Our call to ‘hearts’ came about after a medical emergency at the Hotel on Christmas Eve, when we realised there was not just a lack of publicly available defibrillators in the area, but there also wasn’t a clear up to date map of their locations.
You all came together in an hour and a half to raise the required funds for one defibrillator. But not only that- you kept on giving!
That’s meant that as of today, we have raised more than £4000 to enable a better equipped local emergency response in Gorey.
The money raised means we will be able to buy not just one but two, possibly three defibrillators, for installation in our local area.
The development of a clear register of currently available defibrillators is something we will continue to support. We were delighted to see an article in the Jersey Evening Post (16/1/2026) in which the Jersey Heart Support Group, who’ve been so supportive of our efforts also, encouraged the same.
The maintenance of the defibrillators around the island are the next challenge. We personally loved the idea of defib-guardians, which they have in Guernsey.
Each individual defibrillator is looked after by a volunteer, to ensure each Public Access Defibrillator is in working order when required.
We’ve seen first hand what a small community can do in a short time. Just imagine what we could do on a longer-term ongoing basis.