Community Defibrillator Campaign - Southcraig, Wardneuk & Dean

11/11/2025

Free CPR & Defibrillator training this coming Friday, 7-8pm at the Howard Centre, Kilmarnock. Please see attached flyer for further information.

04/11/2025

Please see new guidance re defibrillator pad placement from the RCUK.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1GpLpxurGi/

13/08/2025

More Exciting News!

Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) site no.7 has just gone live!

Available 24/7, 365, it is located on Southcraig Drive at the junction with Darvel Avenue, KA3 6FW.

A huge thanks to the following people for making this possible:

East Ayrshire Council in conjunction with SWECO for donating the defibrillator and cabinet as part of the ongoing grant scheme.

The McClung family for hosting and taking on the responsibility of doing regular checks on the defibrillator to ensure it is emergency ready.

Dain Art in Irvine for making another post to mount the cabinet on free of charge.

Mark Traynor & Sons for installing another post free of charge.

Allan Electrical Services for another electrical installation free of charge.

I would like to acknowledge and thank everyone who stepped up and offered to host and I hope you will agree this is an excellent location.

This PAD is registered with the ambulance service who will give out the access code to the cabinet should it be required in an emergency.

If you are interested in free CPR and defibrillator training please get in touch.

31/07/2025

The official launch of the Public Access Defibrillator installed within the Dean Castle Estate in memory of Lisa Beynon aka "Inky Da Cat" took place recently.

The defibrillator and cabinet were very kindly donated by Lisa's parents Des and James who attended the ceremony, travelling all the way from Solihull accompanied by Lisa's aunt Margie.

Thanks to everyone who attended this poignant occasion and thanks to the Kilmarnock Standard who covered the story, for more information click on the link below.

The South Craig & Dean PAD Group received a generous donation from Des and James Beynon in memory of their daughter Lisa, also knows as "Inky Da Cat".

23/05/2025

Defib No.7 has arrived!

Thanks to Sweco and East Ayrshire Council for donating another defibrillator and cabinet. Also, thanks to everyone who attended the handover. The location of the latest Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) will be announced soon!

16/05/2025

Hi everyone, another one of the pledged defibs and cabinets from East Ayrshire Council/Sweco will soon be handed over. Firstly, thanks to everyone who has offered to host at all of the proposed and current locations. Please have a look at this map and if you think you could host the latest Public Access Defibrillator please get in touch. If you have already been kind enough to offer please drop a message to confirm you would still be happy to host.

09/04/2025

Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) number 6 has just gone live!!!

It is located on the right-hand side of the Rural Life Centre within the Dean Castle Country Park. It is available 24/7, 365. The ambulance service will give out the access code if it is required in an emergency.

This PAD launch is particularly poignant, as the device has been donated by Des and James Beynon from Solihull, England, in memory of their daughter Lisa, who passed away suddenly in August of 2024. We hope that Des and James can visit the site soon and see the device in situ. Lisa’s friend Allan would like to say a few words in tribute to Lisa a.k.a. "Inky Da Cat"…

“Hi, my name’s Allan, and I’m Andy’s partner – Andy has contributed immensely to the Southcraig & Dean Community, by crowdfunding, organising, and generally cajoling similarly community-minded folks into supporting his goal; to create a network of Publicly Accessible Defibrillators in our local community.

Lisa Beynon, a.k.a. Inky Da CaT was a similar soul; selfless, caring, kind and loving to a fault. She was integral to the UK, Europe, and global electronic music community; always encouraging others to create, perform and participate. And she was a very, very dear friend of mine.

She passed away suddenly in August 2024, aged 52, of a heart attack. She is sorely missed by many, many people. Her spirit lives on in the online music communities she so lovingly and carefully nurtured.

On becoming aware of Andy’s crowdfunding efforts, her parents generously donated this defibrillator in the hope that, if it could save just one life, that Lisa would continue to make a difference, and leave behind her a legacy of love and care.

The residents of Kilmarnock will benefit directly from this incredible human being – I’d like to thank Des and James Beynon personally for their generosity and thank Inky for continuing to be the absolute legend that she was, is, and forever will be.
”

We’ve gone from 1…to 6 PAD's in 5 months!
This is an amazing achievement which has only been possible thanks to everyone's generosity.

Thanks for Paddy and team at the Dean Castle for taking on the responsibility of carrying out regular checks, to make sure the PAD is emergency ready, and thanks to Paul at Consilium for installing the cabinet free of charge.

06/04/2025

Great News! Another Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) site has just gone live. Available 24/7, 365, it is located at 11B Southcraig Holdings, Glasgow Road (near to the junction with Borland).

A huge thanks the following people for making this possible:

The Minchella family for hosting and taking on the responsibility of doing regular checks on the defibrillator to ensure it is emergency ready.

Jackie at Concentrix who donated the cabinet and defibrillator from the old Web Help site when it closed.

Dain Art in Irvine for making yet another post to mount the cabinet on.

Phil and the team constructing the new footpath for installing the post.

This PAD is registered with the ambulance service who will give out the access code to the cabinet should it be required in an emergency.

10/03/2025

Great CPR/Defib training session today hosted by East Ayrshire Council. Thanks so much to Frank for delivering a very informative and enjoyable course. Don't worry if you missed this one, there will be more daytime and evening courses to come.

05/03/2025

Free CPR TRAINING

Still some places left!

Monday 10TH March 10 -11.30am

East Ayrshire Council HQ,
Annexe Room 1,
95 London Rd, Kilmarnock, KA3 7DD

Numbers are limited, please send a message If you are able to attend.

18/02/2025

Still a few places left for tonight's CPR/Defib training, 7pm at Kilmarnock Fire Station. Please PM or comment if you are able to attend.