New Vehicle for First Responders

The First Responders has a replacement response vehicle, thanks to successful fundraising by Stour Valley Lions, Shipston Rotary, The League of Friends and Shipston Home Nursing. They all came together at the beginning of this year to coordinate an appeal with an initial target of £35,000. Thanks to generous support from the public and local businesses, they raised over £50,000. The vehicle was handed over at the Shipston Beer Festival in July.

Honorary Patron of the appeal, Doctor Sarah Jarvis MBE, said: ‘A fully functional first-responder vehicle is crucial to the life-saving work of this fantastic group of volunteers in our
community. We all hope we will never need their help, but every day someone does.’ Shipston Community First Responders are volunteer medics, certified, trained and regulated by West Midlands Ambulance Service to attend the most serious medical emergencies in the Stour Valley area.

The Lions have promised another sizeable donation to the First Responders from the proceeds of the Beer Festival, their joint event with Shipston Rugby Club.