Letter: Where to find the town's defibrillators
Although I must state that by dialing 999 you would be given the location of the nearest defibrillator with the access code if it is a lockable cabinet.
The Rotary Club of Sowerby Bridge have, over the last two years, raised funds through public donations, grants from Calderdale, Rotary, Sovereign Health Care and the British Heart Foundation and have placed fourteen externally accessed defibrillators in conjunction with Yorkshire Ambulance Service in the following areas:
The Wharf Sowerby Bridge,
Carlton Mill, Wharf Street Sowerby Bridge
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Hide AdHawdon and Russell Architects, Wharf Street, Halifax (on the side of the building on the towpath exit)
The Works, Hollins Mill Lane, Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge Railway Station
St Luke’s Church, Norland
Stones Church, Rochdale Road, Ripponden
Simon Blyth Estate Agents, Halifax Road, Ripponden
Luddenden CE School, Dene View, Luddenden
Triangle C of E Primary School, Butterworth Lane, Triangle
Barkisland C E School, Scammonden Road, Barkisland
Norland Working Men’s Club, Stormer Hill Lane, Norland
Tuel Lane Infant School, Clay Street, Sowerby BRidge
Sowerby St Paul’s Cricket Club, Walton Street, Sowerby Bridge.
We have also assisted in the purchase of two more defibrillators which are located at:
Craggies, Country Business Park, New Road, Gragg Vale
Thrum Hall Bowling Club, Thrum Hall Lane, Halifax - this is an internal defibrillator.
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The Rotary Club of Halifax Calder are planning to place two externally accessed defibrillators in Halifax town centre in the near future.
Access to a defibrillator if a patient is suffering from a suspected out of hospital heart attack is undoubtedly a possible lifesaver. The defibrillators that we have installed are semi automatic and easy to use as clear, precise instructions are given at every step. We do know that since we installed our defibrillators four have already been accessed.
In addition to the fourteen the rotary Club of Sowerby Bridge have installed we do know from recent Courier publicity that there are four defibrillators also installed in the Sowood area.
Hazel Upton, President Elect of Rotary Club of Sowerby Bridge