We’re delighted to announce that a new defibrillator has been installed at the Queen’s Royal Hussars Museum, providing vital emergency equipment for the Smith Street area of Warwick.
The formal handover was attended by the Mayor of Warwick, Cllr Simon Pargeter, Rotary President Rachel Hinton and our curator, Andy Milton, alongside representatives from Warwick Rotary Club, Warwickshire Hearts First Responders and local businesses.
The project has been ten years in the making, beginning with fundraising by Smith Street traders, led by Maria Denney of the Green Monkey Tea Room. Warwick Rotary Club generously contributed the remaining funds and donated the defibrillator, cabinet and bleed kit. We’re also grateful to Laurie Day for securing planning approval and Adrian Barton of Linleigh Electrical, who completed the installation free of charge.
Warwickshire Hearts First Responders have supported the installation and will provide training for local traders. The fully automated defibrillator provides spoken instructions to guide users through its operation.
We’d like to thank everyone who helped make this project possible. It’s a fantastic example of the community coming together, and we’re proud to support the safety and wellbeing of our local area. Although we hope it will never be needed, we’re pleased to have this important equipment available at our museum.
