4/2/22: Defibrillator installed at Tennis Centre thanks to Town Council grant
4 February 2022
Thanks to funding from the Ross-on-Wye Town Council grants scheme and Herefordshire Community Foundation, Ross Tennis Centre has recently installed an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at its pavilion. The AED is available for use by members of the public if someone nearby has suffered a sudden cardiac arrest.
Fast access to an AED can be the difference between life and death for someone suffering a sudden cardiac arrest, and the tennis centre management were delighted to be awarded a grant of £1,000 by Ross Town Council, and a separate grant of £549 from Herefordshire Community Foundation, to cover the entire cost of the AED and its installation.
The unit is located in a locked cabinet on the outside of the pavilion, the code for which will be provided when needed by West Midlands Ambulance Service following a 999 call. Members of the public do not need to be trained in how to use an AED because the device itself provides clear audible instructions on what to do at each step of the process.
Grants of up to £1000 are available from Ross-on-Wye Town Council to help promote or improve the community. Any individual, charity, voluntary group or community organisation may apply.
Ross-on-Wye Town Council is committed to encouraging community development and aims to work closely with organisations and groups by financially supporting projects that benefit local residents.
There are still funds in the Town Council’s grants’ budget and applications are invited from any local organisation for specific events, projects or equipment. For more information email admin@rosstc-herefordshire.gov.uk or visit: https://rosstc-herefordshire.gov.uk/rtc-clone/…/Grants-Policy…