Since winning an incredible £10,000 from the Big Lottery Fund, we can now proudly say that we have been able to create 13 Heart Safe schools in the Cumbria area by funding life-saving equipment for them to have accessible on their grounds.

 

The Big Lottery Fund is responsible for giving out 40% of the money raised for charities and good causes by the National Lottery. The money is split between charities and organisations to help them continue with their hard work in making their local areas and the UK a better and more safer place.

Thanks to the grant, we have been able to equip 13 schools in Coniston and the surrounding area with life-saving AEDs. An AED is the only definitive treatment against Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA), a cardiac event which claims the life of 12 young people each week in the UK.

Below is a list of schools which received defibrillator packages, fully funded through Big Lottery Fund and Hand on Heart Charity.

 

 

• Goodly Dale Primary School, Windermere, Cumbria
• Ambleside Primary School, Ambleside, Cumbria
• Leven Valley C of E Primary School, Ulverston, Cumbria
• Crosthwaite C of E School, Kendal, Cumbria
• Broughton CE School, Broughton in Furness, Cumbria
• Staveley C of E School, Staveley, Kendal, Cumbria
• Grayrigg C of E, Kendal, Cumbria
• Coniston C of E Primary School, Coniston, Cumbria
• St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere, Cumbria
• St Oswalds, Burneside, Kendal
• Langdale C of E School, Great Langdale, Ambleside, Cumbria
• Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Cumbria
• Penny Bridge CE School, Ulverston, Cumbria

 

 

To show their thanks and support for Hand on Heart, the schools have decided to fundraise for the charity to help raise awareness of their aims and also to give thanks for the donation of a life-saving defibrillator package.

You can view the list of schools over on our Heart Safe Schools page.

If you would like more information regarding defibrillators and purchasing one for your school, please contact the Hand on Heart office on 0845 071 0822 where a member of our team will be happy to help.