Kenilworth HeartSafe (KHS) has taken advantage of a government funding scheme to install another defibrillator in the town.

The charity launched its 'Saving Lives in Kenilworth' campaign in 2019, which it says aligns with the government scheme to install more 24/7 publicly accessible Automated External Defibrillators (AED) across communities.

The scheme has funded half the cost of installing an AED at Albion Street Kitchen in Kenilworth, with the rest of the funding coming from a donation to KHS made by the F C Stokes Charitable Trust, a Coventry based charity.

KHS chairman Neil Morris said: "We started our campaign nearly five years ago, when we founded our local charity, and it is good to see that our work is being encouraged by this new government funding scheme.

"This is now the 28th publicly accessible AED in our community and the 21st facilitated by KHS.

"In addition to providing accessible AED's KHS also provides free training courses in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the use of AEDs. This campaign is to ensure that we have both the equipment and skills to help keep us all safe in the community where we live, work and play".

Albion Street Kitchen first opened in September 2023 and has recently been named a 'plastic free champion' by Plastic Free Kenilworth.

Joseph Rayappan, proprietor of Albion Street Kitchen, added: "I was delighted to be approached by Kenilworth HeartSafe who saw us as a good strategic location for one of their community-based AED's and willingly agreed to act as host.

"There is an active retail business community in this part of Kenilworth with strong footfall and it is comforting to know that we now have locally based medical equipment which could be of assistance in an emergency situation".

Further information about Kenilworth HeartSafe; the location of all AED's in and around Kenilworth; its CPR training programme and ways of making donations to support the Saving Lives in Kenilworth campaign can be found on the website.