Uckfield & Area Community First Responders

02/11/2026

🌙💚 Help Us Find You Faster This Autumn & Winter! 💚🌙

As the evenings draw in and the clocks change, our volunteers are often out responding to emergencies in the dark.

Supporting South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb), our Community First Responders attend local 999 calls, providing potentially lifesaving care.

🚪✨ Top Tips to Help Us Help You:

1️⃣ Make your house number visible — use lighting or reflective numbers.

2️⃣ Keep driveways and entrances clear for emergency responders.

3️⃣ Leave an outside light on if you’re waiting for emergency assistance.

4️⃣ If safe, have someone ready to flag us down with a torch.

Small actions make a big difference when every second counts! ⏱️

💚 SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIFESAVING CHARITY!

👍 Like and follow our page.

📢 Share our message with friends and neighbours.

🗣️ Join our FREE Public Consultation! Help shape our five-year plan to improve community access to lifesaving defibrillators.

🎟️ Reserve your place:

📧 [email protected]

🔗 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2003310991102

💚 Together, we can make Uckfield and our surrounding villages safer!

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28/10/2026

🚑❤️ WHO ARE WE? AND HOW ARE WE DIFFERENT FROM YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY FIRST RESPONDERS?

You may know us as Uckfield & Area Community First Responders, but did you know there’s an important difference between our charity and the team of volunteer responders attending 999 emergencies?

We wanted to explain! 👇

🚑 THE COMMUNITY FIRST RESPONDERS

Our local Community First Responders (CFRs) are volunteers trained and operated by South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.

They are dispatched by the ambulance service to certain 999 emergencies, providing potentially lifesaving care before an ambulance arrives.

❤️ THE CHARITY

Uckfield & Area Community First Responders is an independent charity, governed by its own Board of Trustees.

We raise funds to support lifesaving initiatives in Uckfield and the surrounding communities.

Historically, this has included funding equipment to support local responders.

However, our work goes much further!

🌟 OUR VISION FOR THE FUTURE

Through our ambitious Five-Year Community Lifesaving Plan, we’re working to:

✅ Install more publicly accessible, 24/7 defibrillators across our communities.

✅ Support local people to learn lifesaving skills.

✅ Work alongside residents, community groups and businesses.

✅ Build a stronger, more resilient community where more people have access to lifesaving equipment.

The key difference? SECAmb operates the responder team, while our independent charity raises funds and delivers community lifesaving projects.

💚 Different responsibilities, but a shared goal: saving lives in our community.

Your donations help our charity make a lasting difference.

Together, we can make Uckfield and the surrounding area a safer place to live! ❤️

24/10/2026

🌧️💨 WEATHER WARNING – PLEASE STAY SAFE, UCKFIELD! 🚨

With strong winds and heavy rain affecting Uckfield and the surrounding areas today, we’re encouraging everyone to take extra care and look out for one another.

⚠️ A few simple steps can help keep you and your loved ones safe:

🚗 Take care on the roads – Reduce your speed, allow extra stopping distance and never attempt to drive through floodwater.

🌳 Be aware of falling branches and debris – Avoid walking beneath damaged trees or near unstable structures.

🏡 Secure loose outdoor items – Garden furniture, bins and other objects can become hazards in strong winds.

🔦 Be prepared – Keep your phone charged and have a torch handy in case of power cuts.

👥 Check on your neighbours – Particularly those who are elderly, vulnerable or may need additional support.

🚑💚 OUR RESPONDERS ARE STILL HERE FOR YOU!

Despite the challenging weather conditions, our dedicated volunteer Community First Responders will continue to be available across Uckfield and the surrounding villages, supporting South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) by responding to local 999 emergency calls.

Working alongside the ambulance service, our volunteers provide vital early intervention and potentially lifesaving care to patients in our community while an ambulance is on its way.

🌧️ Whatever the weather, our commitment to supporting our community remains the same!

Our responders are local people, volunteering their time to make a difference when it matters most.

📞 Remember: In a life-threatening emergency, always call 999. For urgent medical advice that isn’t life-threatening, contact NHS 111.

🔗 Keep up to date with the latest Met Office weather warnings:
https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings

💚 Stay safe, look after each other, and please share this post to help spread the message across our community!

Uckfield & Area Community First Responders
Your community. Your responders. Here when it matters most.

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23/10/2026

🚨❤️ UCKFIELD, WE NEED YOUR VOICE! YOUR COMMUNITY. YOUR SAY. YOUR FUTURE. ❤️🚨

What if someone you loved suffered a cardiac arrest? Would help be close enough?

We’re working on something that could make a real difference to the future of emergency care in Uckfield and the surrounding communities — but we can’t do it without YOU!

🚑 Uckfield & Area Community First Responders are developing an ambitious 5-Year Community Project, focused on improving access to lifesaving defibrillators, strengthening community resilience and helping more people feel confident to act in an emergency.

💬 WHY DOES YOUR ATTENDANCE MATTER?

Because the people who live, work and spend time in our community understand its needs better than anyone.

We want to hear:
✅ Where do YOU think defibrillators are needed most?

✅ What concerns do YOU have about emergency help in your area?

✅ How can we better support vulnerable residents and our wider community?

✅ How can we work together to make Uckfield a safer place to live?

This isn’t just about presenting our plans. It’s about listening to YOUR experiences, ideas and priorities so that our project reflects what our community actually needs.

Whether you’re a resident, business owner, community group representative or simply someone who cares about Uckfield, we’d love you to attend.

🎟️ FREE TO ATTEND — PLEASE RESERVE YOUR PLACE!

We need to confirm expected attendance numbers with Uckfield Town Council to finalise our venue arrangements, so please don’t leave it until the last minute to register!

📧 Email: [email protected]

🎟️ Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2003310991102?aff=oddtdtcreator

☕ Tea and coffee will be available, with a suggested £2 donation towards refreshments.

❤️ You don’t need any medical knowledge. You just need to care about your community.

Five years. One community. A chance to make a lasting difference.

👇 Please reserve your place today, share this post and tag someone who should be part of the conversation!

Help shape the future of public access defibrillators across the Uckfield area as we launch our new five-year community defib project.

16/10/2026

❤️ Could YOU become a Defib Guardian and help save lives in your community? ⚡

A defibrillator can be the difference between life and death during a cardiac arrest. But having a defibrillator in your community is only part of the solution — we need to make sure it’s always ready when someone needs it most!

🦸 What is a Defib Guardian?

A Defib Guardian is a local volunteer who helps look after a community defibrillator, ensuring it remains accessible, operational and ready for an emergency.

It’s a simple but incredibly important role that includes:

✅ Regularly checking the defibrillator and its cabinet.

✅ Checking battery and electrode pad expiry dates.

✅ Reporting any faults, damage or missing equipment.

✅ Helping ensure the defibrillator’s information is kept up to date on The Circuit, the national defibrillator network.

✅ Supporting the ongoing care of a vital community lifesaving resource.

💚 How does this support our charity’s 5-year plan?

At Uckfield & Area Community First Responders, we’re working towards an ambitious 5-year vision to improve access to lifesaving equipment, strengthen community resilience and improve outcomes for people experiencing cardiac arrest across Uckfield and the surrounding villages.

A key part of this is our Community Defibrillator Project, which aims to improve the availability and accessibility of public access defibrillators throughout our area.

But we don’t just want to install defibrillators — we want to build a sustainable, community-led network that will serve local residents for years to come.

That’s where our Defib Guardians come in!

🤝 Could you help?

We’re particularly keen to hear from local residents, businesses, community organisations and residents’ associations who would like to support a defibrillator in their neighbourhood.

You don’t need to be medically trained, and the role only requires a small amount of your time. Guidance and support can be provided.

❤️ A few minutes of your time could help give someone else a lifetime.

📩 Interested in becoming a Defib Guardian or finding out more about our 5-year plan? Send our charity a message!

Together, we can make Uckfield and the surrounding villages a safer place to live, work and visit.

12/10/2026

🚨 A HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR UCKFIELD & THE SURROUNDING AREA 🚨

Over the past few months, our charity trustees and project leads have been working hard behind the scenes on what we believe could become one of our most important community projects yet.

We are now delighted to officially invite you to our Public Consultation for the Uckfield & Area Community Defibrillator Project. ❤️⚡

This consultation forms a key part of our proposed five-year project to strengthen and improve the network of public access defibrillators across Uckfield and the surrounding area.

We don’t want to simply put defibrillators where we think they might be useful.

We want the project to be evidence-led, sustainable and shaped by the people who know our communities best — you.

At the event, we will share more about:

📍 Why we are developing the project
⚡ How we plan to identify areas where AED provision could be improved
🏘️ How residential communities will form an important part of our approach
📊 How potential locations will be assessed and prioritised
🤝 How residents, businesses and community groups can work with us
💷 Fundraising and sponsorship opportunities
🛡️ Our plans for local Defib Guardians
❤️ And, most importantly, how your views can help shape what happens next

There will also be plenty of opportunity to ask questions, share local knowledge and suggest areas you think we should be looking at.

🎟️ This event is completely FREE to attend.

☕ Tea and coffee will also be available. If you would like refreshments, we are recommending a £2 donation when booking to help cover the cost — but this is entirely optional and there is no charge to attend the consultation itself.

Places for this first consultation session are limited, so we strongly recommend reserving your seat early.

👇 Follow the link below and reserve your FREE seat:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2003310991102?aff=oddtdtcreator

This is the beginning of something we hope will make a lasting difference across our community for years to come.

Please share this post, tag your local community groups, residents’ associations, clubs, businesses and neighbours, and help us make sure as many local voices as possible are represented.

❤️ Local people. Saving lives. Stronger together.

22/09/2026

🚑 Two uniforms, one goal. 💙

You may see members of the Uckfield & Area team wearing two different uniforms — but both represent the same commitment: supporting and protecting our local community.

When wearing our South East Coast Ambulance Service Community First Responder uniform, our volunteers are booked on and available to respond to emergency calls on behalf of SECAmb, bringing potentially lifesaving care to patients before an ambulance arrives.

When wearing our Uckfield & Area Community First Responders charity uniform, the work continues in a different way.

Through the charity, we support community projects, provide and maintain public access defibrillators, deliver awareness and education, raise funds and work with local organisations to make our area safer and better prepared for emergencies.

🚑 Responding when someone needs help.
❤️ Working to prevent emergencies becoming tragedies.

Two uniforms. Two roles. One team. One goal — supporting Uckfield and the surrounding communities.

31/08/2026

🚑 Two CFRs now available this Bank Holiday Monday! 💚

Alongside Andrew, Jake is now also booked on and available to respond to life-threatening emergencies across Uckfield and the surrounding area.

With two responders available, Andrew and Jake will usually respond independently to separate incidents, helping increase our local coverage. They can also support one another when required.

❤️ In the event of a cardiac arrest, both responders are likely to be deployed, bringing additional hands, lifesaving equipment and early emergency care to the scene.

Both are volunteering their time this Bank Holiday to be there should our community need them.

🚑 Two responders. Greater local coverage. Ready when needed. 💚

31/08/2026

🚑💚 BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY — AND ANDREW IS READY TO RESPOND!

While many of us are enjoying the Bank Holiday, Andrew, one of our volunteer Community First Responders, is available today to respond to life-threatening emergencies across Uckfield and the surrounding area. 🚨

Working alongside SECAmb, Andrew can be dispatched to some of the most serious 999 calls locally, bringing potentially lifesaving equipment and early emergency care to patients while an ambulance response is on its way.

❤️ Cardiac arrests
🚨 Life-threatening emergencies
🩺 Seriously unwell patients

Our Community First Responders give their time voluntarily — including evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays — to help make sure vital care can reach local people when every minute matters.

Today, while our community enjoys the Bank Holiday, Andrew is ready should that call come in. 🚑

👏 Give him a wave if you spot him!

💚 Please SHARE and help more people discover and support their local Community First Responders.

27/08/2026

🚨 ANDREW IS RESPONDING LOCALLY TODAY! 🚑💚

Today, Andrew from Uckfield & Area Community First Responders is booked on and available to respond to Category 1 – immediately life-threatening emergencies across our local community.

Category 1 calls are the most serious 999 emergencies, where every second can make a difference — including cardiac arrests and other immediately life-threatening situations.

What makes Andrew’s availability particularly special is that he’s responding while at work! 👏

Andrew is fortunate to have a supportive employer who allows him, when circumstances permit, to respond from and during his working day. This means that while Andrew is going about his normal job, he can also be dispatched by SECAmb to patients who urgently need help nearby. 🚨

Support from employers like this is incredibly valuable. It helps trained Community First Responders remain available during daytime hours and strengthens the emergency response within our community. 💚

🚑 Today, Andrew is at work — but ready to respond when the call comes.

Could your workplace support volunteering within our community too?

👉 Share this post to help us recognise the employers who make volunteering like this possible and raise awareness of your local CFR team!

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