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East Ayrshire Council’s life-saving community defibrillator initiative has been running since April 2021 and in that time 22 defibrillators and cabinets have been donated, free of charge, to community groups and clubs across East Ayrshire with more equipment ready for allocation.

New Cumnock Bowling Club recently received life-saving equipment donated by Atelier Ten.

Fenwick Community Initiatives recently received life-saving equipment donated by Sharp Business Systems.

Morrisons in Auchinleck recently received life-saving equipment donated by GMC Corsehill Limited.

Kay Park Bowling Club recently received life-saving equipment donated by CJM Accountancy and Financial Management.

Willowbank School in Kilmarnock has become the first school in East Ayrshire to achieve Allergy Aware status as part of a new allergy awareness initiative developed by Catering Services, Health and Safety, and Educational Services.

Knockentiber Together recently received life-saving equipment donated by TCS Response.

Glen Afton Football Club recently received life-saving equipment donated by Shuttle Buses.

Muirkirk Football Club recently received life-saving equipment donated by Tivoli.

Gatehead Community Centre recently received life-saving equipment donated by MJD & Sons.

As part of East Ayrshire Council’s ‘Here to Listen’ suicide prevention strategy, forty of its volunteer Suicide First Aiders attended a support group meeting recently to share their experiences of helping to provide suicide interventions to 132 people, and to find out about new suicide prevention and wellbeing resources.

Annanhill Golf Club and North West Bowling Club recently received life-saving equipment donated by Prism Medical.