January 2010 - Blitzworld sponsor BFA in major agreement!

Blitzworld (www.blitzworld.com) have agreed to sponsor BFA in the provision of a Howie off road ATV for use at events. The Howie, manufactured by Joyner, is an offroad All Terrain Vehicle and has been specially customised for use as an event medical vehicle. This is the first time such a vehicle has been used for this type of work in the UK.

As part of this sponsorship, BFA will also cover track events for Blitzworld in 2010.

 Blitzworld are the biggest kit-Car buggy manufacturer in the UK  and design and build a range of buggies and 4x4 vehicles for On and Off road use. They also import some ready to drive buggies, but modify them to suit client requirements and test on  track days. All NEW vehicles have the Blitzworld 1 year parts & labour warranty, which includes taking the buggy off road.

For more information on Blitzworld click here.

August 2009 - Scanmed medical donate equipment to BFA

Belvoir First Aid (BFA) the Vale of Belvoir medical charity (1122209) is please to announce a major sponsorship from Scanmed Medical, the medical equipment provider based in Moreton in Marsh.

Scanmed have donated an Oscilomate 9002 vital signs monitoring unit, worth £2500 for use at events and in the BFA ambulance.  

“We are absolutely delighted with this donation’” stated Martin Fagan, BFA’s chairman. “This piece of medical equipment will allow us to monitor vital signs in the patients we treat, help effect appropriate treatment and to be able to effect better handovers to the local ambulance service. We are enormously grateful to Scanmed for their generosity and support for the work we undertake.”  

The Oscilomate 9002 is a robust and portable life signs monitoring and diagnostic tool that allows continuous measurement of pulse, blood gas, blood pressure and can be set for continuous and interval led monitoring automatically, warning of any variation or life threatening episode thus freeing up medical resource to attend the patient. It is used by major ambulance trusts in their front line vehicles.  

Brian Collins, the Managing Director of Scanmed, commented “We are delighted to assist Belvoir First Aid. They do a wonderful job supporting events with their medical cover enabling these events to be held. We wish them all the best with the new equipment we have provided.”  

The equipment will have its first use at the forthcoming 500 years celebration at Belvoir Castle this coming bank holiday week-end.

 Published Date: Grantham Journal 31 July 2008

 By Jo Hall

 Thursday, 2.05pm - FALKLANDS veteran and inspirational charity campaigner Simon Weston has been appointed patron of Belvoir First  Aid.

 Simon agreed to take up the position after discussing the charity's  work with chairman Martin Fagan, from Stathern, at a charity event.

His involvement is a huge boost for BFA, which was set up in 2006 and provides first aid cover at public events in the Vale of Belvoir and Melton and runs first aid training courses.

Simon's determination and courage to overcome 46 per cent burns he sustained during the Falklands conflict attracted worldwide attention.

The 47-year-old, who now works as a motivational speaker and charity campaigner, said: "I am absolutely delighted to be working with BFA.

"It is a worthy cause and gives great support to the Vale and Melton communities in the work they undertake.

"I hope my involvement can add to their excellent reputation and help them grow and sustain the charity."

Mr Fagan said Simon is already coming up with fund-raising ideas just days after becoming the charity's patron.

He said: "We have been impressed with Simon's enthusiasm and commitment and are delighted to welcome him to BFA.

"Simon is a well recognised campaigner for charities and we feel his work and support will help us develop the charity enormously and allow us to grow and support our communities in extended ways for the future."

BFA is working on plans to upgrade first aid boxes in every village hall in the area, but needs donations to continue its work.

July 2008 - InTechnology sponsor Belvoir First Aid

InTechnology, the international communications company have agreed to sponsor BFA with the provision of five high technology 'Push to Talk' telephones. These telephones work as standard cellular telephones but in addition they have a facility to work as Walki-Talkies between two of more of the handsets anywhere in the world!

May 2008 - Amazon medical support BFA through provision of a combined ECG and AED.

Amazon Medical have loaned BFA a combined Schiller ECG and AED to support their event medical work. The unit weighing only 2.5Kg, will give greater support to BFA in their medical cover at events in the Vale. "Whilst we do not undertake routine ECGs," says Ian Shepherd, "this unit will allow us to have even more information avaiable to the Paramedics on the occasion of any serious incident at an event. We are very grateful to Sally Turner, MD at Amazon, and her staff for all their support."