[New] Life-saving defibrillator installed at Houlton

A potentially life-saving defibrillator has been installed at the heart of the Houlton community.

Houlton’s master developer Urban&Civic, in collaboration with local charity campaigners OurJay Foundation, instigated the installation.

Situated outside St Gabriel’s Primary School, the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) has been fitted in a publicly accessible, prominent position to the left of the school and will be accessible 24/7.

The defibrillator is a life-changing device that provides a high-energy electric shock used to help save the life of somebody suffering a cardiac arrest.

This is the 25th installation OurJay Foundation has prompted since they began their mission at the beginning of last year and was made possible following a donation of £1,250 made by Urban&Civic.

OurJay Foundation publicly fundraises for the installation of public access defibrillators in memory of their son Jamie who sadly passed away following a cardiac arrest in January 2022.

The foundation now dedicates time to raise awareness of the importance of CPR and public access defibrillators, fundraise to install defibrillators across Rugby and Warwickshire and to provide accessible training in CPR and the use of AED - all in Jamie’s name.

At the unveiling of the new installation, the charity joined forces with representatives from Urban&Civic and staff and pupils from St Gabriel’s school to share the importance of knowing where your nearest accessible defibrillator is.

Urban&Civic’s £1,250 donation will not only fund this device but be put towards a second defibrillator to be installed at Houlton.

Kyle Smith, Communications, Communities and Partnerships at Urban&Civic, said: “We were honoured to collaborate with OurJay Foundation to instigate the installation of an accessible defibrillator at St Gabriel’s School.”

Naomi Rees Issitt, Jay’s Mum, said: “We’re committed to installing more AEDs across the development in our ongoing mission to making Rugby ‘heart safe’.

“OurJay Foundation are proud to work alongside Urban & Civic in purchasing and installing this

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“Sonia was brilliant in her support of ourselves and the foundation and we are very grateful to her for her kindness through a difficult time. We continue to fight for changes across Warwickshire to make our communities ‘heart safe’ in memory of our precious boy.”

Visit: https://www.ourjay.org.uk/ to find out more.