Borderlands First Aid

Somewhat unusual hazards for our candidates to manage this week on our Forest School / Paediatric First Aid course for Wiltshire Wildlife Trust

We're lucky at Borderlands to be unaffected by the Monmouth flooding (water stopped at the end of our road) but many friends, neighbours and businesses in the town have been devastated. If you're able to support then one route is the Mayor's appeal here

Help raise £5000 to Monmouth Mayor's fund to help Monmouth residents affected by the devastating flood – JustGiving Crowdfunding Iʼm raising money to Monmouth Mayor's fund to help Monmouth residents affected by the devastating flood. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

We're running one of our 3 day Advanced Outdoor First Aid courses on 3-5 December at Gilwern near Abergavenny. We're hoping to have a few mock casualties on day 3 of the course (5 Dec) to help provide challenging scenarios for our candidates. There will be plenty of biscuits and a 50% discount off next booked first aid course with us for anyone helping out. Please drop me a line on [email protected] if interested and available! Thanks in advance

In aid of a great cause that we wholeheartedly support. We're not organising this event, but are more than happy to promote it. If you're local to the Borderlands you probably know all about the work SARA does - this is a quite unique opportunity to help raise some much needed funds for the team!

We're on the lookout for a few volunteers as mock casualties on our ITC Advanced Outdoor First Aid course in December. This would be on the third day of the course: 18 December. You're likely to get a bit chilly, possibly muddy, have fake blood liberally splashed on you, but in return we'll provide you with biscuits and a half price place on a future course! This is also a good opportunity to recap your own first aid skills through being a casualty for some of our scenarios. Drop us a message or email on [email protected] if interested

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Damp and unpleasant for our forest school first aid candidates today, but all appreciating the difference a couple of simple techniques and basic kit can make!

Enjoying a lie down in the woods on our Outdoor First Aid course at Christian Adventure Centre Viney Hill!

It's been a busy week, with widely spread courses in Brighton and Bristol for Mott MacDonald and now getting ready to set up for in the Wales National Botanic Gardens, Carmarthen

Saw this pop up on a group for trail runners. There are competing pressures between not carrying too much kit and having enough to stay safe. What do you think?

Trail and hill running safety - essential kit Great video from Mountaineering Scotland and Trail Running Scotland, demonstrating the importance of taking proper kit into the hills when running.

We're looking forward to delivering 1 day Emergency First Aid at Work courses from a new venue for us this Autumn. Join us at Monmouth Sports Association: first courses scheduled for 20 September and 22 November. More details and online booking are at https://www.borderlandsfirstaid.co.uk/product/1-day-6-hour-emergency-first-aid-at-work-monmouth/