Simple Skills Save Lives
"Welcome to Herefordshire Heartstart, supporting communities across Herefordshire with Emergency Life Support training that empowers people to act quickly and confidently when it matters most."
Herefordshire Heartstart is a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing Emergency Life Support training across the Herefordshire area.
We specialise in equipping people with the knowledge, confidence, and practical ability to act in emergency situations. Our courses are suitable for people of all ages and backgrounds and are delivered by a dedicated team of experienced volunteers who are passionate about making a difference.
Through our training, we aim to empower individuals, strengthen our community, and help make Herefordshire a safer and more prepared place — where more people have the confidence to step in and save a life when it matters most.
About
Herefordshire Heartstart aims to increase public awareness of the importance of Emergency Life Support training.
We provide FREE public courses for village and community halls, clubs, groups, and organisations.
We also deliver training for local businesses, GP surgeries, dental practices, care homes, and colleges.
Would you know what to do if someone near you suffered a life-threatening emergency?
The Heartstart Emergency Life Support course is designed for people like you. Gain the confidence and skills to act — and become a potential lifesaver.
Our Vision
Everyone in Herefordshire can react to support a life and alert qualified medical assistance in emergency situations.
Mission Statement
To ensure that more people survive a heart attack or other life-threatening emergencies by providing quality training and imparting the confidence to act.
Objectives
The objectives of Herefordshire Heartstart are the advancement of education and the protection and preservation of life by:
- Increasing local public awareness of the need for emergency lifesaving support training.
- Arranging and providing courses and other opportunities for people to learn the essential knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to help them deal with emergency situations to the best of their ability.
- Encouraging attendance on training courses
- Ensuring that the conduct and delivery of training of and by the scheme instructors is in accordance with the current guidelines set or accepted by the Resuscitation Council UK or any other guidelines approved by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
- Contributing to the wider development of the Heartstart initiative.
We measure and celebrate the success of Herefordshire Heartstart against these five objects.
Further Information
Courses Page - for course content and to make a booking request.
Events Page - for upcoming free public courses.
Donate Page - to support us by making a donation.
Opportunities Page - details on volunteering, fundraising and more!
Our Team
Herefordshire Heartstart is run by a dedicated group of Trustees, supported by a team of committed volunteers.
We are a registered charity, established in 1996, and to date we have trained over 26,500 people of all ages and backgrounds in Emergency Life Support skills.
Our collaborative approach helps ensure our training remains relevant, high-quality, and rooted in the needs of our community.
Our Trustees are:
- Sarah Grimes (Chair)
- Clive Edwards
- Dave Landey
- Nicky Thorpe
- Malcolm Madeley
Charity Coordinator: Thomas Hughes
Together, the Trustees and committee share a strong vision for the future of Herefordshire Heartstart, focused on expanding access to life-saving training and empowering more people to act confidently in an emergency.