Maidstone Triumphs At First Aid Competitions

With both adult and cadet members returning triumphant from the Kent round of the annual St John Ambulance Emergency Care Competitions, the Maidstone Division has every reason to feel proud.

Hosted at Brockhill Performing Arts School, Folkestone in March, the competition saw thirteen teams of adult members and Cadets from across the county demonstrate their clinical/care skills, communication skills and overall team spirit.

Claire Saunders, officer in charge of Maidstone Cadets and who worked with the team in the lead up to the competition, takes up the story, ‘This year has been a fantastic success for Maidstone and adult team member, Fiona Maycock from our Hythe Division. All the teams from across Kent love getting involved but the competition provides a very real benefit in terms of improving and fine tuning the first aid skills of all those who enter.

‘Now we’re all really looking forward to taking on the teams from Jersey, Guernsey, Surrey and Sussex when we meet them at the competition’s regional round on Saturday 22nd May.’