Pat on the back for Herefordshire Heartstart Thursday 23rd May 2013 – 4.45pm – Chris Kowalik. Would you know what to do if a child began to choke? For a woman in Herefordshire whose two year old daughter had put a 20 pence piece in her mouth, the answer was to slap her on the […]
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Thousands of schoolchildren taught in HeartStart course
Thousands of schoolchildren taught in HeartStart course Monday 29th April 12.15pm – Chris Kowalik. More than 15,000 schoolpupils have been taught essential lifesaving skills as part of an educational campaign by Herefordshire HeartStart supported by West Midlands Ambulance Service. The charity, in conjunction with the British Heart Foundation, was officially launched in 1996 and set […]
NICOLA’S COAST TO COAST FOR HEARTSTART
A volunteer instructor for a charity that is teaching lifesaving skills to thousands of people in Herefordshire is to do a fundraising 200 mile coast-to-coast walk. Nicola Stock will embark on the Wainwright coast-to-coast in aid of Herefordshire Heartstart in May. The 50 year old from the Kings Caple area of Herefordshire will begin on […]
Congratulations to Four Herefordshire Volunteers
Congratulations to Four Herefordshire volunteers who have just qualified as Heartstart Instructors. This 3-stage process began with learning the Heartstart Five How’s – How to: 1. Help someone who is unconscious 2. Recognize the warning signs of a Heart Attack 3. Perform CPR 4. Deal with choking 5. Deal with serious bleeding The second stage started […]
Herefordshire Heartstart – 19,000th Trainee
At a recent Herefordshire Heartstart course run to train volunteers of The Waterworks Musem in Hereford, instructors trained their 19,000th person. Clive Lafford was present with his certificate of attendance by Herefordshire Heartstart trustee David Willians, MBE, QFSM, KStJ.
Jesse Norman MP learns to Heartstart at Broadlands Primary School Hereford
For four years, Broadlands Primary School has been leading the way in teaching vital lifesaving skills to children in the county. Jesse Norman visited the school in February to see first hand how it teaches pupils to recognise heart attacks, cardiac arrest and give CPR. Led by class teacher Kate Best, the children underwent role-play […]
Craft Fair Stall Raises Money for Herefordshire Heartstart
Selling beautiful hand-made items donated by volunteers, Herefordshire Heartstart’s stall at the Hereford Cathedral’s Craft Fair made £113.97. The money raised will help buy CPR manikin lungs and wipes, which have to be replaced at the end of each course. Many thanks goes out to everyone who made items to sell and to the volunteers […]
Bill Wiggin MP taught Heartstart skills at Leominster Primary School
Mr Wiggin visited Leominster Primary School for one of its Heartstart training days, which he found to be both impressive and an invaluable experience. Mr Wiggin said: “The course, at only two hours long, gave the children the skills and confidence they might one day need to save someone else’s life and was carried out […]
Hereford Cathedral Raises Money for Herefordshire Heartstart
The Dean of Hereford Cathedral recently presented a cheque for £1,000 to Loraine Coleman Co-ordinator/Project Manager for Herefordshire Heartstart. The money was raised by the Cathedrals Christmas Craft Fair and will be used to help fund Herefordshire Heartstart Emergency Life Support Community Training programme. Loraine was overwhelmed by the amount and asked the Dean to […]
Personal Challenge to raise money for Herefordshire Heartstart
Nicola Stock a volunteer Instructor with Herefordshire Heartstart, aims to raise funds by walking the 200 mile long Wainwright Coast to Coast Path over 12 days. Walk Summary: When: May 2013 Total Climb: Just short of the height of Mount Everest (29,000 feet) Terrain: Very, Very hilly with Majestic scenery Route: Starting on the West […]