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We educate people in life-saving skills, enabling them to respond to emergencies.
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Richard Blewer was at work when a colleague phoned from round the corner to say an injured driver urgently needed a first aider.
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One of the largest emergency exercises in the UK begins on May 21. Red Cross volunteers and staff in Lincolnshire will be playing their part.
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What links Napoleon Bonaparte, two generous music lovers and a gleaming new Red Cross building in Northern Ireland?
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The British Red Cross cares for people in crisis wherever they are