Christmas cheer
Life-saving defibrillators being installed across the region
At the Northside Community Centre in Workington, CCHA colleagues came together to spread holiday joy. With CCS colleague Garry stepping into the role of Santa Claus, local children received gifts, creating memorable moments of happiness. The presence of our ASB Officers and partner organisations, including Cumbria Police, further reinforced our commitment to building stronger relationships and community cohesion.
CCHA is in the process of installing ten life-saving defibrillators at our Independent Living schemes and one at a CCHA office, after securing some funding from defibrillator charity, London Hearts in November 2023. The units, which will be accessible to the public, will all be registered with the ‘circuit’, the national defibrillator network that lets 999 call handlers direct people to the nearest registered defibrillator. The schemes that are benefitting from the defibrillators are in Gateshead, Newcastle, Sunderland, Carlisle, Cockermouth, Maryport and Workington. The sites have been carefully chosen after CCHA carried out research and found that there were no other defibrillators within a three-minute walk of the schemes identified.
Residents of Laybourn House, one of our independent living schemes for over 55s, experienced a heartwarming afternoon of carol singing, courtesy of pupils from St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School. As residents and children sang together, they shared joy and laughter.
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