Wokingham Today

New defib for village hall

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RESIDENTS of Emmbrook will now feel a little more reassured after a public access defibrilla­tor was installed.

The unit, which was financed by SHOPPERS at a supermarke­t in Lower surplus funds from the Emmbrook Earley showed their festive spirit by donating Village Hall to Management a local charity Committee, earlier this month. was installed in the entrance to the hall, Volunteers in E mm brook from Road. the Me 2 Members Club, of which the South is based Central in Wood leyAmbu lance and Service helps children Community and First young Respond er adults with Team, additional sourced the needs unit. to participat­e in mainstream Chair of the activities, committee, joined Peg gym embers Johns of said: the“There three local are two Rotary defibrilla­tors Clubs to in the collect village, donations but they are from not shoppers accessible at to Asda the public on Friday, so we December thought it 1. would be a good The idea collection to have raised one installed more than here.

“The unit cost around £2,000, which was paid for by the Management Committee’s surplus funds, and it is our way of giving something back to the £600 for the charity. community.”

Tess Eagles, Me2 Club’s Manager, Paramedic Team Leader and said: “Thank you to everyone who Community First Responder helped raise funds for Me2 Club at our Coordinato­r for Wokingham, Nicola Asda day, we raised a fantastic £622! Wright said: “We would like to thank

“Thank you to everyone who helped the committee for purchasing the make the day such a success, this defibrilla­tor, and to DJ Mace & Son included: Easthampst­ead Rotary Club; Electrical Contractor­s who installed it Rotary Club of Loddon Vale; Rotary free of charge.

Club of Reading and Maiden Erlegh;

“We will be holding training sessions Sage; Trustees; Staff and our families – in the new year for residents who would they were all amazing!” like to know me2club.org.uk how to use it.”

 ?? Picture: Gemma Davidson ?? Peggy Johns, Margaret Adamson, David Pickard and Nicola Wright with the newlyinsta­lled defibrilla­tor in Emmbrook
Picture: Gemma Davidson Peggy Johns, Margaret Adamson, David Pickard and Nicola Wright with the newlyinsta­lled defibrilla­tor in Emmbrook

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