Lonsdale Cadets win at national finals

St John Ambulance Lonsdale Cadets are celebrating this week after being crowned National Winners at the charities first aid quiz competition held in Croydon.

The team, Chris Harling, Will Fielding, Natasha Sutherland and Rebecca Ferguson all from Morecambe, beat off stiff competition from across the country to win the category.

The final competition held in Croydon is the culmination of a year-round competition designed to celebrate the expertise of St John Ambulance members and to demonstrate the high knowledge and standard of first aid and care they can deliver.

Competing against ten other teams from across England, the Cadets competition involved answering challenging questions about first aid treatment, St John Ambulance history and general knowledge with the team winning by a clear margin of eight points.

Beryl Brighouse, Commissioner of Youth for St John Ambulance Lancashire, said: ‘Our Cadets range from 11 to 18 and are all qualified to provide life saving treatment. Lonsdale Cadets have excelled themselves and have worked so hard over the past few months to prepare themselves for the competition. Throughout the different stages of the competition they have been faced with some very challenging questions but their dedication has shone through and they won their category by a clear margin, I am really proud of them.'

'Our youth division of the organisation range from the age of 5 to 18 and these are the people of the future that have the knowledge and confidence to make a difference in an emergency.'

Will Fielding said: ‘We're thrilled to have won, we've worked really hard and it's great to see that hard work pay off. We’ve also had fantastic support from our Cadet leaders, so a special thank you goes to them.'

St John Ambulance Lancashire has thirteen Cadet Units located across the county, they are all qualified to administer first aid treatment to members of the public at a range of duties and events. In several cases our Cadets have made the difference between life and death.

To find out more information about Cadets in Lancashire please contact Lancashire CHQ on 01772 252239.