Penkridge & District Community First Responders

05/10/2026

Our friends over at Brewood Community First Responders are selling a signed and certificated 2025/26 season Wolves football. Link to the eBay site for any Penkridge and district Wolfies!

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 2025/26 SQUAD SIGNED FOOTBALL WITH CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. It is intended as a display or collectors’ item and not for play. The proceeds will support the group’s lifesaving work within the local community.

04/09/2026

Huge thanks to Peter Bramwell at Penkridge Tv & Electrical ltd for installing the new defibrillator cabinet with CFR volunteer Neil Hawkins at the Haling Dene. The old cabinet had seen better days and this new one will ensure the device is kept safe and dry and ready to use.

The Haling Dene defibrillator is one of 24 across Penkridge and surrounding villages that is made possible through the generosity of local people and businesses.

And did you know that every one of the defibrillator cabinets looked after by Penkridge & District Community First Responders also contains a bleed kit?

In an emergency always dial 999. If a defibrillator and/or bleed kit is needed the ambulance operator will direct you to the nearest cabinet and provide the access code.

12/07/2026

Great to see Penkridge coming together to enjoy the sunshine and the Summer Festival today.

Our community ambulance has been on call, attending jobs in Cannock and Penkridge.

03/07/2026

Our volunteer, Rob, is at the Marshbrook First School summer fete today.

Why not drop by in the sunshine to say hello and learn more about what we do, and practice some life-saving skills.

07/06/2026

Our volunteers are set up at the Princefield F.S PSA summer fete today.

Drop by and say hello. Find out more about what we do, practice your skills in CPR (chest compressions) on one of our mannequins, or learn how to help a choking patient with our practice vests.

28/12/2025

West Midlands Ambulance Service are now recruiting for Community First Responders.

If you're interested in supporting your local community, and our local ambulance service, then we'd love to welcome you!

A few things to know...

This is a voluntary role. There is no absolute commitment around when you'd be required to be on duty - you can work around your home and work life. Notionally you need to look to do an average of 5 hours per week.

You don't need any experience - all medical training is provided. You do need to be confident and good with people.

The training dates are shown on the website, and include consecutive weekends or some weekdays. To qualify you'll need to pass a practical assessment and a theory paper.

Once qualified you need to attend 1 or 2 mandatory training days (week day or weekends available) each year, and complete a mandatory workbook.

If you're thinking of applying please drop us a message and we can give you some more information to help you decide if this is for you.

Closing date is 11 January 2026.

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20/12/2025

Thank you to everyone that has supported us throughout 2025.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year.

19/12/2025

You may have seen our community ambulance out and about, we may have been out to you or someone you know, or you or members of your family may have taken part in CPR awareness sessions we run.

As a small local charity our volunteers do what they do to provide immediate care to the communities of Penkridge and surrounding villages, supporting the hard work of West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS).

Community First Responders (CFRs) are volunteers trained by WMAS, and WMAS will be running a recruitment campaign from 22 December. Their aim is to recruit around 100 new CFRs from across the WMAS region to be trained in 2026.

If you're interested in volunteering with us (as an active responder, or to help with the administration of the charity) or finding out more about what we do with absolutely no obligation you can...

1. Send us a message, or reply to our post.

2. Visit the WMAS CFR page: https://www.wmas.nhs.uk/work-with-us/explore-roles/community-first-responders-cfr/

3. Take a look at this page on our website: https://padcfr.org/about-cfr-s/

We'd love to hear from you!

What is a Community First Responder Scheme?Community First Responders are teams of volunteers trained by the ambulance service to a nationally recognised level and provide life saving treatment to …