Replacement lifesaving kit installed at countryside car park

A vital piece of life-saving kit has been reinstalled at a countryside car park after the original was stolen in 2023.

Run by the Clwydian Range Runners, a successful fundraiser has seen a replacement defibrillator installed at Coed Moel Famau toilet block after the original was believed to have been taken by thieves.

The Clwydian Runners funded the original equipment in 2018 and presented to countryside rangers looking after the location.

Following the alleged theft group member Gareth Jaggard started a GoFund Me fundraiser which raised £420 towards a new defibrillator. The Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape donated £300, and the local council ward member also contributed to the fundraising.

The Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape donated the rest of the costs, with advice and support from the Welsh Ambulance service.

Installation of the defibrillator has now taken place, and the equipment is ready to provide life-saving support if needed.

Councillor Alan James, Cabinet Lead Member for Local Development and Planning, said: “We are really grateful to the Clwydian Runners for spearheading this drive to get this vital replacement lifesaving equipment at Coed Moel Famau toilet block and would like to thank everyone else who contributed to making sure a defibrillator was back at this location.”