This months Lincolnshire Today sees an article posted by journalist Steve Williams. He explains about the Training course LIVES have to offer.

You can read Steve’s story here:

http://www.lincolnshiretoday.net/en/lt/motoring/612/Learn-to-save-a-life-with-LIVES.htm

A short quote from the article is below.

LIVES utlise very experienced tutors to deliver a wide range of medically-based training in the community. If you attend a training course with LIVES, your tutor will be a currently practising, skilled and very experienced pre-hospital care provider, such as a doctor, nurse, paramedic or LIVES (Level 3 or 4) Responder.

Two years ago several of the ladies of the Little London Park Residential Estate, Torksey Lock, formed Team Torksey Ladies, a group with a view to raising funds for local charities. Their chosen charity for 2012/2013 is Lincolnshire Integrated Voluntary Emergency Service. They recently presented their first cheque for £1,311.60 to the local First Responder Group, Richard Elliott, Roger Hewins and Linda Dyson.

Laughterton Responders are very grateful to Team Torksey Ladies who raised this money during a difficult summer that curtailed some of their outdoor fund raising activities. The money has enabled Laughterton First Responders to buy another kit, which gives them more duty time flexibility, and reduces the number of times kit needs to be handed over to another First Responder.

Recently our Co-ordinator Keith Auvache, was invited to attend a function at the Grange & Links Hotel, where Mayor Joyce Taylor presented him with a cheque for £2500, part of the £4500 that has been raised by Community Spirit in 2012.

On behalf of the 5 charities that received donations during the evenings’ proceedings, Keith gave the following response to Community Spirit:

“Each of our individual charities is important to us and, of course, to the community at large. Charities normally require at least 3 things to be successful – Volunteers, Fundraisers & Givers. Well, it’s the Fundraisers here tonight that my colleagues, fellow recipients and I pay tribute to. After all is said and done, who thanks the Fundraisers? Well, we do. So a very big heartfelt thank you to Megan & Keith Hodkinson & their magnificent hardworking team – Community Spirit – for their essential fundraising work. Please keep doing what you are doing, as it’s so beneficial to everyone in the community.”

As well as training volunteers to become First Responders, most of you are aware we also offer specialised Medical training, and First Aid at Work training, along with numerous other external training courses. Roy is regularly delivering training around the country, so when he changed his car, he came up with the idea of having it sign written to advertise “LIVES TRAINING” Now that’s dedication.
 
For any First Aid requirements, please visit www.lives.org.uk/corporate or contact Kirsty on 01507 525999 or by email kraywood@lives-responders.co.uk

Blankney Golf Club will be holding a mixed AM AM golf tournament on Tuesday 20^th August 2013 to support LIVES. Teams must consist for 4 members, which can be mixed gender. The entry fee for each team is £120, which also included a meal on completion of your round.  Tee off is between 9am and 3pm.

To enter please download the entry form here. Send your completed entry form with a S.A.E and a cheque made payable to LORCAN O’MELIA LIVES AMAM, C/O Mrs S Bailey, Carr Dyke House, Potterhanworth Booths, Lincolnshire LN4 2AU.

For more information you can contact Sue Bailey on 01522 791935

After 12 years service with LIVES, starting when we had a small office in Tentercroft Street, Lincoln. Vanessa has closed the defib box lid, entered her last PRF and is leaving to concentrate on her own Dress Hire Business.

Vanessa has worn many hats for LIVES over the years, as well as being the Data Supervisor, she was FRDO for the Lincoln area, Coordinator for the Lincoln area, Coordinator for the Birchwood group, and currently is the Treasurer for Birchwood, a role which she will continue.

It seems very odd walking past Vanessa’s office now and seeing someone else sat at her desk. We wish Vanessa the very best and hope that her dress business ‘Nessie’s Dresses‘ grows from strength to strength.

I’m sure you would like to join us in congratulating Marcus Hacker, Mandy Lill and Dave McFarlane on their awards last night at the East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust’s (EMAS) first ever ‘Values and Recognition Awards’ at the Colwick Hall Hotel, Nottingham.

Marcus won the Paul Richard Basford Award an award to recognise the special contribution of EMAS’ volunteers, who support clinicians by acting as community first responders across the region.

EMAS press release reads:

The Paul Richard Basford Award for Volunteers was sponsored by the family of Paul Basford, who died in a tragic road-accident in Nottinghamshire in 2001. Family and friends have fundraised in Paul’s memory for many years, including buying defibrillators for EMAS.

Marcus Hacker, from Lincoln was the first winner of the trophy, in recognition of his work setting up a community first responder scheme for Lincoln’s St Giles’ estate. The scheme was described as exemplary as it has both helped EMAS respond to life-threatening calls and given local people the chance to learn life-saving skills.

Mandy Lill was nominated by EMAS emergency medical dispatchers, who said she’s ‘’worth her weight in gold’’ Mandy won a ‘Highly Commended’ award and was presented her award by Phil Milligan, Chief Executive.

Medic Dave McFarlane received a ‘Highly Commended’ award for 28 years service and volunteering as a medic first responder. Dave is one of our Medic Trainers, assessors and has volunteered for LIVES for many years, being one of only a few people to have a double digit LIVES badge number.

Huge congratulations from all within LIVES to the award winners, a major recognition for all the contribution to emergency care within Lincolnshire for all our volunteers.

A six month pilot scheme was launched Thursday 11th April which will see  Humberside Firefighters, turn LIVES First Responders when not at work. Harry Hall, who is the crew manager at Peaks Lane is already a LIVES First Responder and has been a volunteer for  around 13 years. he now feels that it would be a fantastic opportunity for his crew colleagues to help their community more when they have days off by manning a LIVES First Responders car.
 
As harry and his colleagues are aware, being in a rural county it can make thing difficult for the emergency services at times, so with them taking this role on they fell that it will help and make a difference.
 
EMAS Operational Support Manager Paul is behind the crew and is very happy for them to take this task on and said “This is a great opportunity for the firefighters to extend their knowledge and help more in their community’.”