VOLUNTEERS who help the River Kennet ARK project will have the safe knowledge the charity now has a portable defibrillator to take with them on their work.
The Friends of Savernake Hospital and the Community match funded the potentially lifesaving piece of equipment for the organisation dedicated to maintaining and improving the River Kennet.
ARK’s project officer and volunteer co-ordinator Anna Forbes said: "We have 170 plus volunteers of all ages often working in large led groups in and by the river at locations that are quite remote.
"Several volunteers and myself are in date first aiders and we see the defib as an extension of this. No training is needed to operate the defibrillator and I hope we never have to use it, but it is good to know we have it."
Janet Louth of the Friends of Savernake Hospital said they were very pleased to be able to support ARK and their volunteers.
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