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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.

Greenhead Playing Field, New Cumnock recently received life-saving equipment donated by Confida FM.

Ochiltree Bowling Club recently received life-saving equipment donated by B & G Contracts and Bowman Garden Machinery.

The ground-breaking, life-saving partnership initiative launched by East Ayrshire Council is continuing to bear fruit as three more local community groups received defibrillator equipment donated by local contractors.

Earlier this year, East Ayrshire Council launched a life-saving initiative bringing together contractors and communities to provide defibrillators for community use and the roll-out of equipment has commenced, with the first of seven such partnerships being announced.

East Ayrshire Council has launched a lifesaving initiative bringing together contractors and communities to provide defibrillators for community use and help save lives.