Bleed kit and defibrillator installed in phone box

A new defibrillator and bleed kit have been installed in a disused phone box as part of a community youth project.

The emergency kit is located in the newly renovated King George Telephone Box outside of St Paul's Church on Portland Square, Bristol.

The telephone box has been cleaned and painted by student volunteers from the City of Bristol College and the King's Trust.

Dan Broadbent, event manager at Circomedia who started the project, said: "The defibrillator has actually been used three times already and it's only been there for a month. Before this there wasn't a defibrillator anywhere near here so we thought it was a really important thing to do."

Mr Broadbent added: "I think everyone has to do their part in the community. We've been here for 20 years and we wanted to do our part to support people."

Muna Shafie is a lecturer at City of Bristol College and team leader at the King's Trust, working with young people who are not in education or training.

As part of the programme, the young people have to do a community project - and decided to renovate the phone box ready to house the emergency kits.

"It was really impactful to get young people engaged," Ms Shafie said.

"It was good for them to have that experience and be able to give back. They were really keen and enthusiastic."

Ibrahim Yusuf, one of the students who helped paint the phone box, said: "It was fun, the people I was working with, it's something you just enjoy doing. Giving back to the community."

All materials had been donated and the equipment, worth £5,000, was donated by the Great Western Air Ambulance and Bin the Blade.

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