Registered Charity number: 1093718

St John Ambulance

Aims

	To provide facilities as a national, voluntary youth organisation, uniformed and non-uniformed.
	To give young people some preliminary/basic first aid and care training, some of them go on to take up careers in the medical profession.
	To provide new members for our adult units.
	To teach first aid in schools.

Badgers

Our Junior Section for children aged 6 to 10 years. They meet weekly and work through a varied badge scheme. The annual programme includes a camp, competitions and activity days.

Cadets

	Mixed groups aged from 10 to 16 years who meet weekly and work through the badge scheme towards our highest award the Grand Prior’s Award. Subjects covered are very wide ranging and include Care, Emergency Care, Communications, Leisure, Life and Social Skills and Knowledge of The Order of St. John.
	Opportunities to carry out Public Service duties with adult members. Inter unit First Aid and Care Competitions leading to National finals for the winners. Inter action with other youth groups.
	We operate a Links scheme for young people at Universities all over the country.
	Young people over the age of 16 years have the opportunity to join the adult units and put their training into practice.

Services Available to Other Organisations

We are able to train other youth group leaders in first aid. We are able to train young people participating in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme in first aid and offer them community service.

Contact Details:

Dep Commissioner
St John Ambulance County Headquarters
Stocton Close, Guildford, Surrey GU1 1HA

Tel: 01483 567163

Fax: 01483 888111

e-mail: countyhq@surrey.sja.org.uk

Website: http://www.surrey.sja.org.uk

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