Hixon and Area Community First Responders

11/08/2026

🎪✨ SANDON FAIR – THIS SATURDAY! ✨🎪

We’ll be at Sandon Fair this Saturday, 15th August 2026, raising money with our airbrush tattoos! 🎨💖

Come along, get yourself a fun airbrush tattoo, support a great cause, and most importantly… come and say hello! 🥰

We’d love to see you there! 🎉

📍 Sandon Fair
📅 Saturday 15th August 2026

Bring your friends and family and come have some fun! 💕

09/08/2026

🎉✨ WHAT A DAY! ✨🎉

We had the absolute pleasure of joining the celebrations for the 100th Anniversary of Hixon Memorial Hall! 🥳🎈

And our airbrush tattoos went down a treat! 🖌️🎨✨ We loved seeing everyone choosing their favourite designs and showing them off! 😍

💥 Missed out? Don’t worry! 💥

We’ll be at Sandon Fair on Saturday 15th August! 🎪🎉

Come along, have some fun and get yourself an awesome airbrush tattoo! 🦋💀🌸⚡️

We can’t wait to see you there! ❤️

05/08/2026

We will be attending Hixon Memorial Hall this Sunday! Come and say hello.

03/08/2026

04/07/2026

Open gardens - Sunday 5th July
10:00 till 16:00
Colwich and Little Haywood Village Hall - free to come in and look around the info stalls / say hello😊
Hot drinks and cake (I'm about to get busy baking!) 🍰
Parking and toilets
Programmes available (these are £5 per adult and give you entry to look around any of the gardens that are open across the villages)

KIDS ACTIVITIES:
- Nature trail
- British Wildlife Mask colouring
- Rock painting
- Colouring
- Cut and stick
- Face painting
- And lots, lots more!
- First responder ambulance may drop by to say hello
Join in with all our kids activities for a donation to Katherine House Hospice 🫟🧩🦋

Information stalls:
- Staffordshire Wildlife Trust - come and have a go at the nature trail (open to kids and adults!) and learn about what Staffordshire Wildlife Trust are up to!
- Bees - Ron always has lots of great information and activities about bees🐝
- Bats - Jane is bonkers about bats and loves to share her knowledge🦇
- Hedgehogs - who doesn't love a little hedgehog, have you seen a hedgehog in your garden? Jacquie is always keen to hear about your hedgehog experiences and show you how to report them on the Big Hedgehog Map (https://bighedgehogmap.org/) 🦔
- Haywoods Repair Cafe info stall - have any questions about the repair cafe? Want to chat through what it's like to be a repair cafe volunteer? Or maybe you haven't heard about this wonderful initiative and want to learn more!
- Hixon and Area Community First Responder - come and learn how to do CPR, or how to adapt it to work for you, have a go on a CPR dummy. We've got lots of bandages for you to practice with too!
- And we'll have our own SinCH information stall too - come and chat to one of the volunteers to learn what Sustainability in Colwich and the Haywoods is all about.

For sale:
- Bee friendly plants - Trish and Fiona know there plants! They have a great selection of pollinator friendly plants for sale that they have raised themselves and are always happy to chat to you about pollinator friendly plants in your garden 🪻
- Wooden nature homes, feeders and planters - Chris has been busily working away to craft lots of items to help raise money for Katherine House Hospice🐦
- House plants - Julie has once again agreed to part with some of her beloved baby house plants, but of course on the condition that people get in touch with her if they need help caring for them!! 🪴

27/06/2026

A huge thank you to the Haywood Community Choir for a wonderful evening last night. It was a fantastic event, and I thoroughly enjoyed being part of it.

I would also like to express my sincere gratitude for your incredibly generous donation. Your kindness and support are truly appreciated and will make a real difference.

Thank you all for your warmth, generosity, and for making the evening so special. It was a pleasure to spend the evening with such a wonderful community. 🎶❤️

23/06/2026

The ambulance service is encouraging the public to follow this heatwave checklist:

Drink plenty of water and fluids throughout the day.
Avoid excessive alcohol and limit caffeine.
Keep your skin cool using water, damp cloths or cool showers.
Wear sunscreen, a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses when outdoors.
Choose lightweight, loose-fitting clothing such as cotton or linen.
Avoid strenuous activity during the hottest parts of the day.
Stay out of direct sunlight between 11am and 3pm whenever possible.
Keep homes cool by closing blinds, curtains and windows during the day and opening windows overnight when temperatures fall.
Check regularly on elderly relatives, vulnerable neighbours and anyone living alone.
Never enter open water such as lakes and rivers unless there’s a lifeguard present.

23/06/2026

⚠️ Water Safety Warning ⚠️

Recent reports from France are heartbreaking, with around 40 young people losing their lives in drowning incidents during the recent heatwave.

Many of these tragedies are believed to involve a combination of factors, including:
💦 Thermal shock from jumping into cold water when the body is overheated
🌊 Hidden currents and changing water conditions
🏊 Swimming in unsuitable or unsupervised locations

With so many rivers, canals, lakes and waterways accessible around our area, we want to remind everyone of the importance of staying safe around open water.

Parents and carers – please take a few moments to talk to your children and teenagers about the risks. Even strong swimmers can quickly find themselves in difficulty, especially when entering cold water suddenly or swimming where conditions are unfamiliar.

If you’re spending time outdoors in the warm weather:
✅ Swim only in designated safe areas
✅ Never jump straight into cold water
✅ Avoid swimming alone
✅ Be aware of currents and underwater hazards
✅ Call 999 and ask for the Fire & Rescue Service if someone is in trouble in the water

Please share this message and help us keep our community safe this summer. ❤️