A HEARTY hairdresser has installed her latest defibrillator in a South Oxfordshire town – but urged local businesses to help host two more which are ready to be installed. Susan Handy, 50, has raised around £13,000 for the Heart of Wallingford fund, in a six-year campaign to install the life-saving devices. Miss Handy, who runs…
A new life-saving defibrillator has been installed in Witney Town Centre. Sudden cardiac arrest accounts for around 100,000 deaths in the UK each year. Early intervention, CPR and access to a defibrillator are key to increasing an individual’s chances of survival. When one of the iconic red phone boxes adjacent to the Town Hall came up…
District councillor and trustee for the centre Stuart Lawson used part of his community enabling budget to fund the piece of equipment, with regular venue hirer Tony Williams, who provides first aid courses, offering training. So far the centre’s staff and some of its regular clients who hire space have been trained. Mr Lawson said:…
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TWO new defibrillators have been installed in Malvern, funded by Malvern Rotary Club’s Tree of Light 2017 campaign One is located at the Hills Ford Garage in Newtown Road, the second at Somers Park Avenue Methodist Church. The presentations were made by the president of Malvern Rotary Club, Sandy Gibson, to Richard Hartley of Malvern…
New life-saving equipment has been installed at a holiday park in Norfolk after “generous” visitors helped fund the project. (Left to right) Barney residents with councillor Steff Aquarone and David Moore, managing director of the Old Brick Kilns Caravan and Camping Park with the newly installed defibrillator. Picture: TIGGY MOORE A public access defibrillator has…