In June 2013, we were shocked by the theft of the amber strobe light from the team car whilst it was parked overnight in Newbold-on-Stour. This incident was followed, within days, by some amazing fundraising support from villagers in Newbold-on-Stour and by Tredington Parish Council. The following article appeared in the Stratford Herald on 18th …
Theft of Safety Equipment from Ettington CFR Team Car Read More »
2012, we w ere called to 162 incidents. 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 of one or more of our team members …
Our thanks to our supporter, ambassador and fundraiser, Andrew Murray, from Tredington who raised a staggering £655 for our team through his ‘Movember’ sponsorship! A massive ‘thank you’ to everyone who so generously sponsored Andrew.
Well, another year is almost over and it’s time for the annual update from the Ettington Community First Responder Team. 2012 has been another interesting year for us with a few personnel changes, some fantastic village events and the first full year of use for our scheme car. Firstly, we would like to take time …
End of Year update on Ettington CFR Scheme in Village Newsletters Read More »
On 13 October, the team attended an update training session together with colleagues from local teams (Shipston-on-Stour, Oxhill, Wellesbourne, Avon Valley, Long Compton). The session was devised by the Ettington team to provide some further specific training to help our CFRs optimise the service that we deliver to our patients. We are very grateful to …
After over three years with Ettington CFR Scheme, Paul Mulligan is stepping down both as a First Responder and as the Chair of the Scheme. Paul has been with the Scheme since it launched in June 2009 and has been an instrumental part of its growth as well as, of course, attending a range of …
Paul Mulligan steps down from Ettington CFR Team/new Chair appointed Read More »
On Saturday 22 July, two of our CFRs, Gill and Russ, represented our team at Henley-in-Arden CFR team’s launch event. For the first time in many week’s the sun shone for the opening ceremony held in the town’s market cross. Speeches were given by John Pudney of Henley CFR Team and Sir Graham Meldrum (WMAS …
Ettington CFR Team joins Henley-in-Arden CFR Team to celebrate their launch Read More »
Over the last few months, our team has attended a wide-range of events across the villages within our normal coverage area. These have included a number of village fetes and various celebrations for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. One of the events that we attended was Ettington Village Fete on Saturday 23 June – photograph below.
On 30th May at the Chequers Public House in Ettington, Members of Ettington CFR Scheme met with the Chairman of The Gourmetisers Golf Society, Mr Cecil Anderson, to receive a very welcome donation of £570. The occasion was also the first public outing of the Scheme’s Ex-West Midlands Ambulance Authority fast response vehicle since it …
Our Scheme Car has just returned from Mediafleet Ltd (https://www.mediafleet.co.uk/) following its makeover! The car is an ex-WMAS Fast Response Vehicle (story here) and the old livery was showing its age after six years. Mediafleet – who had already kindly carried out some initial work on the car for us when we acquired it – …
