Neil Craiks Defib Campaign

14/05/2025

A year ago today Big Neil's Defib went live and ready on all services

18/09/2024

Defibrillator activated this morning 0427. If been used we hope it was able to help

25/05/2024

Weekly checks done, all in healthy condition and ready should it be required

23/05/2024

Everyone who attended Tuesdays training now has a certificate have delivered them to be collected from community centre for this I didn't get to this morning, one again thank you all who come and thank you to Boyd Group for taking the time for this session

21/05/2024

This morning we took another amazing donation for the sum of £350 and its very kindly appreciated thank you all at the Dumfries Lions Club really reallt is appreciated, ❤️

20/05/2024

Today seen our defibrillator training take place at troqueer community centre.

Thanks to Boyd Group for offering and doing this.

Thanks to Marlene Loudon for everything regarding this all too.

We had 11 participants come and take part which was brilliant.

Thanks to Houston's Mini Coaches for allowing Kevin Gibson to shift swap so he could attend.

Hopefully the training today won't ever need to be used but should it be needed hopefully gives the confidence

19/05/2024

Well not even in for a week and we got this message this morning 😔 troqueer Defib is currently offline and hope to be online shortly.

If it was used I pray it done it's job

**Update** On this occasion the device was not used and it has now been made as available for use

17/05/2024

Today marks the end of our full campaign all bills are paid and both defibs are in place and love with ambulance system.

I popped to Troqueer Primary School today and donated £200 to their campaign also.

Once again thanks to Phil Shortt Electrical for the amazing work he and the lads done and for free too.
All the businesses involved with supporting US and our charity buckets
And Everyone who donated really has been appreciated massively.

The amount raised shows just how much people thought of Neil tho and hopefully everything done will help to save a life 🙏❤️🙏

17/05/2024

Very happy 😊

We are delighted to have received a defibrillator for the Centre todayin memory of Neil. A sincere thank you to Neil’s family and all who donated to the fund.

15/05/2024

On Friday it's now confirmed that Dumfries Day Centre will receive their very own defib which we hope will help should it ever be required.

Our troqueer defibs fully registered online now too where it can be located through defibfinder.uk. should the defib be used at any point it will not be offline for too long as we have spare pads ordered to be ready.

Friday afternoon I will personally visit troqueer primary to hand over our donation.

Defib finder uses data from The Circuit, the national defibrillator network, to help you find information about the nearest defibrillators to you.