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Community CPR & defibrillator awareness session
Learn hands-only CPR and how to use a public defibrillator in a relaxed, friendly session.
999 Volunteer responders for Eccleshall & villages
When every minute counts, we’re already nearby.
We’re local volunteers trained by West Midlands Ambulance Service, responding to 999 calls across Eccleshall and the surrounding villages — often first on scene before the ambulance arrives.
5
Active responders
3
Volunteers in training
8 mi
Radius we cover
2017
Queen's Award for Voluntary Service
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Come and meet the team
Fundraisers, awareness days and community events where you can see the response car, learn CPR and support the scheme.
Current appeal
Help us hit our target
Kit out our responders
Each full uniform — shirts, trousers, boots, coat and hi-vis — costs around £300. With five active responders and three more in training, we need to kit out the whole team.
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Who we are
Neighbours trained to save lives
Eccleshall Community First Responders are volunteers trained by West Midlands Ambulance Service to a nationally recognised standard.
When a 999 call comes in nearby, we can be dispatched to give immediate care — CPR, defibrillation, oxygen and reassurance — until the ambulance arrives. We receive no central funding and rely entirely on local donations and fundraising.
In 2017 the group was awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a UK volunteer group can receive.
More about us
Get involved
Four ways you can help
Running the scheme costs around £1,000 a month. Here’s how the community keeps us going.
Donate
A one-off gift or a monthly standing order. Gift Aid adds 25% at no cost to you.
Ways to giveFundraise
Run a bake sale, a sponsored walk or a quiz night — we’ll help you plan it and promote it.
Fundraise for usSponsor
Local businesses can fund a defibrillator, a uniform or a year’s vehicle insurance.
Sponsorship optionsVolunteer
Train as a responder — no medical background needed — or help behind the scenes.
Volunteer with us
Latest news
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From the team
New training room furniture donated by Recycled Furniture UK
A generous donation from Recycled Furniture UK has helped us equip the training room at our new Eccleshall base.
Eccleshall Community First Responders launch new response vehicle
Eccleshall Community First Responders celebrated the launch of their new response vehicle, made possible through generous community support and National Lottery funding.
Could you save a life?
If someone collapses and isn’t breathing
Every minute without CPR cuts the chance of survival by around 10%. You can’t make things worse by trying.
Call 999
Give your location clearly. The call handler will stay on the line and talk you through what to do.
Start CPR
Hands in the centre of the chest. Push hard and fast — 100 to 120 times a minute — until help arrives.
Use a defibrillator
If someone can fetch one, switch it on and follow the voice. It will only shock if a shock is needed.
Thank you
Become a supporter
Our supporters
The organisations whose generosity keeps us on the road.
Helped fund our new response vehicle
Proud supporter of Eccleshall CFRs
Supporting responder training in Eccleshall
Help keep us on the road
We get no central funding. Every pound pays for fuel, kit, training and uniforms — and helps us reach someone in those first critical minutes.