St John Ambulance - East Sussex Network

22/08/2026

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who supported us in Rye today! 💚

We’d like to say a special thank you to Jempsons for hosting us, and to everyone who kindly donated. We raised an amazing £137! 🎉💚

Thank you for your generosity and support! 🙌💚

19/08/2026

Mick & Barbara are out at East Dean Village Market fundraising for our network 💚💚

15/08/2026

We are out in full force today we have teams out at the following:

Boyley Jam 🚲
Winchelsea Summer Fete ☀️
Eastbourne Borough ⚽️
Fundraising at Airbourne ✈️

12/08/2026

✈️ Eastbourne Airbourne – Stay Safe! ✈️

With thousands of people expected to flock to Eastbourne this weekend, and some great weather forecast, we’re sharing a few simple safety tips to help everyone enjoy Airbourne safely.

🏖️ Heading to the beach?

• Swim between the red and yellow flags.
• Always follow the lifeguards’ instructions.
• Never drink alcohol and swim.
• Keep children close and supervise them around the water.
• Inflatables are dangerous if used on the sea,  keep them for the swimming pool.
• Free children’s wristbands are available from the Lifeguard Hut, just east of the Wish Tower. Remember to add your contact details!
• Stay hydrated and apply your sun cream.

🛥️ Out on the water?

• Stay outside the flight line exclusion zone. The exclusion zone is clearly marked by buoys
⛔️ please do not enter it ⛔️
• Follow instructions from safety boats and other authorities.
• Keep a listening watch on VHF Channel 16.

Both of our lifeboats will be on the water over all 4 days of the airshow, if you see them, give them a wave 👋

If someone gets into trouble, don’t put yourself at risk. Call 999 or 112 and ask for the Coastguard.

06/08/2026

WOW ‼️🎉 Last night £830 was raised for our network at Royal Eastbourne Golf Club 🎉💚 Thank you to everyone who turned up and a special thank you to Jo & Paul who organised the quiz💚💚

05/08/2026

💚 Only 9 days left to join our team as a Community First Aider! 🚑

We’re looking for new Community First Aiders to join our fantastic team!

As a Community First Aider, you’ll provide first aid cover at local events, support your community when it matters most, and gain nationally recognised training and valuable life-saving skills. Whether you’re completely new to first aid or looking to use your existing skills, we’d love to hear from you.

Interested? Apply today:
👉 https://www.sja.org.uk/volunteer/317688/

Please like, share and help us spread the word across East Sussex! 💚

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02/08/2026

Today we covered Friends of Seaside Rec Family Fun Day ☀️💚

We provided medical cover for the event as well as having our own PR stall💚

22/07/2026

Carole, Lynda and Mick have been out today attending Coda Pharmacy’s Community Health & Wellness Day! 😌

A great opportunity to do some networking and engaging with our local community! 💚

Thank you for having us Coda Pharmacy! 🤝

18/07/2026

Mick, Jackie and Tim are out at East Dean Village Fete💚

16/07/2026

Youth Update‼️🎉

2 of our Hastings Cadets have recently been promoted to the rank of Corporal 🫡

Please join us in congratulating Corporal Simmons and Corporal Freeman 👏 Well done both we are so proud of you💚