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As part of The Argus Save-a-Life Campaign, Professor Douglas Chamberlain, Juliet Smith (then High Sheriff) and Tim Fellows of Sussex South Coast Ambulance Service were invited to make a presentation to the Eastbourne Lions Club. As always, Douglas entranced them with his inspirational message but what happened next is truly remarkable.
The Eastbourne Lions Club immediately started work on providing defibrillators in the town with some ambitious targets around hotels and tourist areas of the town with Alec Stephens taking the lead. They provided defibrillators for two hotels and Eastbourne Pier. In August they launched yet another with a
defibrillator at Eastbourne Borough Council’s Tourist Information Centre which marks the start of a
new partnership.
Tim had been in talks for some months with Eastbourne Councillor Alan Shuttleworth (Lead Cabinet Member for Direct Assistant Services) about creating a strategy for Public Access Defibrillators in Eastbourne and it had been a bit slower than planned because of Tim's time constraints. However, with closer working between Eastbourne Borough and Lewes District Councils, the Ambulance Service are hoping for a summit in the early autumn to include Councils, voluntary groups especially Lions Clubs International, Community First
Responders, businesses and others.
Tim Fellows said: "Within just a few months, Eastbourne Lions Club has made a massive contribution to life- saving within their community and
are a great story in their own right and a major part of the
Save-a-life Campaign".
For more information visit their website at: www.eastbournelions.org.uk
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