About Us | Defibrillators For R

The campaign is led by Tony Jones, a former two-term Mayor of Reading and now Alderman, who also serves as a Public Governor with the South Central Ambulance Service. Tony says "I became aware of the need for more publicly available defibrillators through my work with the ambulance service. Leading this initiative is one way of giving something back to Reading - a town which has given me so much."

What others say about us ...

Colin Dennis, Group Chair of South Central Ambulance Service
“It is fantastic to see another publicly accessible defibrillator being installed in Reading, particularly in such a busy location where it has the potential to make a real difference in an emergency.

“I would like to thank our Public Governor Tony Jones for his determination in helping to make it happen. This is a tremendous example of how our governors can work with local organisations and communities to make a tangible difference.

John Sykes, founder of the John Sykes Foundation
“We hope others to consider how they can help increase the availability of defibrillators across Reading. We are particularly pleased to have Alderman Tony Jones with us, given his campaign to see more life-saving equipment installed throughout our town.

Councillor Rachel Eden, Reading Borough Council's Lead for Public Health
"Defibrillators are one of those things you don’t need, until the day you do. I’d like to thank Tony Jones for his commitment to making this happen. It’s such an important cause and I know he is working on exploring other defibrillator locations around town.”

Prof Sir Keith Willett, former Chair of the South Central Ambulance Trust
"The example of the PCC working with SCAS Governor Tony Jones in procuring the AED (automated external defibrillator) to is to be commended and I hope others will follow this example.”

Amjad Tarir, a PCC trustee and Deputy Mayor of Reading
“When Tony approached us with the idea of installing a defibrillator at the centre we were only too pleased to support this initiative. It is now available not only visitors to the centre but also users at Palmer Park playing fields and the wider east Reading area.”