Funded bleed kits delivered to important community hubs in Watton
Young people supported by The Benjamin Foundation’s Watton SPACE Project benefit from bleed training delivered by the Joe Dix Foundation.
4th February saw young people gather at Watton Sports Centre to receive Catastrophic Bleed Training, delivered by The Joe Dix Foundation, to raise awareness of knife crime in the local community.
Ellie, Team Lead for Watton Youth Group, said: “The training was a big success. It was great to see young people and representatives from local organisations alike coming along. The young people were very engaged, getting stuck in and feeling confident in what they learned.”
“I hope it never happens, but I am happy that I know how to save someone if I need to” said one young person.
Watton SPACE aims to provide young people with new opportunities to have fun, socialise and boost self-esteem whilst delivering access to more specialist support. The service offers one-to-one support with visits to the most vulnerable young people in the community, enabling them to build trust and engage in groups that help continue their development.
Alice, Development Manager at The Benjamin Foundation, said: “Catastrophic Bleed training is something we all hope we will never need to use but equips us with important skills to be able to step up in the event of the unthinkable. We thank The Joe Dix Foundation for working with us to upskill our staff and young people, helping to keep friends, family and other members of the Watton community safe.”
The Joe Dix Foundation aims to raise awareness of child crime exploitation, serious youth violence, and knife crime. Speaking on the training delivered, The Joe Dix Foundation said, “we are proud to be able to teach young people and adults specific training on ‘How to stem a bleed’ and provide catastrophic bleed kits to the Watton area. Both of which could help save a life.”
This is part of a broader collaboration, and The Benjamin Foundation appreciates the Joe Dix Foundation and Home Church Watton for funding three bleed kits for the Watton Community. Focusing on community hubs, this initiative hopes to have a lasting legacy in supporting young people in the Watton community.
Home Church Watton said, “we’ve chosen to fund bleed kits for the Watton community because loving our neighbour calls us to be practically prepared to protect life. Having these kits locally means precious minutes are not wasted in an emergency, empowering ordinary people to act swiftly, bring calm in crisis, and help preserve life when every second counts.”