Newton Mearns Community First Responders

21/09/2025

Newton Mearns Community First Responders are hosting an open CPR training day for everyone at The Avenue Shopping Centre on Thursday 16th October. What's On East Renfrewshire - your guide to events in East Renfrewshire!

17/09/2025

Save a Life for Scotland. The government’s strategy for training 1 million citizens of Scotland to give CPR

06/09/2025

Thanks to The Avenue for supporting and advertising our ‘Restart a Heart’ day on 16th October

27/08/2025

Right now, there are 771,534 members of the public in Scotland, who have been trained to perform CPR. This is part of the Scottish Government’s’Save a Life for Scotland’ strategy. Come along to the ‘Restart a Heart’ day in The Avenue on 16th October 2025 and BECOME , 771,535 … and 6, and 7 ….. ❤️

21/08/2025

We're very excited to tell you that Newton Mearns Community First Responders, in partnership with The Avenue, are holding a CPR / defib training session in the Avenue on global 'Restart a Heart day' 16th October 2025, between 10.00 - 16.00. Please pop in ....even for 15 minutes to learn a Life Saving skill.

06/03/2025

Newton Mearns Community First Responder Group will be keen to apply for a grant , to support community resilience in the area.

21/01/2025

Scott Ronald, one of our First Responders, received this appreciation from SAS for his commitment and participation, allowing the Service to exercise and develop their response models ………well done Scott 👍

12/12/2024

Well done to our neighbouring Neilston co-ordinator Stephen. Very well deserved 👍

Congratulations to Stephen Byars who has been recognised as Citizen of the Year 2024 for his lifesaving work as the dedicated coordinator of the Neilston & Uplawmoor Community First Responder Group, where his voluntary work has spanned across the past decade. 🏆

As an integral part of the group since it started in 2014, Stephen maintains and manages many of the area’s public access defibrillators, going above and beyond to ensure that these crucial resources are readily available in the community, as well as selflessly giving most of his weekends to be available to respond to emergency calls across East Renfrewshire. 🫶

Well done Stephen, you're such a worthy winner of the Provost Award! 👏

Neilston & Uplawmoor First Responders SCIO

09/12/2024

Congratulations to Yasmeen Khan, the latest recruit to Newton Mearns First Responder Group. Yasmeen completed her first shift as a responder tonight. Once again, many thanks to Parklands for support and facilities 👍

23/08/2024

Provost Mary Montague continues to lead the essential roll out of Public Access Defibrillators throughout the area. Great job 👏 Councillor Mary Montague for Giffnock & Thornliebank

CPR and Defibrillator Training by St John Scotland at Clarkston Community Centre & Masjid Yusuf

Provost Mary Montague and Clarkston Community Centre organised a successful and enjoyable training session on CPR and Defibrillator training by St John Scotland. 21 people were trained including the Provost herself, along with local Councillor Katie Pragnell and Blair McDougall MP, local residents.

The defibrillator was purchased and installed at Clarkston Community Centre and Masjid Yusuf in partnership with the Provost's Community Defibrillator Fund and St John Scotland with support from Neilston & Uplawmoor First Responders.

The funding for this defibrillator was boosted by local resident Derek Milligan, who raised funds for the Provost's Community Defibrillator Fund after taking part in a 100 mile West Highland Way sponsored walk in memory of his friend Billy Partridge who died following a cardiac arrest.

Every week in Scotland, around 70 people have a cardiac arrest at home, work or in a public place. It is vital to phone 999 and start CPR as soon as possible and send someone to get the defibrillator which increases the best chance of survival if the defibrillator is used as soon as possible.

Provost Mary Montague and Clarkston Community Centre are working to help more local people access the defibrillator, if you would be interested in being trained on how to use the defibrillator, please send us an email at Clarkstonccm@gmail.com

27/07/2024

Newton Mearns First Responders , clearing after 4 emergency SAS deployments over last couple of days.

27/06/2024

3 members of our Community First Responders Team, recently achieved Heartstart Instructor Certification. This will allow the team to deliver training throughout the area.