In July, a very well attended Heartstart Course took place at Arkwright Court, Leominster. Fourteen residents were trained by two experienced volunteers. On the free 2 hour course they learned how to: deal with an unconscious casualty, recognise the symptoms of a suspected heart attack, deliver CPR including an understanding of the role of a […]
Herefordshire Heartstart are delighted to announce an amazing donation of £1500 from the Inner Wheel Club of Hereford Wye Valley. Our charity coordinator met with their outgoing president, Maggie, to receive the donation on a beautiful afternoon in the city. Maggie was determined to support a local charity and was aware of the work of […]
Last week I made an important visit to Kingstone and Thruxton Primary School. Children belonging to the Young Hopefuls Group, supported by Mrs Hanson, have been fundraising over the year for a range of charities. As part of their group the children took part in an activity session run by Herefordshire Heartstart. They learned what […]
We recently said goodbye to one of our most experienced and long-standing Herefordshire Heartstart instructors. Allan was one of our first volunteers and had been with us for more than 20 years. He was well known in the local community and spent many years working for the West Midlands Ambulance Service. Allan and his wife are […]
A well-attended Herefordshire Heartstart Course took place at Grange Court, Leominster on a chilly evening at the end of January. Four Heartstart volunteers trained 20 people local to Leominster. On the free 2 hour course they learned how to: deal with an unconscious casualty, recognise the symptoms of a suspected heart attack, deliver CPR including […]
Herefordshire Heartstart volunteers spent an enjoyable morning at Monmouth Boat Club training the junior rowers from Monmouth Comprehensive School. Seventeen of their rowers aged between 14 and 18 gave up two hours of their Saturday morning to learn what to do in an emergency. They had great fun participating in the practical elements learning these […]
This event was organised by the new coordinator to bring together volunteers old and new as well as an opportunity to meet the trustees and training supervisor for the charity. Since the charity started in 1996 Herefordshire Heartstart has trained over 23,000 people in Herefordshire with 900 people trained this year. Heartstart courses train members […]
At the end of August our Charity Coordinator along with a volunteer from Herefordshire Heartstart attended the Mad Dash Fun Raft Race. This was held at Hereford Rowing Club. During the day our friendly volunteers, in glorious sunshine, informed members of the public all about our charity and what we do for the people of […]
This year Herefordshire Heartstart will be participating in Restart a Heart Day on October 16th 2017. Restart a Heart Day is a Europe wide initiative developed by the European Resuscitation Council. It was launched in 2013 to raise awareness of the importance of teaching members of the public how to help restart the heart of […]
On August 12th Glyn Whiting, a well-known local artist, rode a 100 mile sportive in aid of Herefordshire Heartstart; raising over £300. Glyn was in contact with Herefordshire Heartstart a couple of days after the event and told us that ‘although the last hour was a bit of a struggle it’s not a bad result!’. […]
