Life-saving equipment - in a village phone box!

Two local communities are celebrating after having life-saving equipment installed in their villages - following a successful fundraising bid.

Both Ailsworth and Castor now have their own defibrillators available for use in case of an emergency.

Shabbir Damani (local pharmacist) with locals at the opening of the defibrillator unit in telephone box at Ailsworth EMN-160323-181112009

placeholder image — Shabbir Damani (local pharmacist) with locals at the opening of the defibrillator unit in telephone box at Ailsworth EMN-160323-181112009

A chance remark by local villager Chris Murrell to install a defibrillator in Ailsworth in the old village telephone box, followed by a decision from Shabbir Damani of Halls the Chemist in the adjoining village of Castor, that they should have one too - has now resulted in this life-saving equipment being installed.