Llandrindod Wells First Responders

18/08/2023

It's our last day today in the Cefnllys School Community Charity Shop Please pop along to see what's left, it's fill a bag day for just £2 so many bargains to be had! Everything must go!

08/08/2023

***we have the keys early so please feel free to come along with donations to sell or to browse***

From Saturday 12th August for a week we have kindly been offered the Cefnllys School Community Charity Shop in Middleton Street, in order to help raise funds for our group which is entirely voluntary.

If anyone has any donations or items they no longer want we would be extremely grateful to have them to sell in the shop. Items can be dropped off from 1pm Saturday at the shop or private message us as we may be able to pick them up from you.

Please pop in during next week and see if there is anything that interests you!

Send a message to learn more

05/04/2023

The Town Council is pleased to announce that a 24 hour Public Access Defibrillator has been installed on the front of the Police Station opposite Tremont Park.

The Council funded the purchase of the heated case, and was successful in obtaining funding for the Defibrillator from Save a Life Cymru.

Thanks to Laura of Mid & West Wales Fire for arranging for the installation of the cabinet.

This will provide an additional Defibrillator as part of the Town Council's project.

Great team work.

Please share this with your contacts within that area.

Llandrindod Wells Fire Station Llandrindod Wells First Responders

19/03/2023

We are very pleased to welcome 4 new responders to the Llandrindod Wells First Responders team today following successfully passing their final assessments with flying colours! This now increases our team to 7 Responders which will enable us to provide even further cover with the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust in the local area & communities!
Welcome to the team Ben, Abi, Sophie, and Adrian!
Glyn Wast Bethan Wast

31/12/2022

As 2022 ends, we take a quick reflection back on the past year and look ahead to 2023.

This year has been challenging for everyone in one way or another, as a team we have seen a dramatic increase in 'red' immediate life threatening calls. But thanks to new skills and training provided by the ambulance service we have been able to make a difference in some difficult situations for patients. We've been able to put our new enhanced skills training into practice this year doing fuller assessments of a patients condition.

We've helped the town council with their roll out of public access defibrillators in the town, taking on the checking and maintenance of them on their behalf. Its been good to see that these defibs have already been deployed to a handful of calls in the town during the year.

We attended the town carnival with a stall, showing people and a large number of children some of our equipment and importantly how to do cpr and use a defib.

A proud moment for the team was being presented with 3 medals each this year, marking our contribution and service supporting the ambulance service during the covid pandemic, along with a medal for the Queens platinum jubilee, and one from the ambulance service.
So, although this year has had its difficulties, we look back on 2022 with alot of pride and gratitude.

2023 will hopefully see us further enhance our skills & equipment, allowing us to provide even more support to patients. We also plan to roll our cpr & defib training in the local communities.
The month of March should also hopefully see us gain 2 new responders to the team (taking us up to 5) after they have completed their training and assessments. Further opportunities will be available during the year for other new members to apply and join.

We are booked on tonight to support the ambulance service over the new year.

Finally we hope everyone has a Happy New Year and 2023 is a healthy one, Stay safe x
Glyn Wast Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust Llandrindod Wells Town Council Bethan Wast

19/12/2022

At this time of year we check the local public access defibrillators more often to ensure they are surviving the cold temperatures and are always 'rescue ready' 24/7.

This meant one of the local defibrillators could be grabbed & taken to a patient in their hour of need while the emergency services were on route to them. The defibrillator is already rescue ready again and available to be deployed if required.

Please stay safe xx
Llandrindod Wells Town Council Glyn Wast Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust Bethan Wast

09/12/2022

We are exceptionally busy at the moment.

If your emergency is not life-threatening you may be asked to make your own way to hospital.

We must protect our precious resources for those that need it most.

05/12/2022

999 call demand and Emergency Departments across Wales are extremely busy.

If it’s urgent but it’s not serious or life-threatening, please consider other options, starting with NHS 111 Wales online 👉 https://bit.ly/3hQf6XK

12/10/2022

Want to become a Community First Responder? Learn essential life saving first aid skills? Want to Give something back to your local community? If the answer is yes then we are looking for new people to join our team!

The Welsh Ambulance Service are now inviting applications for new responders, with training to commence from January 2023.

If anyone has any questions or just wants to have a chat over the role please feel free to drop us a message.

Full details on the role and how to apply can be found here -

https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Denbighshire/Swansea_Neath_Port_Talbot_Bridgend_Carmarthenshire_Pembrokeshire_Ceredigion_Powys/Welsh_Ambulance_Service_NHS_Trust/Volunteer/Volunteer-v4655178?_ts=353800