Welcome to Red Horse Vale First Responders
Our mission is simple: saving lives and building stronger, more resilient communities through emergency care, life saving training and community defibrillators.
We are a South Warwickshire charity dedicated to delivering emergency medical care. In partnership with West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Trust, we respond to 999 calls – providing critical treatment in those vital minutes before an ambulance arrives.
This is achieved through our volunteer Community First Responders who respond to 999 calls. Our Responders are highly trained volunteers who provide immediate care and support in emergency situations, arriving before the ambulance resource 85% of the time. Their quick response can make the difference between life and death, ensuring that those in need receive crucial care as swiftly as possible. The dedication and commitment of our responders are at the heart of everything we do.
Our team covers 230 square miles, we use our local knowledge and proximity to reach emergencies quickly, often making a crucial difference in the outcome.
As a registered charity, we receive no central or NHS funding. Every piece of equipment, our uniform, and our life-saving response car is funded through donations and community support. Our team is made up entirely of volunteers, giving their time to respond, train, and fundraise.
This is our purpose. We treat. We teach. We get there. We support our local community and each other.
We are proud to introduce Emily. 🚑 One of our brand new Community First Responders who has successfully been signed off following her training and consolidation period with our team! Emily has been out with various members of our team responding to 999 calls, checking public access defibrillators and supporting community activities. By day, Emily assesses and treats several different species, by night she brings her passion for making a difference to the human variety. #emergencycarecommunitydriven #redhorsecfr #CommunityFirstResponders #southwarwickshire #MakingADifference #savinglives #CommunityDriven #wellesbourne
🎅 Santa and his band of merry helpers were out tonight in Ettington! 🦌 Our team along with the Wellesbourne and District Lions Club Charity Trust Fund were raising money throughout the evening. All whilst being available to respond in our marked response car. 🚑 Loads of people young and old got to see Santa, with maybe some early Christmas treats 😉 #emergencycarecommunitydriven #redhorsecfr #CommunityFirstResponders #southwarwickshire #makingadifference #christmas2025
🚨🚑Our team is quite seriously 24 hours a day... with numerous call-outs over the last few days, our team has been working hard to respond to patients when they call 999. Even at 11pm and then 2 am! Whether tucked up in bed, in rain, snow or wind. If someone calls 999 and one of our team is available, they will respond. #communitydriven #turningoutforashoult #CommunityFirstResponders #SavingLives #wellesbourne #SavingLives #southwarwickshire #MakingADifference
Play 🔭 SPOT THE DEFIB! 👀 Our team has had the pleasure of supporting Kineton Village Hall with installing their Community Public Access Defibrillator with some training to be planned for the new year! The defibrillator is registered on the Circuit and our team will help with the ongoing management of this cabinet to ensure it stays available and in good nick! #lifesavers #emergencycarecommunitydriven #CommunityEngagement #supportsmallcharities #redhorsecfr #christmas2025
Our team were at Southam Christmas Lights today, providing medical cover to what turned into a fantastically attended event! With the market stalls and the stage for the switch on! We even caught a rainbow 🌈 Loads of people stopped to speak to us, but thankfully, no patients! #lifesavers #supportsmallcharities #emergencycarecommunitydriven #christmas2025 #makingadifference #redhorsecfr #firstresponders #southam
Nikki and Emily are at Kineton Victorian Evening tonight! Pop and along and make sure you say 'Hi' to them! They're chatting with people about all elements of the charity from Community Training and Engagement that Nikki leads, how the charity operates and what its like to be a Community First Responder! It sounds like another fantastic night with yummy mince pies, mulled wine and the smell of some amazing food 🤤 Oh and SANTA has popped along too 😍 #turningoutforashoult #emergencycarecommunitydriven #christmas2025 #lifesavers #CommunityEngagement #supportsmallcharities #kineton
2 WEEKS TO GO! Until we are at Kineton Victorian Evening and we are so proud to be one of their chosen charities again for 2025! So, come along, have a look around, grab a hot chocolate and come and chat to our team who will be there. 🚑We will be on call throughout the event, so please be considerate of where and how you park. #communityengagement #emergencycare #communitydriven #turningoutforashoult #supportsmallcharities #lifesavers #emergencycarecommunitydriven #christmas2025
Some of our team went along to support Wellesbourne WI with their Bystanders Can Be Lifesavers session on Wednesday evening! A superb session held to show the amazing WI group how easy it can be to help someone who is unresponsive and potentially not breathing. With the launch of our new Community Training and Engagement team, we will be posting more information on how you can book us to come along and teach you how to save a life or to speak about our incredible charity and what we do in the community. Keep an eye out, or to find out more information in the meantime, head to our new website - https://redhorsevalecfr.org.uk/community-training/ #emergencycarecommunitydriven #CommunityFirstResponders #SavingLives #wellesbourne #womensinstitute #communitytraining
From Loxley Fireworks 🎆 to Southam Remembrance Day Parade our team has had a lovely weekend supporting two community events in our annual calendar. Loxley Fireworks was a lovely evening supported by Hilary, Martina and Rachel, alongside John from Midlands Ambulance Group. A brilliant bonfire and Fireworks display, that is very well attended and takes top spot in our opinion for a brilliant local Fireworks display. Thank you John for all of your support throughout 2025. And then onto Southam Remembrance parade, where Hilary and Rachel supported the occasion with medical support during the morning. It’s an honour to play such a small part in such a significant event. We are proud to support Southam Town Council with this. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. #community #volunteers #emergencycare #emergencycarecommunitydriven #remembranceday2025