Assisting Our Local Rugby Community
Foxrock member’s were once again out in force to help support our local rugby club team’s on Friday 06/07/2017. This much anticipated match between De La Salle rugby club versus University College Dublin (UCD) rugby club was a highly speculated match as the winner would be one step closer to the final of the league. The local’s had been excitedly talking about the outcome for the last few weeks so we knew there would be a big turnout from the locals. Five Foxrock members ranging in abundance of skill and levels volunteered to help out at the duty and our… Continue reading
Surprise tribute at Dominican Ball
Last night some of our volunteers attended the Ball for the Dominican Order held in the West-court hotel. The church had organised a number of events over the last few years, which the volunteers from St John ambulance provided medical cover at. Unknown to us all Fr Jim Donleavy had more plans for us.
On the night while doing his speeches he decided to tell everyone how thankful he was of the support of St John Ambulance, He presented a lovely award as a tribute to thank the volunteer members, Acting- Officer In Charge Emma Jane… Continue reading
European Sand yachting Event
New members welcome
Training starts back next week for all Cadet and Adult members. New members are welcome, with or without experience as training will be provided. If your already a registered EMT, PARA, AP, NURSE or DOCTOR and want to help out in the community and or keep your skill levels up, we want to hear from you.
Cadets (11to18yrs) train each Monday from 630pm to 830pm
Adults train each Tuesday from 730pm to 930pm. Feel free to come along on the night or if need more info get in touch with us. St John Ambulance, Mell Parish Hall, Upper Mell, Drogheda. 0868771251 or [email protected]
Drogheda Chamber of Commerce barbecue
Training Scenario – Car Crash 21/08/2017
Always expect the unexpected
training cadets is an extremely important task for us. We want our cadets to accel in first aid and have develop a passion for them through first aid and helping people. However training from slides and manuals can get a little boring over time and can make cadets lose interest in their training. To tackle this problem we have introduced first aid scenario’s into the mix to try and keep the situation as real as possible while being able to monitor the situation and make sure everyone is safe.
on the 21 of August 2017, we… Continue reading