Having acquired a new defibrillator for the clubhouse, there will be a training session starting at 7.30pm on Tuesday 4^th December in the clubhouse. Training will be provided by 2 trainers led by Eddy of Heartstart Training. Members are welcome to attend.

The session will last approx 2.5 hours and will cover:

·         Choking

·         Recovery Position

·         Basic Life Support

·         Overview of use of Defibrillator

·         Heart Attack

·         Bleeding

So this is a very comprehensive training session which should ensure we are best prepared for any eventualities.

If you could let Terry (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) know that you intend to be there, it would help us to estimate numbers.

As you may have seen, work is underway at Ashton. The purpose is to prepare the facility to support Woodford Town Football Club as of the 2019/20 Season. The specific works are: 

·        Levelling the infield area to prepare it to become usable for football. This has begun. We are assured it will not affect our use of the track except at some times during the day when equipment needs to use the track. The plan is to have the infield available again from March 2019.

·        New lighting. Upgrades to the existing lighting pillars, probably with the erection of one or two new pillars.

·        New PA system to be deployed around the field, probably on the new lighting pillars.

A defibrillator has been bought for the clubhouse, to be positioned adjacent to the bar. It is a model which theoretically requires no training, since it automatically guides the user through the use process.

However, knowing that most people would generally feel more comfortable with if they were familiar with the equipment, the club would like to organise a training session by a certified training provider in the clubhouse.

Club members and their parents are invited to register interest for such a session. Ideally we would like to hold it on a Tuesday evening after training. Once we know what interest there is we will firm up a date and time. The club intend to pay for the training.

Defibrillators have been in the news recently, as ex-England footballer Glenn Hoddle's life was saved by a TV studio technician who used a defibrillator on him. One of our past club presidents who collapsed in the street was also saved by a defibrillator, used by a passing taxi driver.

If you are interested in this training, please email Terry McCarthy (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

The club has been allocated just one place for club entries at the 2019 London Marathon.  Anyone wishing to be considered for this place should contact club secretary, David Hollingworth This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Sunday 25^th November.  To be considered for this place, applicants must: 

1. Be fully paid up club members
2. Have entered the public ballot for the 2019 London Marathon and received a rejection (please send evidence of this)
3. Be willing to assist with marshalling or other duties at the Roding Valley Half Marathon (or enrol a friend/family member)

 It is likely that we will need a ballot to allocate the place, and this will be drawn in the clubhouse on Tuesday 27^th November.