Carnforth Rotary Donates £500 to local Charity, CancerCare - 16 April 2015

Bill Reading and Neil Townsend

Carnforth Rotary Club President Bill Reading presented a cheque in the sum of £500 to Neil Townsend, Chief Executive of Lancaster based charity CancerCare at our meeting on Thursday 16 April.

CancerCare is a unique independent charity dedicated to helping North Lancashire & South Lakeland families affected by cancer and other life limiting conditions (including Multiple Sclerosis, heart disease, lung diseases, and neurological conditions.)

Delivered by qualified and experienced staff, CancerCare’s wide range of free professional therapy services are designed to help individuals and their families come to terms with and manage the challenges of a serious health condition and include: Counselling, Hypnotherapy, Alexander Technique, Aromatherapy Massage, Group Activities, Support Groups and a Children and Young People’s Service.

With over 30 years of experience, CancerCare has worked with and helped over 22,000 local people affected by cancer and other life limiting conditions.

CancerCare began life in 1983 as a small volunteer led telephone helpline service based in an office within Royal Lancaster Infirmary offering support to local cancer patients and their families in an informal, relaxed manner. CancerCare now has two dedicated centres based in Kendal (The Lakes Centre, Blackhall Road) and in Lancaster (Slynedales, Slyne Road) and also provides outreach services in local hospitals and community outlets.

All CancerCare services are provided free of charge; possible only through fundraising and generous donations from local people.

Carnforth Rotary Donates Defibrillator to Bolton-le-Sands Village - 17 March 2015

Bill Reading, Linda Bowker & Dr David Wrigley

On Tuesday 17 March, a third defibrillator was officially handed over by Carnforth Rotary Club President Bill Reading to the villagers living in Bolton-le-Sands. 

The new defibrillator was donated by members of Carnforth Rotary Club and was jointly funded by a grant from Rotary International District 1190 Cumbria and Lancashire. 

Mike Craddock

Mike Craddock, Deputy Leader of Bolton-le-Sands Parish Council and Carnforth Rotarian was unable to be present, but worked tirelessly with Immediate Past Rotary District Governor, Kevin

Walsh to arrange the grant.

The new defibrillator is located outside Brookfield Surgery and was accepted by Dr David Wrigley, Senior Partner and Linda Bowker, Senior Manager from Ashtrees Surgery, Carnforth.

A defibrillator is an extension to Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and has significantly increased heart attack survival rates. The machines are simple and safe to use, giving clear spoken instructions. No training is required and once in position, the defibrillator detects the heart's rhythm and won't deliver a shock unless one is needed.

The other two machines are located inside the SPAR shop in the Village and is available from 06.00 to 22.00hrs daily and outside the Community Centre in the Village in a coded weather proof housing which is like the one outside the surgery is available 24 hours per day via a key code which will be given on phoning the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) via a 999 call.