Shepshed Lions Community First Responders

26/11/2024

Last week I had the unexpected pleasure of seeing Mike, one of our former members of the team who gave many years service. Mike said

"My healthcare journey started with Shepshed CFR group and now I'm a full time front line Ambulance Practitioner.
"This is all thanks to Shepshed Community Responder group, please support them for the great work they do."

26/11/2024

Our staff and volunteers are working immensely hard to help those who are critically unwell and need our life-saving services.

Please only dial 999 in a life-threatening emergency.

26/11/2024

Going to hospital via ambulance will not mean you’re seen any quicker when you get there, but could mean an ambulance isn’t available for someone who needs our life-saving care.

17/09/2024

Following a grant received earlier this year, we're now looking for a location to install a new community defibrillator.

We received the grant based on a vote by the community, so we'd like to open up nominations as to where we put the new defibrillator!

Put your suggestions in the comments below 👇 we'll take a look through them and see where may work.

Ideally, we'd like it in a popular spot where there is no community defib currently available, and we're looking at somewhere in Shepshed, Loughborough or the surrounding area.

15/07/2024

If you:
🚑 Want to help people in the local community at their time of need.
🚑 Have an interest in first aid / the ambulance service or would like to gain experience in the health or care sector
🚑 Are over 18, have a clean driving licence, and are physically fit
🚑 Could volunteer at least 16 hours per month

You may be just who we're looking for. We're recruiting for Community First Responders in the Loughborough and Shepshed area.

Find out what we do here:
https://www.emas.nhs.uk/join-team-emas/volunteers/community-first-responders

To find out more, apply, or if you have questions, please email [email protected] or message us on Facebook

12/07/2024

Evening supporting East Midlands Ambulance Service alongside defibs checks tonight. We're still open for applications- send us a message if interested.

11/06/2024

We are thrilled to share that we were awarded £1500 thanks to our incredible community and the Tesco Stronger Starts project.

You kindly voted us into first place with some fantastic other projects in the running.

The money will go to a brand new defibrillator in the area as well as keeping some of our other community defibrillators rescue ready with new pads and batteries.

Huge thanks to everyone who voted for us with the blue tokens earlier in the year!

07/06/2024

We'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone who makes what we do possible this Volunteers' Week.

16/05/2024

It was a pleasure to present Bill with his Coronation Medal yesterday evening. Bill is the longest serving active member of our team, with over 10 years' service volunteering for the ambulance - on top of a long and successful career as a police officer.

Thank you Bill! 👏

02/05/2024

Beautiful weather this evening! 😍 Ideal for restocking defibs like this one at Glenmore Park, which we look after for Shepshed Town Council 💔🙌⚡️❤️

We're currently recruiting for new responders for our team - drop us a message or email [email protected]

23/04/2024

✨️ Big news! ✨️

We're recruiting for new Community First Responders to join our team!

Interested? Read this: https://www.emas.nhs.uk/join-team-emas/volunteers/community-first-responders

Still interested and meet the criteria? Drop us a message or email [email protected] for more information.

Please share this to help us reach potential future life-savers!

05/04/2024

This is taking place tonight in Shepshed 🚑🚒⚽️ entry is £3 and for charity! Good luck team EMAS!

On Friday 5th April staff members from Leicestershire Division of East Midlands Ambulance Serviceare hosting a charity football match against Coalville Fire Station to raise money for The Ambulance Staff Charity & The Fire Fighters Charity. 🚒 🚑

The Match is being generously sponsored by Marks Electrical and is being held at Shepshed Dynamo F.C. Dovecote Stadium, Kick off is at 1930 and gates open at 1830. ⏰

Entry is £3 Per Adult and under 16's are free, There are also raffle tickets available for purchase at £2 per strip (some Signed LCFC Items including a ball and a shirt) and also a commemorative match programme at £3. These can be purchased in advance here at https://neartail.com/sm/HFBm1K_vR or available to purchase on the day.

If you wish to donate online then please do so on peoples fundraising at https://www.peoplesfundraising.com/fundraising/leics_emas_vs_lfrs
The bar will also be open during and after the game so i hope as many people as possible can come and support a great event.

🚒 ⚽️ 🚑

29/03/2024

We're really thrilled to share that Shepshed Lions Community First Responders is now a registered charity with the Charity Commission!

While our cause and commitment remains the same, this is a great next step to growing and maturing our brilliant team. Thanks to everyone for your support.

https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5224873/charity-overview

23/03/2024

Thanks to everyone who's been voting for us with Tesco tokens! There's still a week left.

You can vote at
Loughborough Extra
Loughborough Rushes
Loughborough Tesco Express
Sileby Tesco Express
Shepshed Tesco Express

All the money we receive will go towards upkeep of our defibrillator network across Charnwood.

14/02/2024

Exciting news 🥳

We're featured in the current Tesco charity voting scheme!

You can vote for us at
Loughborough Extra
Loughborough Rushes
Loughborough Tesco Express
Sileby Tesco Express
Shepshed Tesco Express

All the money we receive will go towards upkeep of our defibrillator network across Charnwood.

11/01/2024

Seven defibs with new pads and batteries installed this evening - seeing those life-saving devices into 2026!

Our defib estate is becoming increasingly expensive to maintain as costs of replacement parts have risen dramatically - a set of pad and batteries now costs about £350 - more than double the price we paid in 2022 😔

03/01/2024

Awesome to see our very own team member Chad featured by East Midlands Ambulance Service today!

Thanks to all our team for the time they give up to support the community 👏

Today our Holiday Hero is Chad Saunders, Community First Responder from the Shepshed CFR group. Many of our volunteers like Chad have been out and about across the festive period helping those in the community who are in need.

Chad started volunteering for EMAS in 2023.

“Alongside volunteering, I work on the Loughborough University campus for a golf club company called PING as a Research and Test Engineer. My role mainly involves developing 3D motion capture technologies to model the golf swing, understand how people interact with equipment, and drive innovation to design better golf clubs. “Growing up I did not have an interest in working in healthcare but when I was younger my friend's father had a cardiac arrest and collapsed at a family BBQ. The neighbour was a CFR and quickly came to the rescue and now the father is fully recovered and healthy. Arguably the CFR saved his life and the positive impact that one person had on my friend and the wider community has always stuck with me. “I have moved around the UK multiple times for university and work and until recently I never felt settled enough to become part of the local community. Now that I feel settled and have started volunteering I am really enjoying it.

“Being trusted by patients to help them in their hour of need is a real privilege and something I find very rewarding. One thing I didn't think about before volunteering was how much you would interact with a wide variety of cultures, ages, and backgrounds within the local community and be able to communicate, relate, and help where I can.”

Could you make a difference to your community like Chad? Why not visit the EMAS website to find out more about how you can become a volunteer. Volunteers :: East Midlands Ambulance Service (emas.nhs.uk)

19/12/2023

Liam and Helen on call tonight - checking out the local Christmas lights between 999 emergency calls 😊🎄🚑