Uddingston resident Allan Walker wins community champion title at Scottish first aid awards

dailyrecord.co.uk:

An Uddingston shop manager who has raised funds to equip his store with a defibrillator and has helped to train dozens of people in lifesaving skills has been honoured at the Scottish first aid awards.Allan Walker was named community champion at the prestigious ceremony run by St Andrew’s First Aid in recognition of his work as “an outstanding ambassador for promoting first aid and educating the local community”.He is senior general manager at Curry’s in Birkenshaw trading estate and has raised thousands to provide vital training and equipment since joining the charity as a volunteer more than three years ago.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android The store now has a public access defibrillator in place, with St Andrew’s saying its installation was “something the in-store team was passionate about, following the sad passing of a customer who suffered a cardiac arrest in the car park”.

Allan has raised more than £3700 which has also been used to train 74 members of the public and school pupils in how to perform CPR and use a defibrillator, as well as running two St Andrew’s ready for life training programmes leading to workplace qualifications in emergency first aid and in mental health awareness.