The following article, together with the accompanying photos, is a Press Release issued by West Midlands Ambulance Service on 17 May 2012.Whilst the scheme car is used for many callouts, our team members continue to use their own cars as required (about a 50/50 split across callouts since the car was introduced into service in …
WMAS Press Release – New Scheme Cars in Warwickshire Read More »
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On June 23rd, Ettington resident, Ian Law , will run the demanding half-marathon route of the Trail Marathon Wales in the Coed-y-Brenin forest in the Snowdonia National Park. He is doing this to raise funds for Ettington Rovers Football Club and Ettington Community First Responder Team. Proceeds will be split equally between both organizations. Ian …
Ettington Resident to undertake sponsored Mountain Marathon to raise funds for ECFRS Read More »
Our sincere thanks to Ettington resident, Pat Beatty, who organised an event which raised £200 for the team. Not only did Pat organise the event, but she kindly donated the massive, hand-made, Easter egg. A big ‘thank you’ Pat! Ettington Village News article: ‘Crack the Egg’ Coffee Morning in aid of Ettington First Responder Scheme …
On Saturday 21st January, all the team’s Community First Responders (CFRs) met at Newbold-on-Stour village hall for our annual training update and revalidation (assessment) w ith West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS). John Davies, WMAS CFR Trainer, ran the session for us. As ever, it was a valuable refresher on existing and new procedures. Although all …
Team’s First Responders complete training update and revalidation with WMAS Read More »
2011 Callout Statistics In 2011, we were called to 183 incidents (compared to 106 for 2010). These callouts all arose from ‘999’ calls by members of the public; mostly across the villages in our primary coverage area but occasionally further afield such as Stratford-upon-Avon. In all cases, West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) requested the deployment …
Summary of Ettington CFR Team’s 2011 Callout Statistics Read More »
Performance Products Ltd and Ettington CFR Team have worked together to develop a SatNav which provides precise navigation to emergency incidents. Ettington CFR Team, which works with West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS), is despatched to life threatening and serious incident arising from 999 calls to provide emergency medical care ahead of the arrival of the …
Ettington CFR Team develops special SatNav functionality for CFR use Read More »
On Wednesday 7th December 2011, Halford villagers presented Ettington CFR Team with a cheque for £400. This followed a concerted and focussed fundraising campaign within the village under the tireless work of Halford resident, Mrs Ann Harris. The cheque was presented to five members of Ettington CFR Scheme at a small ceremony at Halford Village …
Halford villagers raise a further £400 for Ettington CFR Scheme Read More »
As we approach the end of the year, we thought that you’d be interested to hear what’s been happening in our team in 2011. 2011 has been another tremendously successful year for us. We now have nine Community First Responders (CFRs) based in Alderminster, Ettington, Halford, Newbold-on-Stour, Pillerton Hersey and Pillerton Priors. All have been …
End of Year update on Ettington CFR Scheme in Village Newsletters Read More »
