Esh Village Defibrillator Installed!

After many months of fundraising, we are delighted to announce that Esh has its own public defibrillator which is installed and ready for use.

It is located next to the post box in the centre of the village, outside the CoE primary school. Should you need to use it, please dial 999 and give the postcode DH7 9QR. The operator will then give you the code to access the defibrillator, which is fully automated and will talk you through how to use it on the patient whilst help arrives.

The Esh Village Residents' Association and the two schools are working to organise defibrillator and CPR awareness and training sessions in the new year so that you can familiarise yourself with what to do in the event of an emergency. Watch this space for more details...

A huge thank you to everyone to helped to fundraise, organise, and install the defibrillator and ensure that it is compliant and linked in to the North East Ambulance Service. Local residents, the Esh Women's Institute, the parish council and our County Councillors have given their time, expertise and energy to achieve this - a real community effort! Thank you.

An evening with John Grundy, historian, broadcaster and author

We would like to invite you to an evening with the historian, BBC broadcaster and author John Grundy, who will be giving a talk about local history and unveiling our new banner at St Michael and All Angels Church, Esh, on Monday 3rd April. The evening starts at 7.30pm - entrance is free, but all donations will be gratefully received and will be in aid of raising funds for the village defibrillator and the Esh Leaves WI.

For more information, or to ask any questions about the event, please contact Gillian Wesson (tel. 0191 3731415) or email gillianwesson@hotmail.co.uk

Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends programme is the biggest ever initiative to change people’s perceptions of dementia. It aims to transform the way the nation thinks, acts and talks about the condition.

Come and find out what it's like to live with dementia and turn that understanding into being able to help those affected by the illness on 8th March 2016 at Aldin Grange Lakes Cafe (DH7 7AR). Trained Dementia Champion (and Esh resident!) Gemma Roberts will be running an interactive session open to all residents from 7.30-8.15pm; tea and coffee are kindly being provided by Broompark WI. To find out more, and to book a place, please click here.