--- title: Stepping Up for Charity - Our Hike for Wiltshire Air Ambulance description: On 26 May 2017, a team of 18 from V12 Footwear hiked the 13 miles from our headquarters in Chippenham to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance airbase site in Semington near Melksham. Our aim? 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Our aim? To fund the construction of their new airbase. We are committed to supporting [Wiltshire Air Ambulance](https://www.wiltshireairambulance.co.uk/), so we were proud to make this journey and step up for a charity that does life-saving work in the community. What were we wearing on our feet? V12 boots obviously... 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