Haverhill First Responders

10/10/2026

Great to deliver CPR and AED training with the Steeple Bumpstead Explorers and Scouts.

✅ Primary survey
✅ CPR
✅ Defib
✅ Recovery position

It’s always a pleasure working with Steeple Bumpstead Community First Responder Group Z7052 - was EZ25 to train all sorts of community groups in and around Haverhill.

East of England Ambulance Service Charity
The Scouts

08/10/2026

Fantastic to see First Aid on the agenda for National Cadets Week.

We teach CPR and AED use to all community groups, and look forward to upcoming sessions with cadets, scouts, beavers and other community groups too!

❤️ Cadets Save Lives ❤️

For National Cadets Week, we're celebrating the life-saving skills our cadets learn. These photos are from our recent sessions with the Haverhill Community First Responders, where cadets practised CPR and learned how to use a defibrillator (AED).

First aid is one of the most valuable skills our cadets learn. Many go on to gain recognised qualifications, and every one of them leaves knowing they could step in and help when it matters most. In an emergency, those first few minutes can make all the difference.

A huge thank you to the Haverhill First Responders for giving up their time to engage with our cadets, and for everything they do for our community. 💚

Want to learn skills like this? Young people aged 12 (in Year 😎 to 17 can join, and we're always looking for adult volunteers too. Come and see us at our Open Day this Saturday, 10 October, 10am – 2pm at Haverhill Cadet Centre, Withersfield Road, CB9 9HG.

🔗 1451aircadets.co.uk



Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Wing ATC Central & East Region Air Cadets Royal Air Force Air Cadets

06/10/2026

In Haverhill we have several volunteer responder shifts this week and coming weekend to support the Ambulance Service.

01/10/2026

Our September figures are in:

10/09/2026

A great day out at the

CPR demos and a lot of fun!

Thank you to all those that stopped by to say hello, and who donated towards our public access defibrillator network.

03/09/2026

Did you know we can deliver CPR and AED awareness training to your community group, workplace or club?

We are proud to be part of this initiative from East of England Ambulance Service Charity, having delivered 15 HEART courses in Haverhill during this year so far:

Cambridgeshire HEART Volunteers Help Train More Than 1,500 Potential Lifesavers in Just Six Months.

The Cambridgeshire HEART scheme is celebrating a remarkable milestone after delivering 85 HEART training sessions and equipping 1,533 members of the public with potentially life-saving resuscitation skills in just six months.

From eager Scouts and Cubs to pupils in schools, children in nurseries, participants at sporting events, and members of local community groups, HEART instructors have been busy sharing vital Basic Life Support (BLS) skills across the county. Their dedication, enthusiasm and willingness to volunteer their time have helped extend life-saving knowledge to people of all ages and backgrounds.

Every person trained represents another potential lifesaver within the community. Whether responding to a family member, friend, colleague or stranger experiencing a cardiac arrest, these newly acquired skills could one day make a crucial difference.

A lot of what we do is only possible through charitable giving and donations:

https://www.justgiving.com/page/haverhillcfr

A big thank you to those companies and organisations that support us:

Merck Group Merck Life Science / The EpiCentre Haverhill / Kedington Butchers / Little Thurlow Parish Council / And others!

02/09/2026

Remembering Beryl Kicks

On Thursday 26th August, we said goodbye to Beryl Kicks, one of the founding members of Haverhill First Responders.

Beryl began her career as a nurse in London before moving to Haverhill with her husband, Harry. She continued serving her community through St John Ambulance, becoming a Superintendent and playing an instrumental role in establishing the St John Ambulance station on Camps Road.

While later working at a local GP surgery, Beryl helped Margaret and Tim Marks establish the Haverhill First Responder Group with MAGPAS. The group subsequently became part of the East of England Ambulance Service, and Beryl continued as one of our trainers until ill health eventually led her to step down.

Her service to others extended well beyond medicine. A 3rd Dan black belt in karate, Beryl also helped train generations of young people through the Shotokan Karate Club.

Above all, Beryl was a wife, mother and much-loved grandmother.

We are enormously grateful for everything Beryl gave to Haverhill First Responders and our community, and for every patient she helped along the way.

Thank you for your service, Beryl. Sleep peacefully. 💚

22/08/2026

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In the past 12 months our public access defibs have been deployed 28 times in Haverhill.

That’s 28 lives they could have made a difference to in the worst possible circumstances.

This is why it is essential we regularly check they are in good condition as part of our on-call duties.

We fund the defibs through charitable donations, and our volunteer responders check each unit every week and replace batteries and pads as required.

Battery and pad costs run into hundreds of pounds for each unit.

Help us help you with a donation towards these running costs:

https://www.justgiving.com/page/haverhillcfr

You could help save a life.

20/08/2026

We fund and manage a network of public access defibrillators: 12 in Haverhill, 2 in Kedington and 1 in Thurlow.

Have you seen our yellow boxes when out and about in town?

To access one of our Public Access Defibs, you get the cabinet code from the 999 call handler when you call for the ambulance.

Part of our "On Call" duties is checking in on our public access defibrillators, ensuring they are ready to be deployed for the next cardiac arrest.

13/08/2026

Dispatched in moments, arrive in minutes.

Volunteer First Responders are here for Haverhill, being dispatched by Ambulance control to emergencies across the town and surrounding areas.

Help our mission here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/haverhillcfr

[Nb. The NMA call in this video was from "training mode" and not a real emergency, all numbers and details on screen are fictional.]