Defibrillator Familiarisation Session
The session held on Wed 15th October in St Mary’s Church was well attended and was an enjoyable and very informative course.
We had a full practical demonstration of the defibrillator that we have in the village (using a training device the same as our defibrillator, not our actual defibrillator), giving everyone who attended the the knowledge and confidence on how to use it.
And from the BBVA chair:
On 15th October over 15 people that live in Black Bourton attended a training session to understand how to use the defibrillator that is located outside The Vines. Organised by the Parish Council, attendees were guided through the whole process of life saving skills that if called upon, could genuinely make a difference on survival chances.
The next steps are to set up an alerting system in the village, calling those trained to respond with the defibrillator to the casualty in a matter of minutes and offer full life saving support. In the meantime, our village has taken yet another step forward to look after its inhabitants and we are thankful for all those that attended on the day.
RAF Brize Norton Local Engagement Evening
Cllr Andy Lanham, chair of the parish council, will be attending an Aircraft Operating Surfaces (AOS) local engagement evening as a representative from Black Bourton Parish Council .
If you have any pertinent points that you would like us to request are added to the agenda please pass these onto Cllr Lanham before Friday 21st November – bbpc.al@blackbourton.org.uk
Please find below a link to their recent BrizeCast episode with an update from the head of the Brize Development Team and Officer Commanding Operations Support Wing to find out about the latest progress: Aircraft Operating Surfaces Update – YouTube
Sandbags
The parish council are looking into the availabilty of sand bags should we need them in the event of flooding. Please contact Councillor Pete Miles on bbpc.pm@blackbourton.org.uk
Parish Councillor Vacancy
We are looking for more councillors to apply to the Parish Council, please look at this new page what a councillor does and if you are interested or wish for more information, please contact one of our current councillors.