The end of the year means looking back at our achievements over the past 12 months.

We have:

• Been available "on-call" for 7109 Hours throughout the year. That's over 81% of every day averaged out across the year;
• Attended several hundred emergency calls;
• Been available for, and attended, emergency calls without claiming a penny;
• Either donated, relocated, installed or helped to install eight defibrillators which are now in the public domain in our area or the immediate areas around us;
• Almost completed our public access defibrillator project and will do so in the next month when we complete installations at Sopley School and in Neacroft;
• Advised surrounding Councils and organisations on defibrillators and with our Heartstart colleagues, provided free defib and Hands-Only CPR awareness on request;
• Been presented with the New Forest District Council, Chairman's Award for Volunteering which was awarded to our co-ordinator;
• Supported colleagues in New Milton as they started up a scheme to provide the Community First Responder service to their community - also provided by their unpaid volunteers;
• Raised funds, through your generosity, to continue to provide our service and operate two response vehicles and purchase new equipment to ensure our team have the best equipment available to community first responders, so that we continue to provide a credible and meaningful service to our community.
In the coming year we look forward to :-
• Receiving additional training and new skills - which will result in an accredited national qualification;
• Receive, and be trained, in the use of additional medical equipment;
• Receiving new data communication devices;
• Raising funds for all new items;
• Recruiting new volunteers;
• Helping the Charity and the Ambulance Service Trust by suggesting methods of improving CFR practice and processes.

But mostly.... serving our community in what we do best... delivering a basic life support service using unpaid, caring, committed and motivated volunteers.

If you have what it takes and are interested in joining our group please leave your details on 0844 500 9699 and we will get back to you.


Happy New Year to you all