Tags: Heartsafe
Leicestershire tennis club takes steps to create a heart-safe environment for members and local community
Posted: Tue, 05 Sep 2023
A COMMUNITY tennis club has taken steps to ensure their defibrillator is accessible to the local community with the support of a local heart charity, The Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT), and Co-op Community Fund.
The defibrillator is prominently located... Read More »
Gilmorton community gets extra peace of mind following successful fundraising efforts to site key lifesaving equipment at a local playing fields pavilion
Posted: Mon, 17 Jul 2023
A Leicestershire village have been given a further boost to create a heart safe environment at the Gilmorton Community Playing Fields Association's (GCPFA) pavilion. Thanks to a successful community fundraising campaign led by Steve Robertson, with support... Read More »
Leicestershire Tennis and Bowls Clubs become HEARTSAFE with support from JHMT
Posted: Tue, 20 Jun 2023
Two more community tennis and bowls clubs who are located next door to each other based Rothley village have installed a new public access defibrillator and benefitted with support from local heart charity, The Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT).
Located... Read More »
Community spirit at the heart of Joe's Jog Family Fun Run Mile 2023
Posted: Fri, 16 Jun 2023
Runners of all ages and abilities once again turned out in force to run the annual Joe's Jog 2023 family fun run mile in Rothley village.
Joe's Jog, the annual family fun run mile, now in its eighth year, attracted 410 runners and raised a fantastic £1942... Read More »
A Leicestershire Allotment Society get hands on to create a heartsafe community with support from JHMT
Posted: Mon, 27 Feb 2023
Groby Allotment Society have recently installed a public access defibrillator close to their allotment site in Groby village.
The idea to install this vital piece of equipment came about following an AGM meeting when members of the society voted unanimously... Read More »
DMUFC & friends on TARGET to raise awareness of Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome #SADS @ football fest 2020 in aid of JHMT
Posted: Sun, 09 Feb 2020
A HUGE THANKS to all members of the DMU Men's Football Club and members of DMU student community for putting in another CHAMPION EFFORT at this year's annual DMU football tournament to help Joe's Trust ( JHMT) with its goal to to break the silence on... Read More »
New defibrillator will help Sileby Town FC to become heartsafe
Posted: Tue, 28 Jan 2020
ONE of Leicestershire's longest-serving community football clubs is well on the way to becoming 'heartsafe' thanks to support from local councillors and the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT). Read More »
JHMT teams up with Leicester City in the Community - one GOAL - a heartsafe community for all
Posted: Thu, 21 Nov 2019
The Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT) is working with Leicester City in the Community to provide vital life-saving training to youth clubs
JHMT is carrying out CPR & defibrillator training at the Premier League Kick sessions run by Leicester City... Read More »
Skills For Life - De Lisle Students are all 'HANDS ON' with JHMT to learn CPR & how to use AED
Posted: Wed, 13 Nov 2019
Simple Skills Save Lives - During prep time on Friday 8 November, students were offered the opportunity to take part in CPR and defibrillator training in the library. Read More »
Christmas craft fair will raise vital funds for local charity JHMT
Posted: Fri, 25 Oct 2019
On Sunday 3rd November, local charity the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust will be holding their much anticipated JHMT Christmas fair. Read More »
Play Sport, PLAY HEART SAFE : study provides further evidence as to the importance of creating a heart safe sporting & community environment at all levels
Posted: Mon, 02 Sep 2019
Decline in sports-related sudden cardiac death linked with rise in bystander resuscitation - ( Paris/France) – reports a study presented at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology. Read More »
Young people talk about their experiences learning vital life-saving skills
Posted: Sat, 13 Jul 2019
STUDENTS from Moat Community College talked about why being heartsafe is so important to them as they unveiled a new public access defibrillator. Read More »
Bradgate Park Trust join forces with JHMT to create a ‘Heart Safe’ Bradgate Park & Swithland Wood for ALL
Posted: Sun, 19 May 2019
The Charity that cares for Leicestershire's favourite attraction is working to become Heart Safe, with the installation of publicly accessible defibrillators across the Estate. Read More »
Highfield Rangers Joins Growing Number of Heartsafe Clubs
Posted: Wed, 27 Jun 2018
Highfield Rangers, in Rushey Mead, has more than 200 members in a range of junior and senior football and cricket teams.
The club has teamed up with heart charity the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT) to install an automated external defibrillator (AED)... Read More »
'Hands On' to Learn Key Lifesaving Skills in Thurnby, Leicester
Posted: Mon, 21 Mar 2016
Thanks to the efforts of local councillors and the community, a public access defibrillator was recently fitted to the outside of Thurnby Lodge Youth and Community Centre, Leicester for local people to use if called upon in case of an emergency.
To break... Read More »
Leicester Mercury Sports Ceremony - Community Winner for his voluntary work with JHMT, educating and training about SADS and CPR, particular the sports clubs around Leicestershire with Alan White
Posted: Mon, 18 Jan 2016
Many Congratulations' to Alan Harrison White for his outstanding efforts and driving the Joe's Mini Heartstart for Sports programme to ensure Leicester sporting clubs and groups are better prepared and ready to tackle SADS,. On this occasion recognised... Read More »
Heartsafe UK - creating the next generation of life-savers in LeicesterShire
Posted: Wed, 02 Dec 2015
Students at Long Field Academy, in Melton, are amongst the latest to benefit from life-saving training. Experts from the Leicestershire Heartsafe Schools Programme provided the training to the year 10 pupils, aimed at raising awareness of cardiac arrest... Read More »
#beHeartsafe for SADS Awareness Week 2015
Posted: Thu, 01 Oct 2015
The campaign – which is urging people to #beHeartsafe – marks the third annual SADS Awareness Week, which takes place from 3-10 October.
And a major conference on SADS, with delegates including doctors and sports professionals, takes place... Read More »
Harborough Pupils Learn How to Save Lives
Posted: Thu, 05 Feb 2015
Hundreds of students at a Harborough school are being taught how to use a defibrillator and vital CPR skills in a rolling programme which will hopefully create a generation of young life-savers.
Pupils at Robert Smyth Academy are being trained as part... Read More »
Sporting clubs unite to break the silence on SADS
Posted: Fri, 03 Oct 2014
LEICESTERSHIRE'S biggest sports clubs are uniting to back SADS Awareness Week 2014.
The week, which is organised by local charity the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT), runs from 4-11 October and aims to raise awareness of potentially fatal, undiagnosed... Read More »
