Ambulance Service

Your local Ambulance Service is based at:

Ambulance HQ
40-42 Friars Walk
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 2XW

Tel: (01273) 489444
Fax: (01273) 489445

Six ways YOU can help the emergency services find you when you need them:

  1. Make sure your house number is large enough to be seen from the road. It should be at least 80mm/3.5 inches tall. Also make your house name as visible as "No Parking" signs.
  2. If possible place your name or number on a wall or gate post next to the road rather than on the door. Numbers on doors can be too far from the road to be seen. Many houses have doors on the side so the number cannot be seen from the road at all.
  3. Cut back foliage regularly so that your number can be seen clearly. Bushes can hide the number, especially in the Spring and Summer.
  4. Ensure that your number stands out; black on white or white on black are best. Lack of contrast hinders crews especially at night.
  5. Help your neighbours make their numbers visible. We'll be able to find your house more quickly if their houses are clearly numbered.
  6. Encourage your local shopkeepers to put the street number on their shop front.