Haverhill First Responders

31/12/2025

🎉✨ Happy New Year, Haverhill! And surrounding areas✨🎉
From all of us at Haverhill First Responders, we wish you a year filled with health, happiness, and community spirit. 💙

"Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much." — Helen Keller

✅ Stay safe
✅ Look out for each other
✅ Let’s make 2026 amazing together!

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29/12/2025

Our kit bag holding our defibrillator, CPR kit for adults and paediatrics, bandages, O2 masks, primary survey instruments and a lot more saw the end of life for one of the straps on the bag used for carrying this heavy bag on our backs when going to a call. A visit to Timpsons in the Haverhill Sainsbury's car park resulted in them mending the strap, which required specialist stitching, and returning the bag to operational use. Timpsons did the whole job this morning to minimise the time we were not able to respond. THANKYOU Timpsons.
Another example of the fantastic support the Haverhill Community First Responders get from the Haverhill community and businesses.

25/12/2025

🎄✨ Merry Christmas, Haverhill! ✨🎄
From all of us at Haverhill First Responders, we wish our amazing neighbours and friends a joyful, safe, and healthy festive season. 💚

Thank you for your support throughout the year—we’re proud to serve this incredible community. Stay safe, look out for one another, and enjoy every moment!

22/12/2025

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the town,
Not an emergency stirred, peace all around.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
While the CFRs waited, ever aware.

The kiddos were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of presents danced in their heads.
The CFRs in their uniform, kit at the ready,
Stood guard for the town, calm and steady.

Through the moonlit streets where the snow softly fell,
The CFRs waited, ready to respond well.
Always on standby, with dedication so true,
Merry Christmas to all, and to CFRs too!

We have Emma, Keith, Steve, Brad, Robin and Debbie covering Christmas for Haverhill this week.

East of England Ambulance Service Charity East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust Haverhill Town Council

17/12/2025

It's cold out there Haverhill! Remember to wrap up warm and check in on vulnerable neighbours.

If you do have an emergency and need to call 999 there are a few things you can do ahead of your Community First Responder or Ambulance Crew arriving:

1. Make sure you know your full address and postcode

2. Make sure the address number is visible from outside

3. If it's dark, turn on an outside light.

4. Unlock the door or ensure someone is able to answer the door

5. Secure your pets. As much as they are part of your family even the friendliest of pets can become distressed when treatment is given, or can just accidentally get in the way of equipment when they want to say hello

Community First Responders attend calls in their own personal cars, so please keep an eye out for our vehicle badges as we won't have blue lights. A friendly wave helps us know we are in the right place.

05/12/2025

A huge thank you to all our volunteers in Haverhill! It’s fantastic to see a growing group of responders.

This week we’ve had Keith, Steve, Brad and Robin on call with more hours scheduled this weekend.

The whole team is made up entirely of volunteers - drop us a message if you’d like to join!

Today is International Volunteer Day, and we want to thank the hundreds of volunteers across EEAST who are there for our patients every single day.

So far this year, our volunteer community first responders have logged over 196,000 hours on-call, and responded to over 25,000 calls.

If you would like to learn more about the different volunteer roles available at EEAST, please see the link in the comments below! 🔽

28/11/2025

Do you look after a defibrillator? Register it today!

When someone suffers a cardiac arrest, every second counts. Our call handlers need to know where the nearest defibrillator is so they can guide callers quickly in those critical moments. ❤️

The Circuit is the national defibrillator network – it connects your device to 999 so it can be found fast when lives are on the line.

Register yours by following the link to The Circuit in our comment below.

Help save lives by making your defibrillator visible when it matters most.

09/11/2025

Haverhill First Responders are proud to be part of the remberance parade,

Honouring those who gave their lives for our freedom today.

Thank you, Haverhill town council, for today's event.

07/11/2025

Fantastic firework display this evening at the The New Croft Haverhill, great atmosphere, fantastic fireworks well done New croft,

Thank you for having us there with you, appreciate you ☺️