Carham Parish Defibs

Two-thirds of Carham parish’s residents live in farm settlements and other small communities which, because of their distance from more populated areas, have to be resilient in the event of an emergency.

Public Access Defibrillators

To help provide resilience, Carham Parish Council initiated a project to get public access defibrillators installed in all of the parish’s communities, so that everyone has a life-saving AED (automatic external defibrillator) within reach. This is an ambitious project, because so many defibrillators are needed – if someone goes into cardiac arrest their chances of survival drop by 10% with each minute that passes, so even if the nearest defibrillator’s just five minutes away, it’s too far to be of any help. This means that every community must have one.

The defibrillator project was launched in April 2023 and has been very well supported by the community. Although the population of the parish is only about 300, local fundraising efforts and individual donations raised almost £5,000 in the first year.

Project Update No. 1

Project Update No. 2

Project Update No. 3

Project Update No. 4

Project Update No. 5

Project Update No. 6

Project Update No. 7

In May 2024, Carham Parish Defibs became a membership organisation. It already has more than 50 members, all from the local community or with a connection to the parish through family or friends.

Minutes of Annual General Meeting held on 10 May 2025

Apply to join

If you live or work in Carham parish, have friends or family here, or simply travel to or through the parish for leisure or on business, please consider applying to join Carham Parish Defibs.

Membership is very important for this project. A strong membership shows that the local community supports the project.

Membership is free and is open to anyone aged 18 or over who supports the aim of the project. Membership will keep you informed about the project’s progress and any fundraising events that are coming up. It will let you know when the parish’s communities can apply to Carham Parish Defibs for a public access defibrillator, and it will give you the right to vote at the organisation’s annual general meeting.

Your membership will last for three years and can be renewed after that date.

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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

The aim of Carham Parish Defibs is to provide and maintain public access defibrillators in the parish of Carham, including the provision of associated training for community members.

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Membership is individual, so please complete a separate form for each person who’s applying.

Most of our communications will be by email.

If you chose “Other” it would be really helpful for us to know what your connection is to Carham parish, e.g. “Work there,” “Have family there,” “Go on holiday there,” “Drive through on way to work.”

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  • We will contact you by email when we receive your application.

For more information, or if you have any questions about the project, please email the Carham Parish Defibs secretary.