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.
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Apr 2016, 10:40 BST
Updated 2nd Apr 2016, 06:21 BST
Shabbir Damani (local pharmacist) with locals at the opening of the defibrillator unit in telephone box at Ailsworth EMN-160323-181112009Shabbir Damani (local pharmacist) with locals at the opening of the defibrillator unit in telephone box at Ailsworth EMN-160323-181112009
Shabbir Damani (local pharmacist) with locals at the opening of the defibrillator unit in telephone box at Ailsworth EMN-160323-181112009

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

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.