Established in 2006 the Bolton ICD Support Group was founded

to support patients and their families after an ICD is implanted

into a patient.

About us…

What is a ICD?ICD stands for Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator.

It is a small, slim, box shaped device which

monitors the heart rhythm and can deliver an

electric shock to the heart if needed.

The ICD box is usually implanted under the skin

in your upper chest, near the collar bone.

•TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR ALL ICD PATIENTS, CARERS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS TO

DISCUSS THEIR CONCERNS AND PROBLEMS AND SHARE EXPERIENCES.

•TO GUIDE PATIENTS TOWARDS A SUPPORT NETWORK THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO

ACCESS INFORMATION AND ADVICE.

•TO HELP ICD PATIENTS TO REGAIN THEIR CONFIDENCE AND MORALE WHEN

EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS.

•TO PROVIDE LITERATURE AND INFORMATION ON ALL TOPICS WHICH ARE

RELEVANT TO ICD PATIENTS.

Our Aims…

SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

FOR ICD PATIENTS, CARERS AND THEIR FAMILIES

GUEST SPEAKERS

SOCIALISING

INFORMATION

AND

ADVICE

SHARING EXPERIENCES

AND

CONCERNS

WE HAVE A SUPPORT LINE AVAILABLE FOR

ICD PATIENTS, CARERS AND THEIR FAMILIES

SOME OF OUR WONDERFUL PATIENTS, CARERS AND THEIR FAMILIES

#DEFIBS4BOLTON

WE RAISE FUNDS TO PURCHASE AUTOMATED

EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AED’S) FOR LOCAL

SCHOOLS, SPORTS CLUBS AND COMMUNITY

GROUPS TO IMPROVE SURVIVAL RATES IN

PATIENTS WHO SUFFER CARDIAC ARREST.

WE ALSO RAISE AWARENESS OF CPR,

RECOGNISING CARDIAC ARREST AND TEACH

PEOPLE HOW TO HELP.

IN 2012 WE SET UP OUR #DEFIBS4BOLTON

CAMPAIGN TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN BOLTON.

RAISING AWARENESS

FACTS ABOUT CARDIAC ARREST…• SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST IS A FREQUENTLY MISUNDERSTOOD WORLDWIDE KILLER, IT CAN

AFFECT ANYONE, ANYWHERE, ANYTIME.

• IT KILLS MORE PEOPLE THAN LUNG AND BREAST CANCER

• EVERY YEAR IN THE UK 75,000 PEOPLE SUFFER A CARDIAC ARREST.

• IT STRIKES WITHOUT WARNING TAKING THE LIVES OF 250 PEOPLE A DAY IN THE UK

• EVERY WEEK IN THE UK AT LEAST 12 YOUNG PEOPLE DIE OF UNDIAGNOSED HEART CONDITIONS

• LESS THAN 5% OF IT’S VICTIMS IN THE UK SURVIVE

• DEFIBRILLATION IS THE ONLY TREATMENT AND DEFIBRILLATION WITHIN 3 MINUTES

INCREASES THE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL TO OVER 70%

CPR & DEFIBRILLATOR DEMONSTRATIONS

IN DECEMBER 2012 WE DONATED OUR FIRST DEFIBRILLATOR TO

BOLTON RUGBY CLUB.Harper Green School & Arts CollegeMarkland Hill Racquet Sports & Fitness Club

We then went on and donated 30 more defibrillators to…

Bolton Sixth Form College

Motorcise Healthy Living Centre

Highfield Primary School

Bolton Mountain Rescue Team

St Bartholomew’s Primary School

Cherry Tree Primary School (The Orchards)

Hindsford CE Primary School

Markland Hill Primary School

Devonshire Road Primary School

Public Access Little Lever Village at

St Matthew’s Church HouseSS Osmund & Andrew Primary SchoolSt Maxentius CE Primary School

Kearsley Academy

Krishna Temple

Fortalice Women’s Refuge

Little Lever High School Sports Centre

St Stephen’s CE Primary School

Blackshaw Primary School

St Joseph’s Primary School

St Mary’s Football Club

Bolton Cricket Club

The Barlow in Edgworth

Bradshaw Tennis Club

The Railway Club in Great Lever

Farnworth & Kearsley Labour Club

Sunning Hill Primary School

St Gregory’s Primary School

Great Lever Bowling Club

FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR

THIS EVENING WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO BE DONATING

31 AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS

Sharples Secondary SchoolThe Oaks Primary SchoolThornleigh College

Plodder Lane Conservative Club

St Johns Primary School

Masefield Primary School

The Kings Church & Centre

Spindle Point Primary School

Eagley Junior School

Kearsley West Primary School

St Catherines Primary School

Walmsley Primary School

Breightmet United Football Club

Little Lever Sports Club

Bromley Cross Community Centre

Doe Hey Bowling Club

The Gates Primary School

Sacred Hearts Primary School

Lostock Tennis Club Home/Away Teams

FSCCC

Moss Bank Park Bowling Club

Regents Park Golf Club

Our Lady of Lourdes Football Club

Victoria Methodist Church Community Centre

Astley Bridge Football Club

FC Sharples

Clevelands Primary School

Dunscar Golf Club

St Gregory’s Primary School

Tonight’s recipients are as follows…

Strikerzs Football Academy

Bolton County Football Club

WE HAVE RAISED IN THE REGION OF £50,000

WE HAVE PURCHASED 62 DEFIBRILLATORSWE HAVE DONATED TO…

24 PRIMARY SCHOOLS

4 SECONDARY SCHOOLS

1 COLLEGE25 SPORTS CLUBS

7 COMMUNITY GROUPS/CHARITIES

1 PUBLIC ACCESS

IN 2 YEARS….

Our Fundraising…The Bell Tower Abseil

Our Fundraising…Imperial War Museum Zip Wire

Our Fundraising…

Fashion Shows

Mayors Christmas Fair

Family Bowling

24 Hour

Snooker Marathon

Ladies Shopping

&

Pamper Day

Our Fundraising…The Heart of Bolton Ball

Our Fundraising…The Heart of Bolton Ball

#LoveYourHeartDay

#DEFIBS4BURY & #DEFIBS4WIGAN

WE HAVE RECENTLY LAUNCHED TWO NEW CAMPAGINS

@Defibs4Bury & @Defibs4WiganDefibs4Bury & Defibs4Wigan

Meet our Fundraising Managers…

For more information about any of our events visit our website, facebook or twitter sites.

If you would like to support us by doing a fundraising event for any of our campaigns please get in touch.

Tracey Wilkinson

#defibs4bolton

Shaun Gerrard

#defibs4wigan

Laura Taylor

#defibs4bury

FORTHCOMING FUNDRAISING EVENTS• 29TH DECEMBER 2014 – MAYORS CHRISTMAS FAIR - #DEFIBS4BOLTON

• 3RD DECEMBER 2014 – CHRISTMAS COMEDY QUIZ NIGHT - #DEFIBS4BURY

• 17TH FEB 2015 – FAMILY BOWLING NIGHT - #DEFIBS4BOLTON

• 3RD MARCH 2015 – SPRING FASHION SHOW & SALE - #DEFIBS4BURY

• 6TH APRIL 2015 - EASTER FAMILY FUN DAY WITH BOLTON FM ROADSHOW - #DEFIBS4BOLTON

• JUNE 2015 DATE TBC - SUMMER FASHION SHOW & SALE - #DEFIBS4WIGAN

• SEPT 2015 DATE TBC - THE BELL TOWER ABSEIL - #DEFIBS4BOLTON #DEFIBS4BURY #DEFIBS4WIGAN

• OCT 2015 DATE TBC – IWMN ZIP WIRE - #DEFIBS4BOLTON #DEFIBS4BURY #DEFIBS4WIGAN

• OCT 2015 DATE TBC - AUTUMN FASHION SHOW & SALE - #DEFIBS4BOLTON

WE WANT TO SAY A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OUR AMAZING SUPPORTERS WE COULDN’T

OF DONE IT WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT TO FUNDRAISING

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP

BOLTON WANDERERS COMMUNITY TRUST & NORTH WEST AMBULANCE SERVICE

SPECIAL THANKS TO KATIE, MIKE,

STEVE & SARA FOR YOUR SUPPORT

& ENCOURAGEMENT OVER THE LAST

TWO YEARS

DANIEL EDEN THANK YOU FOR GIVING US HOURS

OF YOUR PRECIOUS TIME TO HELP US DOCUMENT

ALL OUR DEFIBRILLATOR DONATIONS AND FOR

YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

THANK YOU

FOR YOUR SUPPORT

@BoltonICDGroup

@Defibs4BoltonBoltonIcdSupportGroup

Email us at… boltonicdsupportgroup@hotmail.co.uk

Visit our website www.boltonicdsupportgroup.wordpress.com

Please hashtag any tweets tonight with #defibs4bolton

IN MEMORY

Christina Mary Gayther

22/09/44 – 14/10/14

Les Openshaw

28/03/28 – 22/03/14