Uppington village
Sally and Maisie, the dog, standing next to the recently installed HAJMT AED in Uppington Village, Shropshire. The residents of the village were successful in their application, a rural, farming community between Shrewsbury and Telford. The AED has been placed in the centre of the village easily accessible.
The HAJMT trustees were delighted to donate an AED to the residents of Chetwynd Park. The application came from Julie and Phil Rich, who are passionate about their community and making a difference.
When she was a Brownie Julie loved first aid and was in awe of Florence Nightingale. She met Phil when they were both police officers. Eventually she re-trained as a nurse and for over 25 years has trained people in basic life support and CPR for Heart Start, part of the British Heart Foundation. To quote Julie ‘Everyone should have the chance to know about CPR’ .
Bringsty Manorial Court
Kirsty Urdall, a clinical pharmacist, applied for an HAJMT AED at Bringsty Common Manorial Court. She explained in her application that Bringsty Common was situated on a busy A road and that they were a rural community with an average response time of 12 minutes for a category A call to the emergency services. The common is visited as a local beauty spot and there is a wonderful vintage shop and café. There is also a community football and cricket pitch, which serves the wider community. The manorial court is run by volunteers and therefore it was an easy decision for the Trustees to donate an HAJMT AED.
Communities can play a big part in creating a nation of life savers. Having a defibrillator in our
community means that more people will have the tools to assist when someone has a cardiac
arrest. In the early stages of constructing the new Big Yellow Bracknell store we identified the
need for a defibrillator in the local area. Installing one is a great example of how small
additions to our projects can play a very important part in saving more lives.
The Challenge
Less than 1 in 10 people in the UK survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. This has been
partly attributed to two factors that communities can change:
• there aren’t enough people prepared to perform CPR when someone has a cardiac
arrest
• there aren’t enough defibrillators.
Making this installation is especially vital as 90% of fatal heart attacks could be prevented
with swift action using this equipment.
What we have done
The Big Yellow Construction Company Ltd has become affiliated to the Henry Angell James
Memorial Trust www.hajmt.co.uk, which was set up by Henry’s wife, Sally, following his
sudden death from a heart attack at the age of 53. The charity’s aim is to put as many
automated external defibrillators units (AEDs) into local communities as they can.
To raise the money for this venture we offered parking facilities during construction at a fee
to a development team (Fit Out UK), on the proviso all fees would be donated to the Trust to
help purchase and install this life saving equipment.
The outcome
Our first AED unit was installed outside our new Big Yellow store in Bracknell which was
opened in September 2020. The unit will be registered on ‘The Circuit’ website
www.thecircuit.uk . Run by The National Defibrillator Network, this website is connected to
every Ambulance Service in the UK and allows them to direct bystanders to the nearest
defibrillator to help save lives.
Looking ahead, Big Yellow Construction Company Ltd has committed to install an AED unit at
all their new stores.
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The beautiful hamlet of Bouldon lies partially within the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is located on the eastern boundary of the relatively flat Corvedale, where the valley meets the upland Clee Hills.
The application for a HAJMT AED came from Steve Bartell (seen here on the RHS) with Dave Hedgley, Bouldon parish councillor. Their application recognised the objectives that the HAJMT is about and were able to present ideal credentials for us to donate an AED to their community. They are community spirited with a sprinkling of humour and the beautiful hamlet desperately needed an AED. Bouldon really is hidden gem, but its location is difficult for the emergency services to get to quickly. The HAJMT Trustees were delighted to be able to donate an HAJMT AED to the village.