Life-saving training
PUPILS at a school in Crazies Hill received a potentially life-saving piece of equipment as part of a health and fitness week.
The school has spent the week learning about how they can lead more healthy lifestyles, and on Tuesday year 6 students were given a lesson in CPR by Flat Stan First Aid.
During the session, the school welcomed local campaigner and fundraiser Claire Page, who presented the school with an automatic external defibrillator (AED) which had been donated through a charity golf day.
Claire’s five-year-old daughter Lilly-May died in 2014 after collapsing at school.
The little girl had an undiagnosed condition which caused her heart to suddenly stop, but an inquest ruled that if a defibrillator had been used at the earliest opportunity, Lilly-May could have survived.
Since then, Claire has worked tirelessly to raise funds for every local school to receive a defibrillator, and Crazies Hill Primary School marks the 34th school she has seen installed with the life-saving kit.
Headteacher Philippa Chan said: “Claire is one of the bravest people I know, she has turned something so awful into something so incredible, and we are very, very grateful for this donation.”
Claire added: “Reading Golf Club held a fundraising day and the winning donor got to choose a school for the defibrillator to be donated to. I knew that Crazies Hill really wanted one so I got in touch and they agreed.
“It is something you hope you will never have to use, but it is now there if it is needed, and it could potentially save someone’s life in the future.”