• ON-LINE REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!!  SIGN UP to LINE UP at Joe's Jog  (9th)

    ON-LINE REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!! SIGN UP to LINE UP at Joe's Jog (9th)

    FAMILIES and young children are once again invited to join a charity mile-long family fun run to support the work of the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT).

    Joe's Jog, now in its 9th year, will take place before the Mattioli Woods Rothley 10k running event which takes place in Rothley village on Tuesday 4 June at 6.15pm.

    You can now register online: http://jhmt.org.uk/joes-jog

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  • Willesley Park Golf Club swings into action to create a heart-safe environment for members & local community

    Willesley Park Golf Club swings into action to create a heart-safe environment for members & local community

    Peter Sargent, General Manager at Willesley Park Golf Club said: " The club is very grateful to JHMT for their invaluable assistance, support including with training and donation of a cabinet to help us site a defibrillator, so it's best placed to serve not only members but the nearby community in an emergency. While we hope we will never have to use it, it shows our commitment to creating a heart safe sport environment for all. Nothing can be more important than being ready saving a life."

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  • Eleven more talented young people from Leicestershire & Leicester benefit from JHMT’s Inspire Awards

    Eleven more talented young people from Leicestershire & Leicester benefit from JHMT’s Inspire Awards

    Inspirational Young People from Leicester and Leicestershire take steps to be the best they can be with a little help from JHMT's Inspire Awards

    Alysa Hillyer, Toby Nicholas, Emily Walne, Fatima Omarji, Julie Freestone, Max Murray, Daisy Bruce, Arabelle Goodwin, Harry Collier, Darcie Platts and Sean McCann have each received Inspire Awards from local charity the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT) to help them reach their goals in sport, creative arts, music, community, and business.

    To find out more about the and the Inspire Awards, visit www.jhmt.org.uk

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  • World Restart a Heart Day: Life-saving defibrillators fitted around DMU campus

    World Restart a Heart Day: Life-saving defibrillators fitted around DMU campus

    Restart a Heart Day: Life-saving defibrillators fitted around DMU campus

    Three life-saving defibrillators are being fitted outside buildings on the De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) campus so they are accessible 24/7.

    One of the defibrillators has been fitted to a wall outside the Queen's Building, facing Mill Lane, another outside Bede House, Western Road, and a third will soon appear in Magazine Square.

    The new sites were identified and fitted with the defibrillators thanks to the work of DMU Health and Safety Officer Jon Grounds with the support of the Leicester heart charity The Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT), Leicester City Council's public health team and East Midlands Ambulance Service.

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  • SADS WEEK 2023: JHMT/LCC/EMAS Partnership makes life-saving equipment accessible to public

    SADS WEEK 2023: JHMT/LCC/EMAS Partnership makes life-saving equipment accessible to public

    A life-saving defibrillator has been fitted to the outside of Spence Street Sports Centre thanks to the support of local heart charity, the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT).

    Leicester City Council's public health team has been working with the trust and East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) to identify the locations of publicly accessible defibrillators in the city, so that any gaps can be filled.

    The Spence Street area was identified as part of this work, and the equipment has now been prominently located on the front of the city council leisure centre to make it accessible to the local community all day, every day.

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  • SADS WEEK 2023: FCV International Football Academy are on the BALL to create a Heartsafe community for ALL

    SADS WEEK 2023: FCV International Football Academy are on the BALL to create a Heartsafe community for ALL

    "We are delighted to have this defibrillator at Grace Dieu Manor Park. With the local community and young athletes using the facility, we want to ensure that their health and welfare is priority." added Ann Dyte CEO - FCV International Football Academy

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  • Leicestershire tennis club takes steps to create a heart-safe environment for members and local community

    Leicestershire tennis club takes steps to create a heart-safe environment for members and local community

    Julie Conboy, Member of Kibworth Tennis Club, said: "Kibworth Tennis Club were only one of four tennis clubs in Leicestershire that didn't have a defibrillator. As we've 165 members and 210 non-members who live in the Kibworth community and the surrounding villages, plus members of the public who use the recreation ground where the club is located, we felt as a matter of urgency this really needed to be addressed. We are delighted that we were able to provide a defibrillator and have it available for the whole community and not just the tennis club. Nothing can be more important than being prepared saving a life in an emergency."

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  • SADS Awareness Week 2023

    SADS Awareness Week 2023

    SADS Awareness Week returns and takes place between 2 - 8 October

    Dr Harshil Dhutia, Consultant Cardiologist and specialist in inherited cardiac conditions, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester and Medical lead for JHMT said: "On behalf of the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust, ( JHMT) I would like to welcome you all to SADS awareness week 2023. This week marks the 11th anniversary of the untimely death of teenager Joe Humphries due to SADS in 2012.

    The focus of the JHMT SADS awareness week is to remind and educate healthcare professionals, sports-related professionals and parents and carers of young people about the dangers of undiagnosed heart conditions like SADS. During the week, several education and training activities pertinent to sudden cardiac death and SADS prevention in the young will take place across Leicestershire and displayed across various digital platforms.

    "We look forward to your participation in the week and thank you for your continued support."

    You can also follow SADS Awareness Week events and activities on Facebook and Twitter: facebook.com/jhmtorguk or @jhmt.org.uk

    and on the JHMT website at https://www.jhmt.org.uk/sads-week-2023

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  • Gilmorton community gets extra peace of mind following successful fundraising efforts to site key lifesaving equipment at a local playing fields pavilion

    Gilmorton community gets extra peace of mind following successful fundraising efforts to site key lifesaving equipment at a local playing fields pavilion

    Dr Mike Ferguson, JHMT Trustee, said: "By providing a defibrillator that is available to the community, Gilmorton has given the chance of preventing the death of someone who suffers an unexpected cardiac event. When a cardiac arrest happens every second counts – with every minute that defibrillation is delayed, the victim's chances of survival drop by about 10%. Early bystander intervention of CPR and defibrillation are key to survival."

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  • Grace Dieu Cricket club becomes heartsafe with the help of JHMT

    Grace Dieu Cricket club becomes heartsafe with the help of JHMT

    Emily Taylor, Grace Dieu C.C. said "I am beyond thrilled to be able to say we have a public access defibrillator now installed and live at Grace Dieu. It means a lot to me personally as a friend of Joe, that although he may not be here with us, his legacy lives on. I am proud that I can support the Trust in raising awareness and making sure everyone within the club knows what JHMT do and why. We are now a Heartsafe club, and the hope is that the defibrillator will never need to be used, but if it does we know as a club we have the potential to save a life."

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About the Trust

An Ordinary Joe, An Extraordinary Legacy

The Joe Humphries Memorial Trust has been set up to break the "silence" on SADS, create a new generation of young lifesavers and inspire young people.

The Trust was set up after the tragic loss of Joe Humphries who died while out jogging with his friend in October 2012.

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