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Leicestershire tennis club takes steps to create a heart-safe environment for members and local community

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 »

Tags: CPR, Defibrillator, Heartsafe, Joes Mini Heartstart, Joes Mini Heartstart For Sports Clubs, SADS Awareness, Safer Communities, Sport, chain of survival, community, partnerships

Gilmorton community gets extra peace of mind following successful fundraising efforts to site key lifesaving equipment at a local playing fields pavilion

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 »

Tags: Bystander CPR & Defibrillation Saves Lives, CPR, Defibrillator, Heartsafe, SADS, Safer Communities, chain of survival, partnerships

Grace Dieu Cricket club becomes heartsafe with the help of JHMT

Grace Dieu Cricket club becomes heartsafe with the help of JHMT

Posted: Mon, 26 Jun 2023

A COMMUNITY cricket club has installed a new defibrillator with the support of a local heart charity JHMT.

Grace Dieu Cricket Club has funded the new defibrillator thanks to generous donations from the club's players and their families over the past year.... Read More »

Tags: Bystander CPR & Defibrillation Saves Lives, CPR, Defibrillator, Heartsafe sports, Joe's Mini Heartstart for sports clubs, SADS Awareness, Safer Communities, chain of survival, partnerships

Leicestershire Tennis and Bowls Clubs become HEARTSAFE with support from JHMT

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 »

Tags: Bystander CPR & Defibrillation Saves Lives, CPR, Defibrillator, Heartsafe, SADS, Safer Communities, chain of survival, partnerships

SADS Awareness Week 2022

SADS Awareness Week 2022

Posted: Fri, 30 Sep 2022

 SADS Awareness Week will take place from 3-9th October 2022 and is organised by Leicestershire based heart charity the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT). Read More »

Tags: 12AWeek, AED, CPR, Inspire Awards, JHMT, SADS, SADSWEEK22, be prepared, chainofsurvival, cpr awareness, heart safe sports, helpsave a life, learn cpr and aed, register your aed, restart a heart, safer communities, sports coaching

Cricket Club becomes heartsafe with the help of JHMT

Cricket Club becomes heartsafe with the help of JHMT

Posted: Wed, 06 Oct 2021

A COMMUNITY cricket club has installed a new defibrillator with the support of JHMT.

Leicester Ivanhoe Cricket Club, together with Leicester Forest East Tennis Club and the Old Newtonians Rugby Club, has funded the new public access defibrillator ( PAD). The PAD is sited so it's easily accessible to all three neighbouring sports clubs on their adjacent Hinckley Road sites. Read More »

Tags: #SADSWEEK21, 12AWeek #YSCD, AED, CPR, Community Sport, Heart safe sports, Simple skills Save Lives, safer communities

Local sports clubs and heart charity unite to help create a heartsafe environment

Local sports clubs and heart charity unite to help create a heartsafe environment

Posted: Mon, 04 Oct 2021

Ashby Road Sports Club, one of the county major sporting venues which provides facilities for a range of multi-sports now boasts a public access defibrillator (PAD) for use during cardiac emergencies. Read More »

Tags: #SADSWEEK21, 12AWeek #YSCD, AED, CPR, Community Sport, Heart safe sports, Simple skills Save Lives, safer communities

New Defibrillator Creates Safer Environment For All

New Defibrillator Creates Safer Environment For All

Posted: Fri, 01 Oct 2021

A new defibrillator has been installed alongside the New Parks Cruyff Court and young people will be educated how to use it thanks to Leicester City in the Community and their partners in the region.

- A new defibrillator has been installed next to the New Parks Cruyff Court thanks to The Joe Humphries Memorial Trust
- Leicester City's in the Community will work with The Trust to ensure participants know how to use the life-saving item
- Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome week takes place from Monday 4 October, with JHMT raising awareness of the need for CPR training Read More »

Tags: #SADSWEEK21, 12AWeek, AEDs, CPR, Defibrillator, PLAY HEARTSAFE, Play Sport, safer communities

Simple Skills Save Lives – JHMT Patron Martin Johnson calls for roll out of CPR training after Eriksen collapse

Simple Skills Save Lives – JHMT Patron Martin Johnson calls for roll out of CPR training after Eriksen collapse

Posted: Thu, 17 Jun 2021

World Cup-winning rugby captain describes incident as 'wake-up call'

Martin Johnson has said the terrifying collapse of Christian Eriksen should be a wake-up call to the dangers of sudden cardiac arrest and the importance of learning CPR. Read More »

Tags: 12AWeek, AED, CPR, Leicester, Leicestershire, SADSAwareness, SCA, Skills For Life, YSCD, every second counts, life matters, safer communities

DMUFC & friends on TARGET to raise awareness of Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome #SADS @ football fest 2020 in aid of JHMT

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 »

Tags: Active4Joe, CPR, Defibrillator, Events, Heartsafe, Inspire, Inspire Awards, Joe's Mini Heartstart, Joes Mini Heartstart, SADS, SADS Fact of Life, Safer Communities, Sport, community, partnerships

New defibrillator will help Sileby Town FC to become heartsafe

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 »

Tags: CPR, Defibrillator, Heartsafe, Joes Mini Heartstart, SADS, Safer Communities, Sport, community, partnerships

JHMT teams up with Leicester City in the Community - one GOAL - a heartsafe community for all

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 »

Tags: CPR, Heartsafe, Inspire, Joe's Mini Heartstart, SADS, Safer Communities, Sport, community, partnerships, skills for life

Skills For Life - De Lisle Students are all 'HANDS ON' with JHMT to learn CPR & how to use  AED

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 »

Tags: CPR, Defibrillator, Heartsafe, Inspire, SADS, Safer Communities, nation of lifesavers, partnerships

Don’t think, just act! That’s the message of this year’s  SADS Awareness Week 2019

Don’t think, just act! That’s the message of this year’s SADS Awareness Week 2019

Posted: Sun, 29 Sep 2019

TRUSTING your instincts and acting quickly can be vital in a cardiac emergency, so don't think, just act – that's the message for this year's SADS Awareness Week.

SADS Awareness Week will take place from 30 September-4 October. It is organised by local charity the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT). Read More »

Tags: 12AWeek, AED, CPR, Joe's Mini heartstart, SADS Awareness Week, Safer Communities, YSCD, every second counts, heartsafe sport, inherited heart conditions, lifesaver, safer communities

Young people talk about their experiences learning  vital life-saving skills

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 »

Tags: CPR, Defibrillator, Events, Heartsafe, Inspire Awards, Life skills, Nation of young lifesavers, Partnerships, SADS, Safer Communities, Schools

Splashing time at Joe’s Jog!

Splashing time at Joe’s Jog!

Posted: Fri, 21 Jun 2019

Nothing could dampen the spirits of runners of all ages who braved the downpours last week for the Joe's Jog charity fun run. Read More »

Tags: Charnwood, Family Fun Mile, Joe's Jog, Leicester, Leicestershire, Rothley, SADS Awareness, charity, community, events, safer communities

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