Sessay Community First Responders

29/12/2025

19/12/2025

As most people start their Christmas holidays today just a quick reminder that the YAS CFR Volunteers from your local schemes (Sessay and YAS CFR Thirsk) will still be providing cover throughout the festive season and will respond if required.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish our local community a healthy and safe Christmas and New Year.

10/12/2025

December has proved to be a busy month as expected with lots of ill patients seen. Cold and flu viruses are hitting hard and unfortunately we as a team have not escaped them either.

Its really important that during this period when extra demand is being placed on the 999 system that it doesn't get abused. Remember use 111 or local pharmacies for non urgent care and leave 999 for medical emergencies.

30/11/2025

Another weather warning has been issued for extreme weather (cold/freezing conditions) with the chance of snow. Yorkshire is mentioned as an area likely to be affected.

If so please take care whilst out and about. Limit journeys to those that are necessary and please look out for those more vulnerable in or community.

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/uk-snow-weath

It's about to get very cold

21/11/2025

Could you be our next volunteer? Sessay and Thirsk teams are looking for new team members.

Dalton Village Helperby & Brafferton Thirsk community champions Asenby Community Space 5 Parishes of Sowerby, Sessay, Thirkleby, Kilburn and Bagby Sowerby, Topcliffe & Dalton FOCUS Everything Thirsk Bagby and Balk Village Sessay Village Hall see SVH 2024 Sessay and surrounding villages banter

Community First Responders (CFRs) are volunteers who are trained to provide life-saving treatment to patients in the vital first few minutes of an emergency until our ambulance crew arrives.

When a 999 call is received in our Emergency Operations Centre, an ambulance response is dispatched. At the same time, a CFR on-call in the area can be alerted and asked to attend the incident to ensure that help reaches the patient as quickly as possible.

Become a CFR in your local community https://www.yas.nhs.uk/join-our-team/current-vacancies/ #!/job/UK/West_Yorkshire/Throughout_Yorkshire/Yorkshire_Ambulance_Service_NHS_Trust/Volunteer/Volunteer-v4854114?_ts=10714

18/11/2025

The cold winter weather has arrived an dis expected to get worse over the week. Please take care when out and about.

We have seen an increase in calls the past few weeks as the 'winter bugs' take hold. Please check in on those more vulnerable at this time of year.

Cold health alerts have been issued for large parts of the UK from midday on Monday until Saturday morning.

31/10/2025

If you're celebrating Bonfire Night in the coming days, please take extra care and follow firework safety advice. For more information, visit our website http://bit.ly/3Lfd6K8

28/10/2025

Defib finder uses data from The Circuit, the national defibrillator network, to help you find information about the nearest defibrillators to you.

17/10/2025

The Yorkshire Ambulance Service said learning the technique was a "vital skill". Read more: https://bbc.in/42Iec72

16/10/2025

Today one of our YAS CFR volunteers was supporting Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust with day at Queen Mary's School Topcliffe. Over 100 children taught the potential lifesaving skill of CPR. Fantastic enthusiasm from all concerned and some amazing questions from the girls.

15/10/2025

Tomorrow is national day. Some of our team will be attending local schools and teaching children the importance of CPR and how to do it. This will be done throughout our region with support from Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust St John Ambulance British Red Cross YAS CFR and North Yorkshire Police personnel giving up their time to conduct this training.

07/10/2025

🚨 19 Local Heroes On Call This Morning! 🚨
From Boroughbridge to Richmond and The Dales to the Coast, 19 Volunteer Community First Responders are logged on and ready to help — ordinary people like YOU, at home or work, with a phone by their side… just in case someone nearby dials 999.

💛 Already today, 3 responders have stepped up to support someone in their community.
Could you be number 20?

👥 You stay at home, go to work, live your life — but for just 20 hours a month, you’re “on call.”
If the phone rings, you respond. You help. You make a difference.
Then you carry on with your day.

📲 Join the team. Be the difference.
Your community needs you.


https://www.yas.nhs.uk/get-involved/volunteer-with-us/community-first-responders/