Community First Responders at the Vitality Event 2025
The Valley Leadership Academy's Vitality Event featured public engagement, CPR and AED training, health checks, and a new CPAD installation, fostering community interest and involvement.
Rossendale CFR Group
Community Engagement at Goodshaw’s Annual Garden Event
On July 5th, Goodshaw Baptist Church hosted a garden party raising over £300 for Community Defibs. Despite rain, it featured activities, support from emergency services, and cardiac arrest survivor stories.
RCFR & CDfR support Armed Forces Day
Saturday 28th June was Armed Forces Day and the Rossendale Community First Responder & Community Defibs for Rossendale were invited to the Veterans in the Community (VIC) Centre at their Haslingden HQ. Dawn, Brian & David took up the invite…
Annual Assessments
As CFR’s & ECFR’s there is a requirement to have our emergency response knowledge tested annually to ensure our skills are as up-to-date as they can be. The assessments usually last for around 20 to 40 minutes and is carried…
National Volunteers Week
Thank you to all our team who give up their time no matter what they are doing and respond to the those people in our community who need immediate medical response. Day or night, 24 hours a day, 7 days…
2025 12 hour “Class-a-thon”
Saturday May 17th saw the start of class-athon a full 12 hours of back to back classes being held at Station 22 at Waterfoot. But this was a collaboration from different coaches and gyms throughout the valley. The fund rising…
Tour-de-Manc 2025
May the 4th wasn’t only International Star Wars day, it was the day that hundreds of cyclists descended on the Rossendale Valley as part of the Tour de Manc 2025. This year they were supporting Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital, Seashell,…
RPMRT & RCFR Training Evening
A mild June evening saw us spending the evening with the Rossendale & Pendle Mountain Rescue Team () at their HQ in Burnley. Fortunately on this occasion, and for this event not a flying ant in sight!!! A number of…
Health & Wellbeing Event Olive Branch Fostering
Saturday 22nd March saw the Rossendale Community First Responders having a lovely day at Olive Branch Fostering in Rawtenstall. We were able to interact with foster families from around the region, showing the children the kit we carry and giving…
Remembrance Sunday
This year as with previous years our team paid their respects at Remembrance Parades through out the Rossendale Valley. Despite a grey and wet day parades at both Rawtenstall & Bacup were formally attended by members of the team representing…