MORE free training courses has been lined-up for people to learn valuable lifesaving skills.

More than 50 people attended the first set of sessions after new lifesaving equipment was provided at Clacton Town Hall.

The defibrillator machine can be used by anyone in the area of Station Road and has been provided by the Holland and Clacton First Responders and paid for by Clacton Carnival Association.

The defibrillator has been installed on the outside of the building so that it can be used even when the offices are closed.

Danny Ayling, Holland and Clacton Community First Responder coordinator, said he is pleased to deliver a further set of courses.

He added: “To have already trained over 50 people is a big success, and it’s great to know that even more people want to make a difference and help to increase survival rates."

Free Heartstart training is to be given to anyone who would like it, especially those living or working in the vicinity of the Town Hall.

Sessions will be held in the Essex Hall in the Town Hall every afternoon from Monday, June 19, through to Friday, June 23, from 2pm to 4pm.

Heartstart is a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training course and is a British Heart Foundation campaign.

Training includes how to recognise when a person is in cardiac arrest, how to perform CPR and how to use the defibrillator.

To book a place on the training sessions contact Lizzie Ridout on 01255 686340.