TEN talented young people from Leicester and Leicestershire are the latest to receive an Inspire Award small grant from local charity - the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT) – to help them reach their goals in sport, creative arts, music, community, and entrepreneurism.
New lifesaving defibrillator available 24/7 at Pork Pie Library, Eyres Monsell
A NEW defibrillator has been installed at Leicester's Pork Pie Library to help extend coverage in that area of the city.
The community public access defibrillator, or CPAD for short, has been installed on the external wall of the library, where it is available for use if needed at any time of the day or night. In a cardiac emergency, immediate CPR and defibrillation can increase the chances of survival to over 50%.
The new defibrillator is one of a raft of 30 being installed across Leicester as part of the Heartshield project. Heartshield is a partnership between Leicester City Council's public health team, East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) and local heart charity the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT).
Play Sport, PLAY HEART SAFE: A life-saving defibrillator has been installed at a sports club in Loughborough.
Charnwood Borough Council has worked in partnership with the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust to install the community public access defibrillator at Park Road sports ground.
The Council funded and installed the defibrillator at the facility with the storage cabinet being provided by the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust.
The defibrillator is now available for use and is accessible to anyone, including visitors, staff and volunteers in the event of a cardiac emergency.
Alison Etty, Loughborough Cricket Club, said: "The safety of our players and the local community is paramount. The collaboration with the Council and Joe Humphries Memorial trust means that this life-saving equipment is accessible for all to use in a cardiac emergency. Thank you to everyone who has made this possible."
Harry's story: Teenager thanks clinicians for saving his life after cardiac arrest
Teenager thanks clinicians for saving his life after cardiac arrest
An 18-year-old triathletewho suffered a cardiac arrest whilst at the gym has shared his experience and thanked clinicians and the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust for saving his life.
Harry Edwins, spent three weeks in hospital after a cardiac arrest in October 2024 and became one of the first people in the East Midlands to be fitted with an extravascular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (EV ICD).
He said: "It's thanks to the Inherited Cardiac Condition team that I now able to live a relatively normal life and I'm starting to get back into sport again. The cardiac team have been amazing in supporting me through my journey. The implant means that the doctors and I can monitor my heart 24 hours a day."
The Joe Humphries Memorial Trust has been set up to break the "silence" on SADS, create a new generation of young lifesavers and inspire young people.
The Trust was set up after the tragic loss of Joe Humphries who died while out jogging with his friend in October 2012.
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The Inspire Awards are part of the Trust's long-term charitable aims to make a difference through Joe's legacy. The awards are designed to inspire young people to fulfil their potential and develop their talents.
The Trust was set up after the tragic loss of Joe Humphries who died while out jogging with his friend in October 2012.
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