High Royds Residents may recall that HRRA previously announced that two defibrillators had been provided for use on High Royds. The funding was secured by Councillor Paul Alderson and former Councillor Paul Wadsworth.
While the defibrillator reference AAF169 behind 2-12 Kingsdale Drive (accessed via the undercroft at 39 High Royds Drive), is operational, the appliance planned for Barden House has not been fitted.
HRRA were told there was an objection from a resident living in Barden House. HRRA are waiting to hear if an alternative location at the top of the estate can be found. Please note that an additional defibrillator can be found outside the Wetherby Whaler and presumably at the nearby ambulance station.
Councillor Alderson has agreed to become the initial “Defibrillator Guardian” for High Royds. This volunteer’s role is to check the defibrillator to ensure that they are “rescue ready” and to submit a monthly report to the overseeing body.
It would be helpful – and make sense – if one or two High Royds-based residents shared this community task in the future.
High Royds Residents' Association 