YAS CFR Thirsk

04/11/2025

Its a good job I have a Face for Radio!!!

Thanks to Robbie Burns of BFBS Radio Catterick https://www.bfbs.com/ for inviting me in to talk about Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Volunteer Community First Responders.

29/10/2025

🐑 More Sheep Than People…
But That’s Why We Need You! 🚑
Join Yorkshire Ambulance Service as a Volunteer Community First Responder in North Yorkshire & The Yorkshire Dales
North Yorkshire is the largest geographical area in Yorkshire, Vast, Beautiful, and Remote.
But despite its size, it has one of the lowest volunteer counts in our department.
That’s not because people don’t care, it’s because it’s harder to reach them.
In fact, the sheep-to-human ratio here is higher than anywhere else in Yorkshire!
🐑👤 Yet, our volunteers in this region consistently deliver some of the highest hours of service across the county. Their dedication is unmatched, however, to support every community, especially in the most rural corners, we need to double our volunteer Community First Responder numbers.
Next month, I’ll be running the largest CFR training course since I joined YAS in 2022.
While other areas regularly host large courses, this is a big moment for North Yorkshire — and we want YOU to be part of it.
💚 Do you have 20 hours a month available to be on Call?
If you live in North Yorkshire or The Yorkshire Dales and want to make a real difference in your community, this is your chance to:
• 🚨 Respond to emergency calls, many times before an ambulance arrives
• 🫶 Provide life-saving care and reassurance
• 🏞 Support your neighbours in some of Yorkshire’s most remote areas
📍 No medical experience needed — just a willingness to Learn (4 Day Course) – Help - Respond.
Apply today and become a vital part of the YAS family.
Together, we can make sure no community is left behind — no matter how far out they are.
https://www.yas.nhs.uk/.../community-first-responders/
Please feel free to Share this poster, Print and Display and Support your Ambulance Service.

10/10/2025

💚

💚 World Mental Health Day 2025 💚

Today, we stand together as one ambulance family to raise awareness and push for change.

Behind every uniform is a human being — someone who carries the weight of what they see, hear, and feel while caring for others. Sadly, over the past year, we’ve seen a worrying rise in suicides and attempted suicides among ambulance staff across the UK.

This isn’t just a statistic — these are our colleagues, our friends, our family. 💔

That’s why we’re continuing our campaign to improve mental health support for ambulance workers, calling for real action, better access to services, and an end to the stigma that still surrounds mental health in our profession.

Let’s use today to check in with each other, talk openly, and remind everyone that it’s okay not to be okay.
You are not alone. 💚🚑

06/10/2025

🚨 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/

02/10/2025

It's Christmas

Please help this year, be the best yet for our charity.

Any help spreading the word of the event, displaying this poster, in shops or on your social media, finding companies to place an ad in the programme or supply raffle prizes, would also be a big help.

Ads are
1/4 page £40
1/2 Page £60
Full Page £100

as well as the space in the programme they will get mentioned on the bands social media.

Tickets are selling already, so if you want to come don't miss out. if you cant come, please just share away.

https://lofthouse2000brassband.sumupstore.com/product/brass-for-yas-xmas-2025-concert

Many thanks

Lee Whitworth
CDT North

26/09/2025

Tickets are alreday selling.

Do you want to see CDT Lee Whitworth in a different light, com and see him lead the Lofthouse 2000 Brass Band and raise mony for our Yorkshire Ambulance Service Charity

Brass for YAS is back and tickets for our Christmas Spectacular on 20th December are now available from our online shop! The band will be playing a full set with …

25/09/2025

BECOME A YAS COMMUNITY FIRST RESPONDER TODAY

23/09/2025

🚑 Be a Local Hero in North Yorkshire! 🚑

Volunteer Community First Responders Needed – Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Do you want to make a real difference in your community?

Join our team of Volunteer Community First Responders (CFRs) and help save lives right where you live.

Why become a CFR?

Learn lifesaving skills like CPR and defibrillation
Be first on scene in a medical emergency, providing vital reassurance and care until the ambulance arrives
Flexible volunteering – fit your hours around your life
No previous medical experience needed – just a caring attitude and willingness to help
Full training and support provided by Yorkshire Ambulance Service
Who can apply?

Anyone aged 18 or over with a full UK driving license (max 3 penalty points)
Access to a vehicle
Willing to undertake a DBS check and occupational health screening
Ready to commit to an Min of 20 hours per month
Make a difference where it matters most – in your own community.

🌟 Be the Difference.
🌟 Become a Volunteer Responder.
🌟 Save Lives. Serve Your Community. Volunteer Now!

▶️ Watch our recruitment video: https://youtu.be/EPIMK4YH5_M
🔗 Apply or find out more: www.communityresponders.yas.nhs.uk
📍 North Yorkshire & The Dales – Your neighborhood needs you!

For more information, message us

14/08/2025

Received your results today and wondering what to do next?

Take a look at our current vacancies, and start your career at Yorkshire Ambulance Service.

Visit https://bit.ly/411SCcT

13/08/2025

05/08/2025

Our volunteer CFRs support A&E Operations and are often first on the scene to support patient care.

Do you have 20 hours a month where you could be “on call” just in case?

We provide you with a four day course (ran on weekends) and on going learning.

Come and join us North, North Yorkshire Recruitment is Open Now (apart from central Northallerton)

In the last 12 months, we received 1.23 million calls to 999 and 1.8 million calls to 111.