More than 200 people learn lifesaving skills at Fringe by the Sea

The annual festival attracted thousands of people to North Berwick earlier this month.

As well as entertainment from big names including Louis Theroux, Kool & The Gang and Ian Hislop, North Berwick Community First Responders (NBCFR) returned to the festival for another successful community CPR event.

Following the success of last year’s event, NBCFR once again gave members of the public the opportunity to learn and practise lifesaving skills in a relaxed and friendly environment.

Fringe by the Sea offered people the chance to learn potentially lifesaving skills (Image: Contributed)

Throughout the afternoon, more than 200 adults and children took part, learning how to recognise a cardiac arrest, call for help, perform effective CPR and use a defibrillator (AED).

The event was supported by volunteers from NBCFR, the Scottish Ambulance Service, Queen Margaret University, Surf Life Saving Great Britain and Together in Health charity, alongside local healthcare professionals.

The aim of the event is to give as many people as possible the confidence to step forward and help if someone suffers a cardiac arrest.

Fringe by the Sea offered dozens of people the chance to learn potentially lifesaving skills (Image: Contributed)

Since Fringe by the Sea, the team has delivered CPR and defibrillator training to staff at Law Primary School in North Berwick and will return in October to begin a CPR education programme for pupils from P4 through to P7.

The programme aims to introduce lifesaving skills from a young age and build pupils’ knowledge and confidence as they progress through the school.

Also supporting the event were Samantha Grieve and Laura Cameron, from the Scottish Ambulance Service, and Fraser Fulton, QMU paramedic student.