Pennard Community First Responders
Minutes of the meeting held on 19 June 2006 at Pennard school
Present: Laurie, Helen, Bill, Margaret, Frances, Allan, Pauline, Jeremy, Emma, Jan and Howard
Apologies: Dem, Eleanor, Betty, David, Jane
| 1 | Minutes of previous meeting |
| These were accepted as a true record. | |
| 2 | Matters arising |
| None | |
| 3 | Financial Report |
| Allan handed out details of our current financial position. Although this shows that we are £783.22 in credit this could soon disappear should we need to purchase clothing for new volunteers. The general feeling is that it's barely enough and we really need extra funds. | |
| 4 | Recent calls |
| Following a discussion about recent calls there appears to be a consensus that our area is possibly too big now and we should certainly resist further enlargement. Currently couples from Pennard responding to calls in Bishopston, especially in the daytime, are failing to arrive before the ambulance. There are also specific issues which arise when shifts are covered by individuals from Pennard and Bishopston. Members are asked to enquire from ambulance control, when completing an incident report, (i) the time of the original 999 call and (ii) the time to call was made to the first responders. These details should give us an idea of the delays incurred before we are called to incidents. | |
| 5 | Shift Rota |
| Jan explained that working the Friday afternoon shifts were causing her problems during the summer. Rather that juggling with the rota it was agreed that Jan should start late or finish early whenever necessary so long as Garry and ambulance control were informed. | |
| 6 | Pennard Carnival (15 July) |
| 1. Dem to contact Adrian for assistance; supplying props and heart start paraphernalia. | |
| 2. Dem to get more "messages in a bottle". | |
| 3. Dem to see if we can borrow the training defib for the day. | |
| 4. Jeremy to contact Vince Baglow and/or Gerrard Rotwell to see if a First Responders promotion video tape is available. | |
| 5. Gerrard has a "Who wants to be a millionaire" game which could prove to be an attraction. Jeremy to talk to him about this. | |
| 6. Agreed to have a fund raising bucket on the stall. | |
| 7. Potted plants, balloons, etc, to be supplied by members as in previous years. | |
| 8. Emma to produce a poster displaying items and their prices that we need to purchase from our own funds, e.g. backpack, heart rate monitor, clothing, anything else? | |
| 9. All to assemble at about 10:30 to get the stall ready. | |
| 7 | Training Update |
| There was a brief discussion about the training session on the 17th. It's confirmed that there will be no training for new members until September or October. The new protocol was explained to those not present at the training - Jeremy to put a link on our website. It's now officially sanctioned to accompany crews on the ambulances. Dem to find out who is the station officer at Cwmbwrla and liaise with him reagrding this. | |
| 8 | Any other business |
| Fundraising: | |
| 1. There may be advantages in becoming a charity. Allan was asked to contact the Charities Commission to see what's involved. | |
| 2. Allan to investigate what's involved with a small claim from the lottery. | |
| 3. Emma raised the possibility of sponsoring one or more runners in the Swansea Bay 10K (NB Jeremy injured at the moment!). | |
| Change of co-ordinator: | |
| Helen reminded everyone that the co-ordinator's job is meant to be rotated, usually after 1 year. Dem has indicated that he's ready to hand over the reins so we should all think about taking over. It was agreed that this will be an agenda item for the next meeting. | |
| 9 | Date of next meeting |
| November or December, exact date to be decided. | |
| JGC 20/06/06 | |
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