Life-saving defibrillator installed outside Chesterfield micropub after staff raise £1,500
Since Jacey's Micropub opened its doors on Whittington in April, bar staff have politely declined when customers have offered to buy them a drink- putting the money in a charity pot instead.
Along with further donations from regulars and local businesses, they managed to raise the £1,500 cost and the defibrillator was installed last week.
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It's thought to be the first one on Whittington Moor.
Stephen Savage, owner, said: "The nearest defibrillators are at the Proact Stadium and a doctor's surgery around the corner, quite a distance away in a life-threatening situation.
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"The micropub is the bus route, in fact there's a bus stop right outside, so it seems like a good place.
"People have been very generous. A pub regular who happens to be an electrician installed the device for free, and another business has offered free training on how to use the device.
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Hide Ad"God forbid we ever have to use it, but if it saves a life it's £1,500 well spent."
There will be fundraiser at the Red Lion pub, also on Whittington Moor, to raise money for a second defibrillator on Sunday, August 11.
Find Jacey's Micropub on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/jaceysmicropub/