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The Heartstart Thurrock team consists of volunteer First Aid at Work (a Health and Safety Executive qualification) instructors and helpers, drawn from both St. John Ambulance, Grays Division, and local industry. Additionally we are always eager for more instructors and helpers to assist in the work.

Our team consists of :-

Name	Role	Qualification
	Regulars
Paul Knighton	Co-ordinator/Training Supervisor/Instructor	FAW Trainer (St. John Ambulance)
Ted Branch	Secretary/Instructor	FAW Trainer (Commercial and St. John Ambulance)
	Reserve
Viv Dickenson	Helper	FAW Trainer (St. John Ambulance)
Claire Burrell	Instructor	FAW (Industrial in Youth Service) and Duke of Edinburgh Team Leader
Jean Mitchell	Instructor	Duke of Edinburgh Team Leader
Sarah Butchers	Instructor	FAW (Industrial at Warley Park Golf Club)
Clare Burgess	Helper	FAW (St. John Ambulance)
Darren Dawson	Helper	FAW (St. John Ambulance)
	Past
Frank White	Treasurer/Instructor	FAW Trainer (St. John Ambulance) Sadly, Mr. Frank White passed away in 2004 after many amazing years of teaching others First Aid & related subjects, passing on his considerable knowledge and experience to countless, thankful individuals. He is greatly missed.
Patrick Halpin	Instructor & (since Winter 2002) Co-ordinator of "open sessions" available regularly at St. John Ambulance, Grays Division HQ, Thurrock	FAW (Industrial and St. John Ambulance)
Paula Jones	Instructor	Heartstart Instructor (ex-Heartstart Cardiff and the Vale)
Darren Harding	Helper	FAW (St. John Ambulance)
Diane Wadey	Helper	FAW Trainer (St. John Ambulance)
Helen Garwood	Helper	FAW (St. John Ambulance)
Michelle Dziedzic	Helper	FAW (St. John Ambulance)
Steve Beeden	Helper	FAW (St. John Ambulance)
Steve Bines	Helper	FAW (St. John Ambulance)
Paul Rutter	Helper	FAW (St. John Ambulance)

As First Aid instructors, many of the team are already experienced in teaching ELS skills as part of First Aid courses. The attraction of having our own Heartstart scheme is the Heartstart UK scheme's ELS training package which is standardised, certificated, highly portable, concise, and quick to teach.

Further, from the outset Heartstart UK has given us valuable advice and support in establishing and developing our scheme. Heartstart UK helped us get started with a grant to purchase initial training equipment, teaching materials and stationery.

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