicitors, said: “GWAAC's Make a Will in May campaign is a fantastic way to not only encourage people to make a Will, something which we believe is very important, but also to help support our local lifesaving service."
Suggested donations to GWAAC are £100 for a standard single Will, and £150 for a double will *
Early booking is advised, to avoid disappointment, as there are limited Will appointments available under the scheme.
Accessing the service
The free service is available at selected Wards’ branches in Thornbury, Staple Hill and Yate, with further access also available through the National Free Wills Network via the GWAAC website for those not near a participating branch.
To find out more and to book an appointment, visit: gwaac.com/wills
Or you can call the selected Wards branches below:
Thornbury: 01454 204899
Staple Hill: 0117 943 4800
Yate: 01454 316789
This is not the first time that Wards have supported GWAAC by providing a free Wills service, as the Wills and Probate team offered a similar service for another initiative the charity did back in 2024, which you can read about here.
*Standard Will-writing rates with Wards are £474 for a single Will, and £750 for a joint Will.
About Great Western Air Ambulance Charity
GWAAC provides the critical care and air ambulance service for 2.1 million people across Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, and parts of Wiltshire. Their Critical Care Team consists of highly trained and experienced Critical Care Doctors, Advanced Practitioners and Specialist Paramedics in Critical Care, who bring the skill and expertise of a hospital emergency department to the patient.
2025 was GWAAC’s busiest year on record with 2,344 people in urgent need of medical care. GWAAC’s Critical Care Team is needed by more than six patients a day on average and rushes to treat them by helicopter or critical care car. On average each mission costs around £2,200 to attend, and their funding relies entirely on donations rather than government or National Lottery funding to operate.