Aylsham and Holt Community First Responders

23/11/2025

Come and see us, learn about the first responders and maybe you are considering joining us?

Holt Community First Responders are at the garden centre raising awareness about their role and collecting donations to help with their role.

HCFR are trained volunteers who provide immediate medical assistance in the Holt area, reaching emergencies like cardiac arrests and breathing difficulties before an ambulance arrives. They use their own vehicles, are dispatched by ambulance services, and aim to stabilize patients until professional crews take over. The role involves initial life support skills and is a rewarding way for locals to give back to the community.

Any questions please contact the Garden Centre team on 01263 711574 or info@holtgardencentre.co.uk and they will be happy to help

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18/11/2025

We are looking for volunteers to join us in all our areas, so if you live within 5 miles of Aylsham or Holt take a look at the website below.
Being part of the Ambulance service and responding from your tracked location means we can get to the most seriously ill quickly and help to save lives. Interested?
No previous experience needed and full training given.

Our community first responders (CFRs) are volunteers who are trained by us to attend certain types of emergency calls in the area where they live or work.

09/11/2025

Remembering the Fallen

28/10/2025

Responders have been under imense pressure the last two weeks with multiple calls and many due to viral infections.
Three of responders have also been off sick with infections.

As a first port of call please contact your GP or see the pharmacist for medications or advice, if it is more serious then 111 or 999 for life threatening conditions.
Thank you

10/10/2025

Kim Gibson who is one of our Responders, and some of her friends are walking 15km on October 11th to raise money in memory of her daughter Olivia who tragically passed away as an infant. Kim is one of our very active members and all donations are gracefully received in Olivia’s memory

Want to join me in supporting a good cause? I'm taking part in the Ribbon Run for Sands and raising money for a cause close to my heart. I would love your support. £20 could provide a bereaved family with a memory box to help create and keep safe precious and lasting memories of their baby. If you ...

29/09/2025

Please take the time to look at this new service. Should you be faced with a cardiac arrest you will be able to get real time video assistance until we arrive.

A new scheme, providing 999 callers with access to specialist care during the most crucial minutes of a cardiac arrest, is now live throughout the east of En...

09/09/2025

💚🐾 Today our Community First Responder, Violet, visited Glaven Veterinary Practice in Holt to run a CPR demonstration with their wonderful team.
It was fantastic to work alongside such dedicated staff who care so deeply for both pets and their owners.

27/08/2025

Congratulations to Sammi who has just achieved her Frec4 in Higher Emergency Care. This course takes a year of hard work and enables our responders to better take care of our patients until our full time colleagues arrive. Well done Sammi

26/08/2025

🚑 𝐀 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐲𝐥𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰! ☀️💚

We swapped 999 calls for sunshine and ice creams at the Aylsham Show!

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 to everyone who stopped by, said hello, and had a go on the training manikins.

🎥👇 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨! 👇🎥

14/08/2025

We have two of our community on the organ donation list, please take time to read this amazing service and consider how this helps people to live a happy and healthy life.

Today is World Organ Donation Day! 💗

Join us to celebrate the life-saving impact of organ donation and remember the donors and their families who make it all possible.

More people than ever before are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant in the UK – but donor and transplant numbers have fallen. The stark reality is that over 8,000 people, including 276 children, were on the active transplant waiting list as of 31 March 2025 – the highest number on record.

Confirming your decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register takes just 2 minutes and you could save up to 9 lives. It's the best thing you'll do today.

09/08/2025

Thank you so much to Aylsham Round Table and Rich Barnett for their donation of £250 to our funds.
This will be spent on Family First Aid kits which we distribute in the area at events we attend as people come and try CPR with us.

04/08/2025

Aylsham and Holt responders attended 72 calls in July, making a very busy month sadly.
Here, Paul one of our responders is with Robin, one of the pilots of East Anglia Air Ambulance on a call they attended. It was Robins last flight before moving on and we wish him all the best for the future.