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First aid course on offer to grandparents Could you help

Wiltshire Red Cross is organising another opportunity for Swindon grandparents to learn what to do response service?
when an emergency arises when looking after young children, at a two hour session on Thursday 8 March,
6.30pm to 8.30pm at Westlea Fire Station. The Red Cross is developing
the Fire and Emergency Support
The class uses the Red Cross
Everyday First Aid approach, the Service (FESS) for Westlea Fire
Station on a 24/7 basis and needs
charity’s simplest method of teach- more volunteers.
ing life-saving skills. It aims to give The service helps people who
participants the knowledge and have suffered fire or other domestic
confidence to respond if a child or emergency, such as flooding, and
baby starts choking, becomes un- find their home uninhabitable.
conscious or swallows something Martin Lloyd, Wilts FESS co-
harmful. The course also covers ordinator, said: “The service has
burns, fractures, head injuries and been active for years and has helped
bleeding. many people start the process of
To book a place on the course
call 01452 726661 or email wagpt@ recovering their lives following
harrowing circumstances. Recently,
redcross.org.uk
a house was struck by lightning
and we were able to look after the
Janet’s occupants while the Fire and Res-
Puppy Red Cress trainer Jo Riches, right, shows Jan Collis, Joan Simons and Sid Milburn cue service dealt with making the
premises safe. We provide practical
how to give first aid to young children. Photo: Richard Wintle www.calyxpix.com
Skool help like shelter, food, clothing
and a safe environment and give
Have fun teaching your dog Guide Dog puppy walkers wanted other help too. This role is very
good manners and behaviour important to people during a very
at one of our friendly classes Alan Fletcher of Swindon Guide Dogs for the Blind writes: distressing time.
3 Playskool for puppies Guide Dogs for the Blind are looking for volunteer puppy walkers in “However we are short of volun-
3 Adult beginners/improvers the Swindon area which includes Chippenham, Cirencester, Malm- teers to expand the service; if you
3 Senior Skool/advanced classes esbury and Marlborough. want to give something back to the
3 One to one advice & training The guide dog puppy will live with you for about 14 months to become community, and have time on your
3 Fun agility workshops socialised to everyday life before it can go onto advanced training to hands during the day, evenings and
www.janetspuppyskool.co.uk become a guide dog for a visually impaired person. weekends, contact me to discuss
APDT Member (01066) Find out more at a Guide Dogs awareness day in the Brunel Centre training and how you could become
Janet Garrett DipCAPBT Dip.dog.psy on 10 March, 9am to 5pm, and meet some walkers and their guide dog part of the team.”
Tel: 01793 727158 puppies between 10am until 3pm. Contact Martin on 07736 116417
email: [email protected] Or for more details call 0845 371 7771 (local rate call). or mail: [email protected]

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