RALPHH REACH STRETCHES TO THE LINCOLNSHIRE COAST

Pictured receiving the latest gifted defibrillator from the busy RALPHH charity are the happy members of Grimsby Hockey Club.

Left to right are: Chris Gilliat; Samuel Keith, Junior Captain; Tammy Spencer, Junior Co-ordinator; Hazel Dearsley, Ladies 2 Captain; and Linda Gilliat.

It was Tammy who contacted RALPHH to see if the charity could help, with all recognising that fast-paced sports such as hockey carry a risk of someone suffering from a previously unrecognised heart or circulatory condition.

The Club plays in the Yorkshire and North League, with home games taking place at Ormiston Maritime Academy, where the all-weather pitch was laid in 2005. There are 35 registered Juniors, and the Club is also busy delivering coaching in schools and running a four-week hockey experience session for free. 

“I am pleased that we have been able to help a sporting club on the Lincolnshire Coast,” said RALPHH Chairman, Richard Allen. “This is the 98^th defibrillator we have been able to provide to sports of all types, but is the first in this county, and I hope others will follow the Grimsby Hockey example.”