Press Releases

Braintree Lions were recently approached by the Community Champions Louise Batemen and Stacy Oddy located at the Town Centre and Gt. Notley Tesco’s store, as they wish to get involved with the local community.

Tesco’s were very keen about Braintree Lions “Message in a Bottle” scheme, which provides free Bottles to those suffering with any medical condition or long term medication use.
The bottles can be Life savers during an emergency at the home.  Kept in the fridge and indicated on the inside of the front door by a sticker, emergency services are trained to look for the important information included within the bottles.

Medical conditions, medication, allergies and contact details are kept inside the bottle which can provide vital information in an emergency.  Tesco’s now offer the bottles, (which are free of charge as they are provided by Braintree Lions) at their two stores, they are located at the Customer Services Counter.

So feel free to pick one up, and help us all “deliver the message”

Braintree Lions  and members of CAMRA handed over a cheque for £1000 to Members of Little Haven’s Hospice on the 1st October, the money was raised from the Braintree’s 6^th Real Ale Festival which was held at the Institute in June.  The Little Haven’s Hospice for children was listed as one of the main benefactors for the event, which saw over 60 barrels of real ale consumed over the 3 day event.

Pictured members The Little Havens Trust and Lion President Kevin Cross with fellow lions and Members of CAMRA.

Braintree Lions as part of its ongoing fund-raising efforts have this month donated a much needed portable heart defibrillator to Blandford Medical centre in Braintree.

When a person is in cardiac arrest, time is of the essence, minutes can be the difference between full recovery, death or permanent damage. For this reason, the portable defibrillator is a key piece of equipment in any emergency response kit.

Research shows that GPs equipped with defibrillators can improve survival by up to 60% if the patient is treated immediately or soon after entering cardiac arrest. For every minute that passes chances of survival decrease by 14 per cent.

The machine which is fully portable and lightweight can be accessed within minutes at the centre and can be used time and time again.

The device which costs just under £1000 is a huge resource to the medical centre and not widely available elsewhere.
Braintree Lions presented the defibrillator to Blandford House Centre Manager, Caroline Hird, Dr Williams and Dr. Thompson by Lion President Jim Cave.