Council Reports We have allocated funds in the MCC budget to purchase 2 or 3 more in the next 15 months of 2023-24, if we can find the right locations for them. We are looking to cover areas not currently covered by our own and other existing AEDs. Ford Lane Recreation ground has one and there was one at the Old Rugby club building on Mill Road. It takes a while to get permission from owners, arrange quotes for electricians to install them, purchase them and await delivery etc. Myland Community Council (MCC) will be looking to put an AED on the St Luke’s Community Centre on the old Rugby Club site along Mill Road when it gets re-built. This will also cover the new Village Green that MCC have been negotiating with Colchester Council to manage for the benefit of the local community. Currently this is being used by the builders, but it will be returned to community use when they have completed. Cllr Pauline Bacon Colchester First Responders Team In the days before COVID in 2019 we were pleased to have the Colchester First Responders come to a meeting at The Well Methodist Church to show some of us how to perform Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), like the ones we have situated around the local area. On Wednesday 11th January they visited us again for a refresher for those who have been trained before. They spoke to us about the great work they do as Colchester First Responders, volunteers who attend emergencies in the Colchester and surrounding area in advance of an ambulance or paramedic arriving. Often they may pick up an AED on their way to the incident, or the Ambulance Responders may have already sent someone to access one from a nearby location. Having these located in our area greatly improves that chances of someone surviving a cardiac arrest. We are planning for the Colchester First Responder’s team to visit Myland again in the spring/ early summer for at least two more training sessions. One of these will be on one of our regular 2nd Wednesday in the month Community meetings, at 7.30pm at the Well Methodist church Hall (84 Nayland Road), and another will be on a Saturday morning probably in April or May. Look out for posters on Myland Community notice boards, at the Co-op and other locations, and on local social media groups. 10
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