1) Free session on Life saving CPR techniques
There will be a free session on life saving CPR techniques held as a part of the Echt Show which will take place on Saturday – July 14, 2018 at Echt Show Ground, Echt, Inverurie AB32 6UL, United Kingdom. The session will be available on the day from 9 am to 5 pm. The volunteers from St John Scotland will be available on the show to teach CPR techniques to the people visiting the Echt Show.
The training is part of “Save a Life Scotland project” to reach around 5 lakh people of Scotland by the year 2020. If this is done, then around 1000 lives may be saved with the knowledge of this training.
The trained volunteers from Aberdeen & North-east area of St John Scotland offers such training for free to teach about lifesaving techniques and what has to be done in case of any emergency situations. Already they have covered many free sessions in the summer from Bon Accord centre in Aberdeen to Westhill Gala recently.
For more information, please visit their website https://www.stjohnscotland.org.uk/.
2) Free taster training session on Wheelchair Basketball
There will be free taster training sessions are being conducted by Northants Phoenix Wheelchair Basketball Club on every Saturday between 12 noon to 2 pm at the Elizabeth Woodville School located at Stratford Road, Roade, Northampton NN7 2LP. All are invited and no experience or equipments even wheelchairs are not required. Just bring your drink. The next session will be scheduled on July 14, 2018.
Northants Phoenix Wheelchair Basketball Club is based in Everdon Sports Hall, University of Northampton Park Campus and the club is a member of British Wheelchair Basket ball. Basketballers from the club are trying to raise the profile of the sport by attracting next generation players to join in their team whether they have a disability or not.
The wheelchair basketball is played with 5 players on court at once. The basketballers can push twice their wheelchairs before passing or bouncing the ball and the basketball team will have 8 seconds to take the ball across half the line and another 16 seconds to put it in the basket.
Please contact the club on 07515014308 or email to northantsphoenixwbcl@gmail.com or visit their website https://northantsphoenix.co.uk/. For more updates, please visit their facebook page http://www.facebook.com/PhoenixWCBBall/.
