St John Ambulance - Basildon ASU

From all of us at St John Ambulance - Basildon ASU we wanted to say Well done to everyone who received A-Level, T-Level or BTEC results today. Whether you got the results you wanted or not, we’re proud of you! 📚

If you are going to University and want to learn how to save a life, look out for our Student Volunteering units! You can find us all across the country, ready to teach you life-saving skills and help you make friends for life. 💚

Until 2pm today, the team will be at the Community hub giving First aid advice and teaching CPR! Why not pop along until 2pm and learn some lifesaving skills!

Come on down to Basildon Community Hub located on the 1st Floor Eastgate Shopping Centre.

On Monday 5th August between 9am - 5pm we have volunteers from Dogs Trust, Fire & Rescue, Out Reach workers from Benefits & Welfare, Fraud Prevention Officer, Essex Youth Services and Neighbourhood Watch and much much more.

Discover what you have on you door step or just pop in and have a chat with a police officer about local issues or advice.

We have a colouring competition for the children and play area to keep them entertained while you take a look around.

Tomorrow, Our friends at St John Ambulance Grays are organising a Football match between SJAFC and Essex County Fire and Rescue

🎟️ Just £2 entry and all proceeds go towards our new Community Support Unit, so bring the whole family along for a day of fun and community spirit.

📅 Date: 4th August 2024
⚽ Kick-Off: 2:30 PM
📍 Location: Len Forge Centre, Southend

We hope to see you there!

Some of our volunteers will be in the engagement hub in the Eastgate Shopping Centre!

We will be there on certain days throughout the summer until September along with some of our partner agencies such as Essex Police - Basildon District, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service!

Come and talk about volunteering with St John from volunteering at events, Fundraising, in Logistics as well as helping train our young people! as well as what our roles are within St John Ambulance!

If you see us, feel free to come and say Hello 👋🏻

Will you be jetting off abroad on holiday this summer?

Would you know how to ask where the nearest pharmacy is while you’re away?

Here’s how to ask someone where the nearest pharmacy might be in other languages.

Are you Travelling Abroad this Summer?

If you are take note of the local emergency number 📞 for where you are going

It’s better to be prepared than not be!

Yesterday we were at Basildon and Pitsea Carnival supporting them with First Aid cover and Promoting the amazing work that we do at St John Ambulance - Basildon ASU!

Thank you to All of the volunteers that came to the event who acted professionally in every situation. A special Thank you To Bertie Badger For Joining us On the day!

We are also Especially Proud of one of Our Cadets who was this year’s Basildon and Pitsea Carnival Queen! Well done

Today we are at Basildon and Pitsea Carnival providing First Aid Cover for the Festival and waiting for the Parade to Arrive

A Great opportunity throughout summer! Some of the team will be there on different dates throughout the summer talking about with St John Ambulance and what we do in the community and about what we do within the charity

We hope to see you there!

Today Marks , We are Supported By amazing Paramedics whether that be at Events or out in the community,

Paramedics play a critical role within our communities, from responding to life-threatening emergencies and providing care as well as comfort to patients in their hour of need, to clinical practice, research and development, education and management and so much more as well as inspiring our Cadets to become Paramedics in the Future!

we would like to say thank you for the amazing work that you do not only for St John but also in your Day Jobs working for the frontline NHS

So proud of the volunteers who assisted in managing and supporting a complex incident, we would also like to thank all of the partner agencies listed below who assisted us with this and thank you to the public who supported us.

Our fantastic volunteers put their dedication into action yesterday at Horndon on the Hill Feast and Fayre, managing a rather complex incident in conjunction with Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust and Essex Police.

Thank you to the members of public who supported our work in a difficult situation.

Today we had a member supporting St John Ambulance Grays with Horndon on the Hill Feast and Fayre, a lovely day out! The weather brightened up in the afternoon which was a Bonus!

Thank you to all of the volunteers who have given up their time today for this event and yesterday!

if you ever see us out on an event please do say hello! 👋🏻

Today we have a member supporting St John Ambulance Grays with Horndon on the Hill Feast and Fayre! We are here until 17:00 and will be back at 9:00 tomorrow!

Today we have members out supporting University of Essex St John Ambulance Society with University of Essex’s Open day

We are here until 4pm

If you need us speak to a member of staff or come and see us in the Sports Hall

Today we had a member supporting St John Ambulance Grays with a Cycle marathon and it was a fun event to go out on

If you do see us about don’t be afraid to say hi!

This week is Volunteers week, Here at St John Ambulance - Basildon ASU and across the country are all volunteers who give their free time to help their local communities to be the difference between a life lost and saved as well as assisting with Cadets, Badgers and training members of the public

We want to Thank you amazing and selfless volunteers for supporting our communities and in the many different roles that our St John people have!

Do you think you can help make a difference between a life lost and a life saved?

Sign up on www.sja.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer-opportunities/

If you see us out and about feel free to say Hello 👋

Can you help us in fundraising for a new community support unit?

The Community Support Units are spacious four-wheel drive vehicles, suitable for all terrains and large enough for up to six volunteers to travel together to an event. The van will also carry first aid kitbags that we carry to an event as well as equipment which can be quickly removed from the van to set up a covered first aid post which we can use to support our community at events and deliver a positive impact in our community

If you want to organise your own Fundraising event please get in touch or Email [email protected]!

Thank you to everyone who came down today for the Fundraiser table top sale!

We have Raised £86.00 which will all be going towards the Second Essex CSU along with the £43.33 that we raised back at the Open day that we had back on the 13th April making a Grand total of £129.33 for the second Essex CSU!

Special thanks to the Unit members who have assisted with this today and the other stalls and to The Crochet and Therapy stall who attended as well

We hope that we can run another type of this event soon

We are Open!

Come and Visit our Table top sale today we are here until 2 pm!

Come and say hello!

We are at St John ambulance Hq, Sandon Road Basildon SS14 1TH

Today we had a member enjoying the sunshine and supporting Castlepoint Unit with their Blubell 5 event!

Hi All,

We will be holding a Table Top Sale to help Fundraise For the Community Support Unit on Saturday 11th May 2024 from 10am till 2pm

Feel Free to Come along

if you would like to have a Table please contact Barbara on 07976711704 By Call or Message or By Email at [email protected] and table's cost £10

Please Note that the £10 is paid on the day in Cash and to get a table Reserved you MUST Contact Barbara First

Around 1 in 4 adults in the UK have high blood pressure, but many don’t know it. It can increase your risk of a heart attack or stroke. Find out how to get checked, understand what your numbers mean and how to manage your risk.

https://nhs.uk/bloodpressure

THE CLUB'S 15TH STROKE AWARENESS DAY

Together with members of St John Ambulance, the Rotary Club of Basildon Concord, held at Eastgate Shopping Centre, Basildon on Saturday 27th April, their 15th year of testing people's blood pressure. This is all to ensure that people that are prepared to be tested, are not running the risk of having too high a reading of their systolic and diastolic levels. These readings are taken by members of St John Ambulance, who will advise people of their results and explain what is either a low reading, average/normal reading and particularly to those with a high reading.

Those who have a higher reading than normal after several tests, are advised to see their GP for a further assessment. Too high a reading is a warning sign that there is an increased risk of a Stroke. Overall, we tested 94 people and found the percentage of those that were advised to seek the opinion of their GP at 23 percent.

It was an interesting day, and we had a visitor that we tested a gentleman who works for MP's and Parliament as a Government Policy advisor on men's health - Mr Mark Brooks. He talked with us for some time about his work and showed great interest in what we were doing and praised all our efforts both Rotary and St John in providing health awareness to provide the service that we are giving.

The picture shows left to right: Danny Lovey of Basildon Concord Club, Mark Brooks Government Policy adviser, Barbara Osman and Penny Bryant, both of St John Ambulance

On Saturday, 4 members of the Unit Team were supporting The Rotary Club of Basildon Concord with their Stroke awareness day and we were in attendance to take members of the public's blood pressure and we have supported this event over 14 years (Apart from During Covid).

On the day we had taken 95 Blood Pressures, but these Blood Pressure checks are of course voluntary.

we believe that by providing this service we can potentially save lives every year we run this event and every year we find people who don't know their blood pressure or haven't checked it in years and Young adults and Teenagers often don't remember ever having it checked because this test leads some people recommended to visit their local GP for a full blood pressure test