Snow causes course cancellations
Heavy snow and ice in the Royal County has forced St John
Ambulance Berkshire to cancel all courses scheduled for
Thursday 7 January and Friday 8 January.
The decision to temporarily suspend all
training was taken in the interest of the
safety of St John Ambulance staff and those customers due
to attend courses.
The cancellations will effect and courses due to take place at
training centres in Newbury, Theale, Woodley/Reading, Bracknell,
Maidenhead and Windsor. Customers due to have a course held on
their own premises will also have their training
rescheduled.
It is unfortunate that we have had to take the decision to cancel the courses however we must see the safety of our own staff and customers as a priority.
Becky Trotman
St John Ambulance Berkshire spokesperson
St John Ambulance will be offering all customers affected by the
cancellations the opportunity to transfer their course to an
alternative date.
Despite further snow being forecast for the weekend it is hoped
that courses scheduled for the week beginning Monday 11 January
will go ahead, however anyone with concerns should email us for further details.
Administration staff have been unable to get to their Woodley
offices due to treacherous roads in the area and
therefore telephones are currently unmanned.
St John Ambulance spokesperson Becky Trotman explains, ‘It is
unfortunate that we have had to take the decision to cancel the
courses however we must see the safety of our own staff and
customers as a priority.
'If we get more snow over the weekend then it may mean
cancelling more courses next week but we hope this will not be the
case. We advise people to contact us by email nearer the time to
find out more.’