South Coast First Aid

04/01/2026

Wishing you all a Happy New Year 🎉

Having some time off over the festive period has allowed a moment to pause and simply reflect on making it through another long year. We have our ups and our downs, which can both feel incredibly overwhelming and joyous. It's important to embrace the wonderous joy as well as coping with the bad times, so you can make room for how you want to navigate the year ahead and set yourself some small challenges to keep your mind and body balanced as one, stood firmly with your feet upon the ground.

I'm thankful for everything that 2025 has given me, and it reminds me that while the last year has been good to me, I need to return that goodness to others in my community, as my incredibly kind Dad would have wanted.

Random Acts of Kindness started because of my Dad, being diagnosed with dementia. Both of my parents taught me how to give back and lift those on darkened days. He would be disappointed if we stopped our good work now.

Are you free to help me again this year and spread some joy in January?

Saturday 31st January, from 1pm until 3pm, we will be delivering Random Acts of Kindness to local people, and reminding them that light and hope are still here in our world to be seen and that dark days can be lifted with a little bit of kindness.

When communities come together, we are truly unstoppable! Thank you everyone for your support last year, my little business is still going.

25/12/2025

I would like to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas, from my house, to yours. 🎄 🤶 🎁🎊❤️

It's been a wonderful year this year, full of beautiful people, heartbreaking stories and more people than ever trained in Basic Life Support.

From Kim and I teaching Safeguarding to charities, to Karyn delivering Advanced First Aid across Hampshire and now moving into Dental Emergency Care in the New Year, together we have been fortunate enough to embed ourselves in so many lives.

The best news for the business this year is our new recruit, Abi. Some say she looks like me, some say she sounds like me, and some say she going to punch her way into medicine to save more lives than I could only dream of in my lifetime. Ambitions to become a nurse is her pathway onto greatness. If you have completed any of my first aid courses before, you will know my story of why I started this company in the first place, because this sweet, perfect little face sitting next to me nearly died at the age two, because of a complete obstruction in her airway. I had never completed any paediatric first aid when I had her, and I came incredibly close to losing her.

My heart constricts just thinking about it 💔

Abi has been attending various different courses with me this year, to help deliver the same message as me to anyone who will listen, and that is 'Doing Something Is Better Than Doing Nothing!'

I'm incredibly proud to have her teaching alongside me, stood next to me, standing tall, helping me deliver these courses. One Mum, huge smile, and feeling overwhelming proud.

Yesterday, we did our annual delivery of minced pies and chocolate biscuits to A&E to say thank you to the staff in the adult and paediatric wards for their services over Christmas 🎄 While we sit comfortably at home today, our public services, carers and emergency staff will be covering our communities as we fill ourselves with good food, Christmas gifts and friends and family.

Let's all hope next year is as productive and powerful as this year.

Best wishes to you over the holidays. Stay safe, be good and enjoy celebrating together ❤️




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25/12/2025

I would like to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas, from my house, to yours. 🎄 🤶 🎁🎊❤️

It's been a wonderful year this year, full of beautiful people, heartbreaking stories and more people than ever trained in Basic Life Support.

From Kim and I teaching Safeguarding to charities, to Karyn delivering Advanced First Aid across Hampshire and now moving into Dental Emergency Care in the New Year, together we have been fortunate enough to embed ourselves in so many lives.

The best news for the business this year is our new recruit, Abi. Some say she looks like me, some say she sounds like me, and some say she going to punch her way into medicine to save more lives than I could only dream of in my lifetime. Ambitions to become a nurse is her pathway onto greatness. If you have completed any of my first aid courses before, you will know my story of why I started this company in the first place, because this sweet, perfect little face sitting next to me nearly died at the age two, because of a complete obstruction in her airway. I had never completed any paediatric first aid when I had her, and I came incredibly close to losing her.

My heart constricts just thinking about it 💔

Abi has been attending various different courses with me this year, to help deliver the same message as me to anyone who will listen, and that is 'Doing Something Is Better Than Doing Nothing!'

I'm incredibly proud to have her teaching alongside me, stood next to me, standing tall, helping me deliver these courses. One Mum, huge smile, and feeling overwhelming proud.

Yesterday, we did our annual delivery of minced pies and chocolate biscuits to A&E to say thank you to the staff in the adult and paediatric wards for their services over Christmas 🎄 While we sit comfortably at home today, our public services, carers and emergency staff will be covering our communities as we fill ourselves with good food, Christmas gifts and friends and family.

Let's all hope next year is as productive and powerful as this year.

Best wishes to you over the holidays. Stay safe, be good and enjoy celebrating together ❤️

17/10/2025

When you need to say a BIG thank you to the people who have taken the time and effort to either leave you a review, or by pressing the three dots at the top of the page to share my business with friends - thank you so much 🧡

I'm a tiny local business, so it means everything when you have such wonderful local support!

Welcome to the weekend everyone.

www.southcoastfirstaid.co.uk 🧡🧡🧡

07/10/2025

It is INCREDIBLE just how many people need first aid assitance at any given time.

Siezures, falls, cuts, burns, choking, traffic collisions, suddenly becoming unresponsive - the list is HUGE and the possibilites are endless.

In this video you will hear some EPIC stories about my recent first aid students saving lives just DAYS after their training course.

Would you know what to do if you found someone who was unresponsive? Or started having a siezure? My first aiders do.

Don't wait until its too late! Book me for your workplace first aid training today.
You can email, call, text or leave a voicemail. I'll get right back to you. Emma. X

Emma Chinner | South Coast First Aid
01329 485061
sales@southcoastfirstaid.co.uk
https://www.southcoastfirstaid.co.uk/

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31/05/2025

🌟🌟🌟 I have some FREE and discounted, local courses running in June/July, for the community ONLY, to obtain training in adult emergency care, mental health and paediatric emergencies.

The dates are times are as follows:

Monday 9th & Tuesday 10th - 9.30am - 2.30pm - Adult emergency care, including DRNCPR. Gosport. FREE

Monday 16th & Tuesday 17th June - 9.30am - 4.30pm - Mental Health in the workplace. Gosport FREE or £30 fee for Qualification

Friday 20th June - Emergency Paediatric First Aid - Gosport 9.15am - 4.30pm FREE or £30 Qualification

Monday 30th June - Thursday 3rd July - (4 day course) Employability and Confidence Boosting Skills, CV writing, Interview Techniques, Personal Presentation. 9.30am - 2.30pm Gosport. FREE

Friday 4th July - Emergency First Aid at Work - Portchester 9.15am - 4.30pm. FREE or £30 Qualification

These courses are for the general public ONLY, not businesses. If you are caring for someone (Child or Parent), a parent looking for part time employment options, unemployed, or 19 years and over and are looking to obtain training and skills for the workplace to boost your CV and employability chances, please email your interest to:

emma@southcoastfirstaid.co.uk or DM me.

I have limited places on all courses, so it will come on a first serve basis only. 🙂

www.southcoastfirstaid.co.uk

27/03/2025

Welcome new followers!

To my new followers, hello, I am Emma Chinner 👋

Founder of South Coast First Aid, a training company that offers a variety of Accredited and Non-Accredited Courses, from Paediatric First Aid, to Mental Health, Safeguarding, Oxygen Therapy & Anaphylaxis Training, to Manual Handling, Basic Life Support & Defibrillation, as well as many more courses like Trauma Care & Catastrophic Haemorrhage.

My passion for delivering high quality training, especially paediatric care, came from my daughter choking on a grape at the age of two years. Her airway was completely blocked and she was unable to breathe for nearly two minutes. This is every parent's worst nightmare. It was definitely mine. This event caused me to seek out first aid training, and to start my own first aid training business, with a central ethos of empowering people to take action and make a real difference in a real medical emergency.

My mantra is 𝘿𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜!

As an Ofsted rated outstanding teacher, I pride myself on delivering training of a consistently high standard, with an energetic and enthusiastic approach to learning, while ensuring my courses are personal, unique and engaging for learners of all abilities.

To book a course, please get in touch. I would love to hear from you!

www.southcoastfirstaid.co.uk

26/03/2025

Reminder if you find someone who is unresponsive ⬇️⬇️⬇️

25/03/2025

This was a great day 😁
I’m very busy right now so if you want to book a first aid course before the new tax year please get in touch asap 🙂

Smile boys! 😃

Back with the construction team in Southampton today.

Am I going to make them all wear my gorgeous glasses throughout the session today?

Absolutely!!

Happy Friday from Bob and the team at South Coast First Aid 😎





www.southcoastfirstaid.co.uk ❤️❤️❤️

26/01/2025

I would like to thank my fabulous group of helpers who came out in the cold, bright sunshine to help me yesterday, delivering Random Acts of Kindness to everyone within our path!

The sun shone down on us all as we navigated the stunning walk along Hillhead beach, towards Lee on Solent.

As always, the reaction from people can not be explained in enough detail to highlight the need to bring a little joy in January. How can 65 little bunches of flowers make such a big difference!?

But it did!

My Mum said to me yesterday, if we dropped £4 into someone's hand and said, have a wonderful day, it just wouldn't have the same impact as walking along, with 15 helpers, to brighten your day with flowers.

It isn't that hard to make the smallest of gestures, and adding a little skip in someones step for the day. So, I hope the next time you go to buy your coffee, or bread at the shop, and you buy someone else's coffee for them, or pint of milk for them to take home, I would like you to bask in the feeling of Kindness that encapsulated your soul and feel the joyfullness that fills you up completely 😊

There is a local business to me who I would like to give thanks to, and introduce you to as well. They have supported me personally, as well as professionally as my business has grown. Last weekend, before having to cancel our first flower 🌼 date, I had a card placed through my door by Haven Holistic Therapy with some money inside to purchase some flowers and support my cause. Sarah Reay thank you for your goodness to see all the things that grow around you, your beautiful heart that also beats for our community, and your own stunning act of kindness ❤️

If we met you yesterday and made you feel one brief moment of joy, it was worth all of our time, money and planning that went into bringing some Joy to January!

My beautiful Dad gifted us with the bluest of skies and glorious sunshine to carry on our acts of kindness 🌞

If I can leave you with one other tip today, on this rainy Sunday, it's be kind to those around you. You have no idea what is going on in people's lives, so don't be too quick to shout at someone as they are slow to reverse their car, or to be able to pay for their shopping, please remember, there is only one human race on planet Earth, so while we walk among each other, be kind. ❤️

24/01/2025

Happy Friday Everyone!! 💐💐💐

Well, I've been checking the weather forecast all day today, and thankfully my old pups must be looking down our way, as this morning's forecast of rain for Saturday has moved aside, and sunshine 🌞 is well and truly on the menu for us!!

So, with my house looking like a beautifully flowery shop, we are on for Random Acts of Kindness in the morning!

I'll message you all my address. Please find somewhere around the corner to park, and walk round to the house, where warm croissants and coffee await you 💐👌🙌

I'll look forward to seeing you all in the morning! ❤️❤️❤️

17/01/2025

💐*** Urgent Update for tomorrow *** 💐

I am deeply saddened to say that I am going to have to postpone tomorrow's flower deliveries to next Saturday instead, where we will team up with the other group and go in convoy.

I feel incredibly unwell sadly, and have tonsillitis, which for the first time in over 10 years means, I have completely lost my voice too! I am off to the GP for some antibiotics and I will hopefully be able to talk again by next week.

Although, my husband and children are thrilled, as you can imagine! 😉

The Random Acts of Kindness that was set up over 5 years ago with my old pups, will still go ahead next weekend. I would not cancel tomorrow unless I felt truly unwell. It means too much to me, so I am very sorry if this has messed around with your plans.

I cannot apologise enough to those who offered to give their time so freely to this cause tomorrow. If you are free next Saturday, please let me know as I would be delighted to see you. 🙏🙏🙏

Stay warm this weekend everyone. Much love, Emma ❤