Longcliffe presents live-saving defibrillator to Hulland village
Hulland Village has taken delivery of a life-saving defibrillator, thanks to a donation from Longcliffe Quarries Ltd and its Volvo dealership partner Hartshorne Group.
Longcliffe - an independent supplier of high purity limestone powder, granules and aggregates - received the defibrillator as part of an open day event held by the Hartshorne Group at their Walsall dealerpoint.
James Hopkinson, Longcliffe’s Transport Manager says: "We are thrilled to receive this kind donation of a defibrillator from the Hartshorne Group and even more delighted that we have been able to pass it on to the local community. This life-saving device is now located on a roadside wall close to the notice board in the centre of the village so that anyone will be able to access it in the event of a cardiac episode.
“Longcliffe directly employs over 190 people, some of whom have parents, grandparents and great grandparents who also worked for the company. We are committed to supporting the community around our operations, so this was an important project.”
Hulland resident Martin Barrell adds: “For some time we had been looking at the options to obtain a defibrillator for the village and were delighted when Derbyshire Dales District Councillor Dermot Murphy facilitated this gift. On behalf of the residents of Hulland we would like to thank Dermot, Longcliffe Quarries Ltd and Hartshorne Group for making this possible.”
James Cowen, Hartshorne* Managing Director, reiterates James’ comments: “It is fantastic to see that Longcliffe has placed the defibrillator into the local community. This will be the 15th device that we have donated as part of a Healthy Heart Campaign, which was launched back in 2021, in conjunction with West Midlands Ambulance Service”.
*Hartshorne, which has nine depots in the Midlands, donates £1 towards defibrillators for every hour of physical exercise that its staff record via an app. The campaign has so far raised funds to install 15 of the devices at local schools, community groups and hubs across the Midlands, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Shropshire area. Around 30,000 people a year in the UK suffer a cardiac arrest that occurs somewhere other than a hospital.