AUGUST 2010

Farrington Golf & Country Club in Farrington Gurney, Somerset has become the first Golf Club in the UK to have a Public Access Defibrillator.  This means that anyone visiting Farrington Golf & Country Club, whether it be to play golf, use the Health & Fitness Centre or visit the Clubhouse for a drink, meal or any other social event, at any time of the day or evening, will have the peace of mind that a defibrillator is immediately available should anyone suffer a Sudden Cardiac Arrest.  

The scheme is part of the growing number of HeartSafe® cabinets that are being located in public places and communities, and is supported by the Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust.  The defibrillator and HeartSafe® cabinet were funded by the members and staff of Farrington Golf & Country Club, who recognised the importance of this simple life-saving device and the benefits it would bring to those who use the Club's facilities.

If you are a member of a Golf Club or any other type of Sports Club anywhere in the UK and would like more information, then please contact us.       

Photo showing the defibrillator and cabinet being handed over to Paul Harwood (owner of Farrington Golf & Country Club) and Jon Cowgill (Farrington's Director of Golf) by Clive Setter (of AED Locator (E.U.) Ltd)