Nottinghamshire History
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For more information on the history of St
John Ambulance in general please visit the national history pages.
Nottinghamshire’s connection with the
Order of St John of Jerusalem, from which the St John Ambulance
movement sprang, dates back many
centuries.
11th Century
When the call came from Peter the Hermit for volunteers to join
the first Crusade men from Worksop were among the
first to answer. Gerard de Furnivall, of Worksop
Manor and his three sons went to serve in the
crusades. Gerard and his son, Thomas, were killed in battle
and buried in “The Holy Land” but Thomas' body has since
been brought back to Worksop and reburied in a vault on the
north side of Worksop Priory Church.
Hugo Travers, a serf, of Alvington, Newark, survived
plague, shipwreck and battle to return home and was
rewarded with freedom for himself and his family
as well as a gift of 260 acres of land at Alvington.
In the 12th century the entire town of Winkburn, near Newark,
including its church was given to the Knights Hospitallers of St
John of Jerusalem. Winkburn church is still a place of pilgrimage
due to its unique dedication to St John.
The foundation of St John Ambulance in
Nottinghamshire
St John Ambulance in Nottinghamshire was founded in 1881 and
rapidly grew with the growth of the coal mining industry in the
county. Mining communities were very
reliant upon the first
aid expertise provided by St John Ambulance and for young
people the Brigade was often the only opportunity for organised
activities, celebrations and camping holidays
St John Ambulance also
responded pro actively to the two world wars, with
14 divisions being opened during the first world war and 9 in the
second world war.
St John Ambulance county headquarters
In the late 1940’s St John Ambulance Nottinghamshire
established its first county headquarters and on
the 1st of June 1981 moved to the current premises at
561 Valley Road, Nottingham.
Units in Nottinghamshire
Listed below is a record of 94 St.
John Ambulance Divisions and their seniority dates. Some have since
closed or merged, with the current number standing at around
60.
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Year
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Division
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1897
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Worksop Combined Division
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1901
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Mansfield Borough Combined Division
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Sutton Portland Combined Division
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1911
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Cresswell Quad Division
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Mansfield Colliery Combined Division
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1912
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Newark Ambulance Division
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1913
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Wellbeck Colliery Quad
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1914
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Worksop Nursing Division
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Nottingham City Combined Division
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1915
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Bulwell Ambulance Division
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Carrington Ambulance and Nursing Divisions
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City Nursing Division
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Kirkby and Bentinck Colliery Combined
Division
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1916
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Stapleford and Sandiacre Division
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Central Robin Hood Combined Division
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Stapleford and Sandiacre Ambulance
Division
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1917
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St John Ambulance Ceremonial Band
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Bulwell Nursing Division
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1918
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Mapperley Nursing Division
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Manvers Nursing Division
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1919
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Stapleford Nursing Division
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1920
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Mapperley Ambulance Division
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1921
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New Hucknall Colliery Combined Division
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1922
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Retford Combined Division
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1923
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Basford Ambulance Division
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1924
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Teversal and Silverhill Ambulance Division
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Sutton in Ashfield Nursing Division
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Skegby Quad Division
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1925
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Clipstone Colliery Ambulance Division
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Clifton Colliery Ambulance Division
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Wollaton Colliery Ambulance Division
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Radford Combined Division
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Newstead Village Quad Division
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1926
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Rufford Colliery Combined Division
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Annesley Colliery Combined Division
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1927
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Cinderhill Ambulance Division
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Mansfield Nursing Division
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Ollerton Colliery Ambulance Division
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Pleasley Stanton Iron Works Division
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Bilsthorpe Colliery Quad Division
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1928
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Basford Nursing Division
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Sutton Colliery Ambulance Division
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1929
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Stockhill Ambulance Division
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Nottingham Corporation Patient Transport
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Stanton Collieries Ambulance Division
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Wellbeck Colliery Nursing Division
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1930
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Radcliffe Ambulance Division
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Shireoaks Colliery Ambulance Division
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1931
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Thoresby Colliery Combined Division
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1933
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Harworth Colliery Combined Division
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1936
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Linby Colliery Ambulance Division
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1939
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Sherwood Colliery Quad Division
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Beeston Combined Division
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Nottingham City Combined Cadet Division
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Ollerton Colliery Quad Division
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1940
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Moorgreen Colliery Nursing Division
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1941
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Moorgreen Colliery Nursing Cadet Division
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1943
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Bulwell Robin Hood Combined Cadet Division
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Beeston Combined Cadet Division
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Sutton Portland Ambulance Cadet Division
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Sutton Portland Nursing Cadet Division
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1946
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Newark Ambulance Cadet Division
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Blidworth Colliery Quad Division
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1949
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Moorgreen Colliery Ambulance & Ambulance
Cadet Division
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Pyehill and New Selston Quad Division
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Gedling Colliery Ambulance Division
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Hucknall Colliery Ambulance Division
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1950
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Kirkby Colliery Ambulance Cadet Division
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Bestwood Colliery Ambulance Cadet Division
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Harworth Combined Cadet Division
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1951
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Calverton Colliery Nursing Cadet Division
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1952
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Rufford Combined Cadet Division
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Calverton Colliery Combined Division
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1953
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Newark Nursing Division
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Bentinck Colliery Ambulance Cadet Division
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1954
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Hucknall Colliery Nursing Cadet Division
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Newark Nursing Cadet Division
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1955
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Mansfield Colliery Combined Cadet Division
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Hucknall Colliery Ambulance Cadet Division
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1957
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Pinxton / Brookhill Quad Division
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Lodge Colliery Quad Division
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1959
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Mansfield Borough Combined Cadet Division
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1960
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Calverton Colliery Ambulance Cadet
Division
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1963
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Retford Combined Cadet Division
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1964
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Hucknall Colliery Nursing Division
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Gedling Colliery Ambulance Cadet Division
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1965
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Gedling Colliery Nursing Cadet Division
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1973
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Gedling Colliery Nursing Division
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1974
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Bestwood Colliery Ambulance Division
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1975
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Annesley Combined Cadet Division
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1977
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Linby Colliery Nursing Division
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1983
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Radford Combined Cadet Division
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1989
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Carlton Combined Division
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Carlton Combined Cadet Division
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