A Gedling football club has received a life-saving heart defibrillator from a charity dedicated to providing equipment to grassroots teams.
Amanda Vennell from the Defibs for Grassroots Football charity presented the new state-of-the-art equipment to club management last week.
The defibrillator boosts the chance of saving a life by giving out instructions for use by voice upon an emergency.
The life-saving kit that can be taken to away games as well as used in the dugouts at their home ground on Stoke Lane.
Club chairman Mick Garton said: “We already had a defibrillator based in our clubhouse, but with the technology improving all the time, this is most certainly an upgrade and can be used for home and away games. It comes with a travel bag for taking it to away games and this is great news for everyone associated with the club.”
Mr Garton announced that the club now plan to hold a game to raise cash for the charity in the near future so other clubs can receive defibrillators.
Amanda Vennell from Defibs for Grassroots Football said: “I’m delighted to have presented the defibrillator as it could prove a life saver for a player or a spectator in the future; you never know what’s round the corner.
“Carlton is a team I watch when I can and the work they do in the local community is something I am well aware of and have been impressed by.
“This is the 54th Defibrillator we have been able to present to Grass Roots Football and we look forward to working with the team at Carlton to raise money for more. We will announce details of the charity day when we have put it all together”
