Histon Bowls Club has arranged for defibrillator training to take place at the Rec, allowing anyone in the community to learn the skills that may save a life.
The one-hour training session will take place at 2pm on 21 April 2026 in the Meeting Room at the Recreation Ground Pavilion.
The defibrillator training is being led by Magpas, the Air Ambulance service for the communities of Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and the East of England.
Magpas Air Ambulance’s community CPR and defibrillator training sessions include information on cardiac arrests and how to spot them, as well as practical training with the use of training manikins and defibrillators and how to perform effective CPR.
Organisers say that anyone from the village wishing to attend is welcome.
Tuesday 21 April 2026 – 2pm in the Meeting Room at the Recreation Ground Pavilion, Histon
Firs House host weight management talk
A talk entitled Making weight loss last – The challenge of weight regain when medication or dieting stops by Professor Amy Ahern, Research Professor and Programme Leader at the University of Cambridge, will take place on Monday 27 April, at the Saint Andrew’s Centre.
The free-to-attend talk is organised by Firs House Patient Participation Group (PPG) and will last 45 minutes, followed by a discussion and an opportunity to ask questions. All are welcome.
Professor Ahern will review current and future weight loss drugs and their effectiveness as well as discussing how the Supporting Weight Management (SWiM) programme -a five-year NIHR-funded research initiative – is helping address this challenge.
Contact the PPG by email here for more information.
Monday 27 April, from 6:30pm-8pm, at the Saint Andrew’s Centre, Histon.
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