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Do you know what to do if someone's in Cardiac Arrest?! Well staff at Chorley Council and South Ribble Borough Council have been learning just that in one of our "Angels of Life" sessions. Our "Angels of Life" scheme is a no cost session run by our trainers that teaches you valuable skills including CPR and how to use a defibrillator. Are you part of an organisation or group that has recently purchased an AED and would like some training on how to use it? Or do you just want a general awareness of life saving skills? Whatever the case, our team can run a session for you!

Chorley's Angels soar to success thanks to Progress Housing Group's Soup Dragon's Den event on Thursday. We were pitching for funding for a brand new Life Pak CR2 defibrillator to replace one of our older CR+ models and were up against some really tough competition. We were delighted to be chosen as the winning bid and to secure the funding for this lifesaving piece of equipment. As we modernise our equipment, our existing CR+ defibrillator stock (which are still in good working order) will be donated to local community groups so that they can continue to help save lives.

Chorley's Angels win big at the Progress Housing Group Community Champions Awards! Representatives from Chorley's Angels last night attended the Progress Housing Community Champions Awards, where we had 4 nominees in 3 categories. In the community group category, we were chosen as Bronze Winners! Our Chairperson Gail was recognised for her many dedicated years of voluntary service and was chosen as a Gold Winner in the individual volunteer category! And two of our young volunteers Harry and Rebecca were also chosen as Gold Winners in the under 25 category. We're really honoured to have been chosen as winners in these categories, and it was really lovely to hear about the other organisations who make a difference to the local community. Thank you once again to Progress Housing for their continued support and for a lovely evening.

Many thanks go to Jigsaw homes for their kind grant donation which has given us the chance to purchase some training and operational supplies which will help us as the events start to unfold in what looks like being a very busy year. Jigsaw homes have always been supportive of the Angels. they supplied us with our first aid kits when we first started out. Many thanks Jigsaw Homes.

Last night was our last training session till the new year. While there are still several events for us to cover between now and then, we'd like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Chorley's Angels are flying higher than ever after securing a grant from Jigsaw Homes North's Jigsaw Foundation. The grant was awarded for seven new Lifepak CR2 defibrillators which will replace the existing Lifepak CR+ defibrillators which we currently use. Jigsaw Homes and the Jigsaw Foundation have always supported Chorley's Angels from the outset. It was they in the form of Chorley Community Housing who donated us our first aid kits when we initially formed. Indeed, they followed that up with grants for a new Gazebo and training equipment. The Foundation has also assisted us as we move into our next phase of improving our offer to the local community. We recently moved from our original Analogue radios to the much more efficient digital versions. These have a greater distance and battery life. The new defibrillators are the next step. We celebrate our 10th Anniversary next year and as we move forward upgrades to equipment are a necessity. The new defibrillators are much faster from the stage of analysing the patient to the shock stage. This upgrade in equipment is important in our mission to ensure that members of the community are safe at events locally. This is why Chorley's Angels were formed and will always remain as the core of everything that we do. Thank you once again to the Jigsaw Foundation for their continued support!