April 15, 2024

Please see below details of Free community educational workshops from the British Red Cross.


First Aid Sessions:
Are you interested in learning essential, life-saving first aid skills to help in an emergency? If so, our digital classroom might be for you! These are interactive workshops, run by an experienced British Red Cross educator, where you will tackle four first aid skills and have the opportunity to ask questions. The aim is to build confidence so you can help someone in a first aid emergency, using everyday objects that you have around you.


Find out more here.


Supporting Connections:
Do you know someone who might by lonely? Supporting Connections is a free workshop delivered by the British Red Cross. It’s aimed at organisations, professionals and volunteers who work with people who might be experiencing loneliness. You’ll learn how to better support people in your community, enabling them to build positive connections to help ease feelings of loneliness.


In the workshop, you’ll explore and discuss how you can see the signs of loneliness, developing your skills to support people through it. You’ll deepen your understanding of the barriers that can stand in the way of connection and build your confidence to help others as they push through them.


Find out more here.



For more information, please contact Kirsty Broomhall, Community Education Co-ordinator for Birmingham, British Red Cross Centre on 07590 445370 or make a booking here.

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