Gnosall Community First Responders

30/05/2026

Cold water shock can affect anyone - even strong swimmers, even on hot days.

• Warm weather doesn't mean warm water - open water stays dangerously cold.
• Cold water shock causes an involuntary gasp and loss of breathing control within seconds - even for strong swimmers.
• Even confident swimmers can quickly lose strength, control, and coordination. Panic makes it worse.

It doesn't take long for things to go wrong in open water - even for strong swimmers.

Learn more: www.rlss.org.uk/cold-water-shock-the-facts

27/05/2026

With parts of the country reaching 29°C today, please share our Summer Water Safety advice to help keep your community safe around water.

⚠️Stay safe:

• Enter the water slowly and carefully
• Stay within reach of others
• Swim in supervised, lifeguarded areas

🛟In an emergency:

• If you fall in or become tired, stay calm, float on your back, and call for help
• If you see someone in difficulty, throw them something that floats
• Call 999
• If you're at the coast, ask for the Coastguard

Take 5 minutes to read our essential summer water safety advice, it could make all the difference in an emergency: www.rlss.org.uk/summer-water-safety

27/05/2026

With warm weather forecast this weekend and into next week, more of us will enjoy spending time in, on, or around water, so it’s important to stay safe.

Almost half (47%) of UK accidental drownings happen between May and August, with higher risks during warmer weather.

Keep yourself and your family safe:
• Check for hazards, including depth, currents, tides, and hidden underwater objects.
• Stay together and swim in lifeguarded areas.

In an emergency:
• Call 999 immediately
• If you fall in or become tired, stay calm, float on your back, and call for help

Take a few minutes to read our essential water safety advice:
👉 www.rlss.org.uk/water-safety-advice

11/05/2026

Would you know what happens when you call 999 in an emergency❓

When you call 999 you’ll be put through to a BT operator who will as you what service you need - police, ambulance, fire or coastguard.

If you ask for the ambulance service, you’ll be connected to a call assessor in your local ambulance service control room. They will as you several important questions:

1️⃣ is the patient breathing?
2️⃣ is the patient conscious?
3️⃣ what is the reason for the call?
4️⃣ what’s the address of the emergency?
5️⃣ what number are you calling from?

It’s important to stay calm, listen to the questions & answer as best and as fully as you can. If you don’t understand or didn’t hear properly, say so & we’ll repeat or ask in a different way. Don’t worry, these questions don’t delay help at all. It’s gives us chance to provide important advice whilst the best help is being arranged for you.

If you’ve got children, why not teach them how to call 999 and get them to memorise your address and telephone number in case they ever need to call for help! You can find out more about what happens when you call 999 via ➡️ https://www.wmas.nhs.uk/services/urgent-and-emergency-care-999/what-happens-when-you-call-999/

26/04/2026

Our Community First Responders are everyday heroes in blue! 👏💙
Over 500 volunteers 🧍, 68 schemes 🏘️, and 10,000+ patients helped each year ❤️‍🩹

Thank you for your dedication and compassion! 🚑

18/04/2026

Many Thanks to the staff and Customers at The Bakery .. there was £119.00 in your collection tin today.
Your continued support is what keeps us ‘on the road!’ So THANK YOU all .. is really is appreciated.

11/04/2026

A massive THANK YOU to everyone at Gnosall Family Sports and Social Club for their generosity in the Easter Raffle. An AMAZING £500 was collected by ourselves today.
We really appreciate your continued support.

11/04/2026

We have 2 events coming up..
26th April.. Craft and Table Top Sale
16th May.. Fashion show with amazing refreshments!
Both of these events help to maintain and run our Memorial Hall, including the car park that is so well used my the village and school parents.
Please try to support us in a small way..
Fashion Show tickets are only £2 and you can grab a bargain in Named Clothes

01/04/2026