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First aid fire hero Chris Wilson and Jack Kewley

Chris' story: "First aid training made me a life-saver"

Hero Chris Wilson saved his neighbour’s life in the midst of a smoke-filled building just three months after learning first aid, which gave him the confidence to help.

First aid training for homeless people

19 Jan 2012

Life can be dangerous on the streets – and that’s why the Red Cross is running courses specially designed to help this vulnerable group.

Volunteer Barbara Alexander receives an award from the Red Cross

Red Cross volunteer receives posthumous MBE

31 Dec 2010

Volunteer Barbara Alexander was due to be awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s honours list, but she passed away the day before the list was made public.

Danny Simpson watches a young fan practise CPR

Premier League stars help young fans learn football first aid

24 Dec 2010

Young football fans attended training sessions with Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United this week, as part of a Red Cross first aid campaign.

Young football players

First aid winners kick off with Premiership stars

16 Dec 2010

Lucky young football fans are joining their Premiership heroes at Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers for two special training sessions.

Children taking part in a lesson

Learning about refugees in the classroom

Across the UK, volunteers and staff promote positive messages about refugees by visiting schools – but what do these sessions involve?

Volunteers discuss an incident with a fireman

Volunteers respond to four emergencies in a day

13 Jul 2010

During a very busy day, Red Cross emergency response volunteers were repeatedly called out to support people at four separate incidents across the UK.

A hand putting money in a Red Cross collecting bucket

Help raise money for Haiti

21 Jan 2010

Fundraisers are taking to the streets up and down the country to raise funds for the Disasters Emergency Committee Haiti Earthquake Appeal.

Red Cross Land Rover ambulance helping to support East Midlands Ambulance Service Trust (EMAS)

Red Cross supports East Midlands ambulances in fog and ice

14 Jan 2010

We are supporting the East Midlands Ambulance Service with an unprecedented number of calls about weather-related injuries.

Coffee morning to celebrate two-year anniversary of the Red Cross’s dawn patrol

Wigan schoolchildren celebrate two years of dawn patrol

04 Jan 2010

Wigan has celebrated two years of the Red Cross’ dawn patrol service, under which schoolchildren regularly look out for elderly people.

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