Nayland Community First Responders

14/11/2025

14/11/2025

We're recruiting!

Could you be a Community First Responder?

Essential criteria

● be over 18
● be able to carry our 25kg bags
● pass a DBS check
● have a full driving licence and access to a road worthy car

You must also have a sympathetic, caring nature and agree to undertake training, which we provide.

To apply or find out more details
📷 scan the QR code
✉️ PM us on here
💻 email our Team Leader adam.lunn@eastamb.nhs.uk
🔗 follow this link
https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/join-the-team/volunteering-and-volunteers/community-first-responders

11/11/2025

We've got volunteers booked on duty to respond
In an emergency always dial 999.

09/11/2025

Like many today, we spent the morning remembering those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice.

We represented the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust on parade in Nayland alongside Nayland Fire Station.

We will remember them.

07/11/2025

We are truly grateful to the Bures Music Festival for such a generous grant.

The donation will be used to replace our aging CPR manakins and training defibrillators. We use these ourselves while doing our clinical training, and also while providing basic life support training to community groups.

Thanks goes to everyone who helped raise this money by supporting such a fantastic event, either by attending or volunteering throughout the year.

East of England Ambulance Service Charity
East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

25/10/2025

A massive “thank you” to the Essex Freemasons for donating a sizeable sum to the East of England Ambulance Service Charity to get 3 new Community First Responder cars on the road.

Once booked on from their base locations, the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust control room place the cars in high priority areas to help improve response times.

As these vehicles are deployed to busy areas they can see a high volume of calls, so our responders volunteer to undertake extra shifts on these vehicles to help keep their clinical skills sharp.

🤩 Check out these snazzy new community response cars that are now on the roads across Essex. This has been made possible thanks to an incredibly generous £100,000 donation from the Essex Freemasons - we cannot thank you enough!

These cars will be used by volunteer community first responders (CFRs) to reach patients faster in 999 medical emergencies, especially in rural and hard-to-reach areas. When every second counts, these cars will make sure help gets there quickly, giving the patients vital medical care and reassurance to both them and their families.

“These cars are far more than just a vehicle; they’re lifelines in their communities,” said Kate Lott, Head of Charity.

Read more on our website 👇
https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/newsroom/essex-freemasons-donate-100-000-to-fund-life-saving-community-first-responder-cars

24/10/2025

While most of us were still in bed at 7am on Tuesday morning, Kevin and Mark were setting off on a 26 mile sponsored walk for our charity.

Kevin is Captain of the Men's Senior Golf Team at Stoke by Nayland Resort and chose us as the Captain's charity for 2025, after hearing about the calls our volunteers had been responding to.

7 1/2 hours later, after taking in the sights of Trimley Nature Reserve, Ipswich Waterfront and Pin Mill, Kevin and Mark reached the end of their walk and were rewarded with a well deserved beverage.

It's only with the help and generosity from people like Kevin, Mark and all the members of the Men's Senior Golf Team, that we can continue to respond and help save lives.

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust East of England Ambulance Service Charity

17/10/2025

We've got volunteers booked on duty to respond throughout the night.
In an emergency always dial 999.

03/10/2025

🚨 New Defibrillator Installed in Nayland 🚨

Thanks to a brilliant community effort, Nayland now has its third public access defibrillator — just in time for !

Installed through a partnership between the Nayland and Wissington Community Council, the Parish Council, and local volunteers, the device helps extend lifesaving coverage to rural areas where every minute counts.

💬 “We’re passionate about public access defibs and proud to support CPR training in our community.” – Adam Lunn, Nayland Community First Responders

📍 Free CPR training sessions:
🗓 Sunday 12 Oct, 9:30am–12pm
🗓 Wednesday 15 Oct, 6pm–8pm
📍 Nayland Village Hall
🎟 Book via Eventbrite

09/09/2025

It’s Emergency Services Day (999 day)! 🚑🚒🚓

Today is a chance to show your appreciation for the work of our emergency services.

We will be celebrating by highlighting those who work and volunteer both for EEAST and other services, as well as those with family connections in partner organisations 💚

👀Keep your eyes peeled for our content throughout the day!

03/09/2025

Led by the Resuscitation Council UK, October the 16th is Restart a Heart Day.

This year we will be holding two Basic Life Support (BLS) sessions, free to members of the public, in October, to give you the opportunity to learn how to use an AED (defibrillator) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

Supported by the East of England Ambulance Service Charity who help us provide these sessions to local residents, by our trained East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust first responders.

To book your free place, follow the link below to our Eventbrite page.

A big thank you to the Nayland Community Council for funding the use of the Village Hall, allowing these sessions to remain free to local residents.

📆 Sunday 12th October 2025
⏰ 9:30am
📍 Nayland Village Hall
🎟 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1659774202319?aff=oddtdtcreator

📆 Wednesday 15th October 2025
⏰ 6:00pm
📍 Nayland Village Hall
🎟 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1659756238589?aff=oddtdtcreator

03/08/2025

These thoughtful gifts have been handed over to two of our responders this morning as a thank you for treating a patient recently.

The patient's family wanted to pass on their gratitude after our volunteers were first on scene, before handing the patient over to the care of the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

Volunteer Team Leader for the Nayland Community First Responders Adam said, "We don't expect to receive such wonderful gifts, but it is very rewarding to know we have helped make a difference and supported a member of our local community in their moment of need."