Alcester & District Community First Responders

18/10/2026

🚨💙 EXCITING NEWS – WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!

❤️ YOUR CO-OP MEMBERSHIP CAN HELP SAVE LIVES!

We’re delighted to announce that Alcester and District Community First Responders are officially a Co-op Local Community Fund cause from TODAY! 🎉

If you’re a Co-op Member, you can now choose us as your local cause through the Co-op Membership app! 📱

🚑 WHO ARE WE?

We’re a dedicated team of local volunteers who respond to life-threatening 999 emergencies on behalf of West Midlands Ambulance Service, providing potentially lifesaving care before an ambulance arrives.

We also work within our community to teach vital lifesaving skills.

💙 HOW WILL YOUR SUPPORT HELP?

By choosing us as your Co-op cause, you’ll help us raise funds towards equipment that supports:

❤️ CPR and defibrillator training – giving local people the knowledge and confidence to act in an emergency.

🚑 Our volunteer first responders – supporting our work responding to life-threatening 999 calls.

🤝 Our local community – helping us continue making a difference across Alcester, Bidford-on-Avon and surrounding villages.

📱 HOW TO CHOOSE US:

✅ Open your Co-op Membership app.

✅ Find the Local Community Fund section.

✅ Search for Alcester and District Community First Responders.

✅ Select us as your chosen cause! ❤️

You can also visit:
🌐 https://membership.coop.co.uk

💙 IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT TO CHOOSE US, BUT YOUR SUPPORT COULD MAKE A LIFESAVING DIFFERENCE!

🙏 PLEASE SHARE THIS POST! 🙏

Even if you’re not a Co-op Member, sharing this post with friends, family and neighbours could help us reach someone who is!

Thank you for supporting your local volunteer first responders. Together, we can help make our community safer. ❤️🚑

💙 SUPPORT LOCAL VOLUNTEERS. HELP SAVE LIVES.

Co-op

17/10/2026

16/10/2026

❤️🚑 RESTART A HEART DAY – WE’RE HERE FOR OUR COMMUNITY! 🚑❤️

Did you know that Alcester & District Community First Responders are volunteers who give up their time to help save lives?

Our responders are trained by the ambulance service and attend 999 emergencies in our local community, providing vital early care while an ambulance is on its way.

❤️ In a cardiac arrest, every second counts!

Our volunteers can provide early CPR and defibrillation, helping give patients the best possible chance of survival.

But YOU can make a difference too! 💪

Learning CPR and knowing how to use a defibrillator could help you save a family member, friend, colleague or even a complete stranger.

👐 WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN LIFESAVING SKILLS?

If you, your organisation, charity, community group or sports club would like to learn CPR or how to use a defibrillator, we’d love to hear from you!

📧 Get in touch: [email protected]

🚨 You don’t need a uniform to save a life!

🔄 Please SHARE and help us build a community of lifesavers!

❤️ LEARN CPR. ACT FAST. SAVE LIVES. ❤️

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16/10/2026

❤️ RESTART A HEART DAY – DO YOU KNOW HOW TO DO CPR? ❤️

🚨 If someone collapsed in front of you, would you know what to do?

CPR is a simple skill that could save someone’s life. Remember these 5 lifesaving steps!

1️⃣ CHECK FOR A RESPONSE – Gently shake their shoulders and ask, “Are you OK?”

2️⃣ CALL 999 – If they’re unresponsive and not breathing normally, call for an ambulance.

3️⃣ START CPR – Place your hands in the centre of their chest.

4️⃣ PUSH HARD & FAST – Push down 5–6 cm at 100–120 compressions per minute.

5️⃣ KEEP GOING – Continue CPR and use a defibrillator as soon as one is available, following the 999 call handler’s instructions.

❤️ You don’t need to be a medical professional to save a life!

💪 Anyone can learn CPR. Anyone can make a difference.

🔄 Please SHARE – you never know whose life this knowledge could save!

❤️ PUSH HARD. PUSH FAST. KEEP GOING. ❤️

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16/10/2026

❤️⚡ RESTART A HEART DAY – HOW TO USE A DEFIBRILLATOR! ⚡❤️

🚨 Would you know how to use a defibrillator in an emergency?

The good news is ANYONE can use one! You don’t need training, and the device will guide you through each step.

⚡ 5 SIMPLE STEPS:

1️⃣ TURN IT ON – Open the lid and press the power button if needed.

2️⃣ LISTEN – Follow the defibrillator’s voice instructions.

3️⃣ ATTACH THE PADS – Place them on the person’s bare chest as shown in the diagrams.

4️⃣ STAND CLEAR – Don’t touch the person while the device checks their heart rhythm or delivers a shock.

5️⃣ CONTINUE CPR – Restart chest compressions immediately when instructed and follow the device’s prompts.

❤️ Remember: A defibrillator will only advise a shock if one is needed. You cannot accidentally shock someone with a normal heart rhythm!

📞 Always call 999 and start CPR if someone is unresponsive and not breathing normally.

💪 Don’t be afraid to use a defibrillator – you could save a life!

🔄 Please SHARE to help others feel confident using one!

❤️ LEARN CPR. ACT FAST. SAVE LIVES. ❤️

Officialwmas

16/10/2026

❤️⚡ RESTART A HEART DAY – DEFIBRILLATORS SAVE LIVES! ⚡❤️

🚨 Would you know where to find your nearest defibrillator?

A defibrillator (AED) is a lifesaving device that checks the heart’s rhythm and delivers an electric shock if needed, helping restore a normal rhythm during cardiac arrest.

⚡ WHY ARE THEY SO IMPORTANT?

Early CPR and defibrillation can dramatically improve someone’s chances of survival.

📍 WHERE CAN YOU FIND ONE?

Defibrillators are often located outside community buildings, shops, village halls, sports centres and other public places.

👉 Find your nearest registered defibrillator at www.defibfinder.uk

❤️ REMEMBER:

📞 Call 999

👐 Start CPR

⚡ Send someone to get a defibrillator

🔊 Switch it on and follow the voice instructions!

You don’t need training to use one – the defibrillator talks you through what to do!

💚 Do you know where your nearest defibrillator is? Take a moment to find out today!

🔄 Please SHARE – it could help save a life!

❤️ LEARN CPR. ACT FAST. SAVE LIVES. ❤️

Officialwmas

16/10/2026

❤️ RESTART A HEART – PUSH HARD, PUSH FAST! ❤️

⏱️ Every minute counts during a cardiac arrest!

Without CPR, a person’s chances of survival can fall by around 10% every minute.

👐 But how fast and how hard should you push?

❤️ DEPTH: Push down 5–6 cm into the chest.

⏱️ SPEED: Aim for 100–120 compressions per minute.

🔄 RELEASE: Allow the chest to fully rise between each compression.

💪 KEEP GOING: Continue until emergency help takes over or you’re told to stop.

🚨 If someone is unresponsive and not breathing normally, call 999 and start CPR immediately!

❤️ PUSH HARD. PUSH FAST. DON’T STOP. ❤️

🔄 Please SHARE – these simple steps could save someone’s life!

Officialwmas

16/10/2026

❤️ RESTART A HEART DAY – YOUR HANDS CAN SAVE A LIFE! ❤️

👐 Do you know where to place your hands when performing CPR?

It’s simpler than you might think!

❤️ Place the heel of one hand in the centre of the chest.

❤️ Put your other hand on top and interlock your fingers.

❤️ Keep your arms straight and push down 5–6 cm.

❤️ Push hard and fast at 100–120 compressions per minute.

🚨 If someone is unresponsive and not breathing normally, call 999 and start CPR!

💪 You don’t need to be a medical professional to make a lifesaving difference.

🔄 Please SHARE – these simple skills could save someone’s life!

❤️ YOUR HANDS COULD SAVE A LIFE! ❤️

Officialwmas

16/10/2026

❤️ RESTART A HEART DAY – CPR SAVES LIVES!

🚨 Would you know what to do if someone collapsed and stopped breathing normally?

You don’t need medical training to help save a life!

Remember these 4 simple steps:

📞 1. CALL 999 – Ask for an ambulance and follow the call handler’s instructions.

👐 2. PUSH HARD, PUSH FAST – Give chest compressions in the centre of the chest at 100–120 per minute.

❤️ 3. DON’T STOP – Keep going until help arrives or you’re told to stop.

⚡ 4. USE A DEFIBRILLATOR – If available, switch it on and follow the voice instructions.

💪 Doing something is better than doing nothing!

You could be the difference between life and death.

🔄 Please SHARE – you never know who might need this advice one day!

❤️ LEARN CPR. ACT FAST. SAVE LIVES. ❤️

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