A Streetly campaigning group that has been fundraising for defibrillators in the area has celebrated installing its third one.
The group raised enough money to install one at the Foley Arms, Foley Road West, following on from the Hardwick Arms, on Chester Road, and outside the Co-op in Thorney Road.
Fundraising volunteers Will Wheeler, Katie Blabey, Anne-Marie Goodchild and Mary Wheeler, outside the Foley Arms.
Anne-Marie Goodchild, one of the volunteers, helped to man stalls at various local events such as the Blackwood Park Coronation Party in the Park, Blackwood Road Christmas Market and Streetly Sports and Community Association summer fete, to boost their coffers.
The group, which maintains the red phone box on Burnett Road, also held raffles at the Foley Arms and Hardwick Arms, was presented with a grant of £500 from Costa Coffee as part of its community support initiatives, and rattled collection tins at Red & White in Hardwick Road.
“We are trying to get as many 24-hour accessible defibrillators as possible in the Streetly area,” said Anne-Marie.
“We have looked to spread the locations out within Streetly and looked for premises that will allow the deliberator on an outside wall. The good news is that we’ve just been given permission for install another one at Cost Cutter on Chester Road.”
To find your nearest defibrillator, head to defibfinder.uk