Sarah Grimes has recently joined Herefordshire Heartstart as our new Charity Coordinator. Sarah has been a teacher in Herefordshire since she moved back to the county fourteen years ago. Prior to that she worked as a teacher in London, Berkshire and West Sussex. She has had links with the charity for many years; volunteering alongside […]
At a recent public Heartstart course held at the Whitehouse Community Hub, Tupsley, Herefordshire Heartstart volunteer instructors trained their 23,000 person. The certificate of attendance was awarded to John Brazier by volunteers from the Charity. Throughout the morning course attendees learnt what to do if someone was unconscious, choking, bleeding seriously, having a heart […]
Robert Austen and Maggie Taylor have recently joined Herefordshire Heartstart as volunteer Trustees. Herefordshire Heartstart is a local charity, (registered charity number 1082309) supporting the people of Herefordshire with free Heartstart courses. Robert Austen moved back to his hometown in Herefordshire after working abroad in the Oil & Gas industry for 18 years. His experience […]
Herefordshire Heartstart are delighted to announce the receipt of a grant from The Eveson Charitable Trust for £4,000. This is to support the running costs of setting up and delivering Community Heartstart courses throughout Herefordshire. Herefordshire Heartstart rely on grants and donations to support this training, we welcome donations or fundraising from any group or […]
Radio interview with Nic (correct spelling) Howes who used the skills he’d learnt on a Heartstart course to help save a life. Many thanks to BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester for their kind permission in letting us use this interview.
Herefordshire Heartstart would like to thank the TSB, Commercial Street, Hereford for the £125 donation to support the work of the charity. The charity delivers free Heartstart how to save a life courses at venues across Herefordshire. Courses are offered to local groups across the county, voluntary organisations, other charities, businesses, schools, as well as at […]
Interesting discussion on CPR, first aid, advice, useful tips and stories about people saving lives. The programme is an hour long, so go to the website link below and skip to:- 7.18 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b086td3c It ends at 59.45 (skip through the stories you are interested in listening to – some of the stories are really interesting). This is on BBC radio and this is […]
Herefordshire Heartstart would like to thank the organisers and volunteers of the Bromyard Speed Festival for the £200 donation raised at the first festival held this year. The donation was made at a ‘Thank You’ celebration held recently for the army of volunteers and supporters who were involved in the event. Donations were made to […]
Herefordshire Heartstart recently held a public course at the Richmond Place Club in Hereford to coincide with Restart a Heart Day. 13 people attended the course and learnt the skills to potentially save a life, including dealing with a conscious casualty, an unconscious casualty, choking, serious bleeding, heart attack and CPR (cardio pulmonary resuscitation). This […]
Herefordshire Heartstart would like to thank the Mad Sat Raft Team for the £166 donation raised at the mad-dash raft race in July. Rafts, paddles and buoyancy aids were supplied to teams entering the race. Many teams entered and raced down the river from the Hereford Rowing Club to the railway bridge and back. The […]
