Thank You Day

Liam Hotham & Patrick Martin

Thank you for your help at the Community Cup event - your treatment of our player with a Knee Injury especially the pain relief (which was later confirmed as a dislocation) was much appreciated!

Imogen Romano-ley

Thank you for tirelessly supporting Cotgrave Badger Sett and Cotgrave Cadet Unit this year. The compliments from parents have been numerous and it's always a delight to work with you each week. Here's to another fantastic year!

Cotgrave Badger Sett & Cadet Unit. Harriet Wesson & Josh Ocone

Cadet's & Badger Sett just how amazing are you all!! Im so super proud of you all and thank you for accepting me into your Unit and Sja family Josh and Harriet you truly are an asset to the unit and St John

The Greater Manchester Vaccination Team

Thank you to the amazing team of Vaccination Volunteer Leads, Vaccinators, Advocates and Carers. You have been incredible in bringing the Vaccination Program to Greater Manchester and helping to save 1000's of lives.

Mike Goulding

Thank you for all of the support you have given me Mike. From meeting you on a course, to now you have been a huge help and been there when I have needed you. Thank you for being you!

Peter Reavey

Peter has worked tirelessly throughout last week to help with preparation for the Jubilee Weekend! What's even more special is that he was on duty at the Platinum Party on the day of his 21st birthday! Happy Belated Birthday Pete!

Lauren McMaster

Thank you for everything you do for Badgers at Wallsend! The national day is often the highlight of the session - especially when it falls on their birthdays!

Wallsend Badger Helpers

Alfie, Anya, Kayleigh, Lucy, Oliver and Poppy - thank you for your hard work supporting the Badger leaders and helping to shape our Badger Sett, run games/sessions and assisting with the delivery of the Badger programme. You are all superstars!

Michael Hart

Thank you for being a great advocate for the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme. Your work to support the Cadets in our Unit who are working towards their DofE Award (either through SJA or through other organisations) does not go unnoticed.

Holly Hart

Holly, you work tirelessly to ensure that all Badgers and Cadets you have contact with feel supported and valued in their journey through St John Ambulance. You get to know each young person and inspire them to be the best version of themselves that they can be - you can see this in their willingness to participate in what SJA has to offer.

Wallsend Youth Services Unit

Well done for all your hard work this year so far! This has been our most successful year to date (and June has only just begun!)

All at Stourbridge ASU

Thank you for being the best unit IMHO! Through the dedication of the volunteers you have gone from being at risk of closure to a thriving and passionate unit. Not only have the adult numbers increased, but the cadet unit is full and there is an active badger unit. I couldn't be more proud of a unit that has risen from the ashes like a phoenix, and now with the unit's centenary coming up, here is to another 100 years of dedication from those that pass through the doors!

Driffield All Services Unit

Dear All I just wanted to say thank you for all of your time, dedication & commitment to our Unit. We are going from strength to strength & I would not be able to run such a successful unit without each & every one of you. Praise must also go to our Area Manager Paul who keeps me in check and to our District Manager Daryl (The Boss) in the Humber & East Riding District who keeps an eye on us all. Keep on doing what you are doing you all make me proud every day.

Plymouth Cadets

Thank you to all Cadets from Plymouth! You are incredible and are Wonderfull on events and a credit to your unit!

VACCINATION VOLUNTEERS

My personal thanks to each and everyone of you who have shown such dedication and loyalty to St John Ambulance as Area Managers, Site Leads, Vaccination Volunteer Leads, Vaccinators, Advocates and carers. You are all super stars.

Northamptonshire volunteers

I want to personally thank each and everyone of our new and long term members of the Fellowship, Northants County Priory Group, Youth Team, Training team,Fleet, Events and last but not least the District Management team for dedication, Loyalty and continual service to St John Ambulance. No matter how big or small your position is you are all SUPER STARS.

Dunstable ASU Youth Team

Thank you all so much for you deadication to running the youth team. I couldn’t do it without you all. I really appreciate all your hard work and building relationships with each young person. Well done all 😀

Xarius Austin and the Welcome Team

Thanks and appreciation to Xarius and the Welcome Team Officers and Interviewers for all your dedication in ensuring new volunteers have the best start to their SJA journey! Happy Volunteers' Week.

All SJA Volunteers

Huge thanks to all those who volunteered over the Jubilee weekend and all year round to keep our communities and events safe across England! Happy Volunteers' Week to you all.

Derek Earl - Unit Manager Plymouth!!

A huge thank you to Derek for Everything he does and continues to do for our unit and events we cover. The knowledge and experience you bring to our training team is incredible!

Members who have supported Plymouth Pavilions

Thank you all so much, from 1 event to over 100. We couldn't do it without you, thank you for coming and supporting event at Plymouth Pavilions!

Lianne Pegg

Congratulations on your Platinum Champions Award recognising all the hard work and commitment you put into supporting your Badgers and youth members

All the volunteers across Cumbria

Thank you for all your hard work covering events across Cumbria. You're all amazing!

young people and youth leaders in Derbyshire and Leicesterhire & Rutland

Thank you to all the young people and their youth leaders, the district management teams in Derbyshire and Leicestershire & Rutland for all their support !!! Happy volunteers week everyone

Sue Daykin & All the DCFC volunteers

Huge thank you for all your support throughout the 21/22 football season ⚽️ ⚽️ ⚽️

Kathy Pocock

St John Ambulance simply runs through Kathy’s blood. Seen it done it got the t-shirt. From Unit to Area and back to Unit, but still as enthusiastic as ever. However, if there is one attribute of Kathy’s which stands out above all others is her willingness to support any member who is going through a rough time.

Andy Cherry and Thomas Attewell, Derbyshire Logistics

Thank you to you both for the professionalism with which you approach your work for the District Logistics Team. You are approachable, good humoured and always deliver whatever equipment is needed for events in the District. A credit to the team and a pleasure to work with - well done.

Ryan and Danielle

Well done to Ryan for becoming Regional COTY and representing Northamptonshire so brilliantly Also to Danielle for becoming the Lord Lieutenant Cadet representing St John Youth throughout the County. You both do yourselves and St John proud!

Rockingham Event Service Unit

Thank you for the events that you assist us in covering - Mark and Jason, you continually demonstrate the HEART values and receive positive feedback for your professionalism and skills. Cayti and Chris for the additional work you do as part of the District training team. The Unit is welcoming new volunteers and ensures they feel part of the team from day 1. Well done to you all!

The Earls Barton Event Services Unit

You are all amazing at advocating for the work of St John in the village and supporting the wider district. Regularly, you work as a team to raise funds, teach life saving skills in the community and support us at events. Thank you to all of you for your volunteering and the commitment you make to St John.

Faith Knight, Red Sheppard, Amy Taylor, Luke Smith-Whelan, Kamil Choudhury, Tracey Wilson from Northampton Central Event Services Unit

Thank you to you all for supporting us at Events, particularly when you've been needed to step in to cover shortages. You have helped to ensure customer satisfaction with our service delivery.

Marcus Powell & Becky Larcombe

Thank you both for encouraging our Cadets out on duties I know we don't have many in our Area but as long as we can get some of them out it's a great help to the Cadets to get them involved

Haslemere and Liphook Unit

Thank you to all the volunteers at the unit for their dedication especially over the busy jubilee bank holiday weekend covering multiple events

Charlie McBlane

Thank you Charlie for stepping in to support Northamptonshire in your role as Regional Logistics Manager. You listened to the needs of the District and worked with us to provide solutions and took ownership of delivery. Well done!

Jo Gardner-Smith

Thank you for all your support as Regional Youth Manager for London & South. Your support as a mentor has been amazing and so thoroughly appreciated. You do an absolutely amazing voluntary role and your breadth of experience has really helped support those coming into senior roles and this supports youth throughout the country.

Nic Miller and the Volunteers in South Northamptonshire

Well done to Nic and all the volunteers in South Northamptonshire. Together you're achieving great things, including: Securing improvements to your building Growing the Units with 20+ additional volunteers Growing the Youth Units 100% Event cover in your area Re-engagement with the Community for fundraising and advocacy The teamwork between you all is clear to see and together you'll achieve success! Well done all of you.

Norwich Central Unit

I would like to thank every member of Norwich Central Unit, from our youngest badger to our oldest adult. As a team we work to create the best experiences for our members and create the best support we can to our community. Each adult looks to create the best opportunities for our young people. Thank you to each and every member for all that you do in the support of St John.

Tracey Wilson

Thank you Tracey for your enthusiasm for volunteering in Northamptonshire. You listen to the volunteers in your Unit and bring feedback and solutions to the DLT to ensure that we can strive to provide a positive volunteering experience for all. You're a dedicated and much valued volunteer.

Stuart Slater

Thank you for all you're doing in Derbyshire. You know everyone so well and your peers all praise the support you give to them in learning the ropes of being an Area Manager. Your Units know you're there for them in everything they do - well done.

Northamptonshire DLT

Thank you all for navigating our first year as a new District with me. Each of you doing your bit and giving your best to move the District forwards and none of our achievements so far could have been done without you all. Thank you!

Craig Blacha

Thank you for joining us as a District Youth Officer in Northamptonshire and offering your wealth of experience as a Police Cadets Leader to our young people. You've jumped in and getting on with it - well done!

Paul McGill, Northamptonshire

Thank you for your hard work and dedication in ensuring that the Youth Units in Northamptonshire were able to reopen in 2021 and for stepping in as Interim Youth Lead this year. Your enthusiasm and support for Youth Volunteering is inspirational.

Edmonton's Youth NCOs and Youth Leaders

You have all been amazing looking after our unit. You have all made it fun, engaging and informative. THANK YOU!

Chris Adamson

A great big thanks to Chris for being there to answer any of our clinical questions, all of our ambulance training questions and supporting us through our EAC course and beyond. You're a real asset to the organisation and especially the north west region!

Those people working in support roles

I would like to thank all those people who work behind the scenes to make sure that our buildings, vehicles and equipment in maintained, available for the benefit of our patients, people and communities

Elliot Makin

Massive thank you for your time, effort and passion in planning and delivering the London Jubilee Logistics

Humber and East Riding District

Thanks to all the volunteers who have stepped up throughout the past 4 days to support our local communities. Keeping people safe as they celebrate.

North Northamptonshire Area

Thank you to all of the fantastic people in the Area I am proud to be Area Manager of. You are a credit to your Units & Communities. My Best Wishes to you all in this Volunteers Week!

All St John People

Thank you to each and every person in this amazing charity of ours. Your support, your contribution, no matter where or when, great or small, in the public eye or behind the scenes, makes the world of difference to us and the communities we serve. From the bottom of my heart, Thank You for everything you do for St John.

Kidlington Badgers, Cadets and Adults

You are all amazing and we are so proud of you!! Thank you for everything each one of you does for our Unit and community ❤️

West Anglia Safeguarding Team

You are an amazing team; working together to ensure compliance each year with unit safeguarding visits, raising the profile of safeguarding in the district, maintaining relationships with units, dealing promptly with any causes for concern and delivering Safeguarding Level 2 courses online to a national audience. Thank you.

Portsmouth Event Services Unit

Huge thanks to everyone within the unit (and those attached from the youth units) for everything that you do, especially the sheer quantity of events that you have all supported over the last year. Thank you!

Lisa Legg

Thank you for all the effort you put into ensuring our young people across the entire East Region get to go outside of units and explore all that adventurous activities have to offer and expand their learning of the outdoors, environment and increase the enjoyment of our youth programmes and all that our young people can do. You have done amazing considering the huge workload you have had recently and I cannot thank you enough.

Belinda Buxton

Thank you for mentoring me and guiding me through the nights on the SOS bus You'll always be an inspiration to me to do better and be better

Ollie Needham

Thank you for all the time you put into organising cover for duties across our district, You make every duty memorable for each and every colleague in attendance, You have worked so hard to get youth out on duties and some have had the most amazing experiences because of this, You have an amazing ability to make the dullest of duties to the most funniest while remaining completely professional, Your dedication to getting youth on duties is outstanding and we hope you continue, THANK YOU!!

Peter Bush

Thank you for all the hard work you have put into NCASU to get us where we are today, Everyone is very sad that you have to leave us but we know you will do amazing things for youth in your new role :-)

Julie Lord

Thank you for all your support over the last few years, particularly through the lock downs. There are times when I don't know where I would have been without you. You are amazing.

Julie Lord

Thank you for all the support over the last two years. There have been times when I am not sure where I wold be without it. You are a true friend who I would never have met if it wasn't for SJA. Thank you for being there.

Kirkham Adult Unit

I would like to say a huge personal thank you to the members of Kirkham Adult Unit. You have stayed connected throughout the pandemic, and supported each other through the trials and tribulations that occurred due to Covid. Through the tears and the laughter you have been awesome. You have defined the 'family of St John' with your tenacity and determination to keep Kirkham unit alive. I am so proud of you and just wanted to say You Are the Best. Keep being the fantastic people you are.

All the District Team & all volunteers in Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire

Thank you to all the Leadership Team for all your help over the past year. To all the new volunteers welcome to St john Ambulance To all existing volunteers thank for all what you are doing

Mike Goulding

Mike is very hopeful and kindness person and he has built up the adult Halton unit really well and he always wanting to get the adults involved with everything on events Prestbury doing things at the Halton unit as well so a warm thank you from all adults at the Halton unit.

Mike Goulding

I just want to say from the bottom of my heart thank you, for all your support these last couple of years. You go out of your way to make sure that I am not alone going on training courses or if I need to talk you are just a phone call away. One more thing please don't ever change.

Mike Goulding

Thanks Mike for all you support over the last few week.

Student Volunteering Team

A humongous thank you to the whole Student Volunteering Team for all the hard work you do supporting first aid societies and student volunteering units across the country. You all work so hard behind the scenes to keep things running smoothly and to help guide your societies and units so expertly. Thank you for everything you do!

Wet Regional Youth Forum

I know it's a little late but thank you so much for all your work during lockdown keeping the West and our Cadets busy

Hereford & District Youth Forum

Thank you all so much for everything you kept us busy with during lockdown

Peter Bush and Sarah Farrow

Thank you both for your emotional support as well as physical support in taking me to A&E before going onto your event.

Sarah Farrow

Thank you for your immense support of events, Crucial Crew and young people in Norwich. You have travelled across the country to help communities with events and have always given things a go. Best of Luck in the future with your new roles :)

Brandon Alden

Thank you for the countless hours of volunteering you give to the organisation, from events, to teaching you have been a great role model for other cadets and always willing to give things a go and get involved.

Geoffrey Fisher

Thank you for all your work with the Cadets at Norwich Central since I started at the unit, the opportunties that have been created for enhancing their learning journey with St. John has been brilliant.

Sarah Hoggett

Thank you for all the extra help you have provided at Norwich Central Unit over the last few months on top of your role as Unit Badger Lead. Your dedication to the unit and its young people has been immense and has created so many more opportunities for our young people to get involved with.

Ollie Needham

Thank you for the time you give to events locally in Norfolk but also across the country. You really do make a treatment centre light up when you arrive. Your dedication to young people on events is amazing.

Sarah, Lewis, Adam & Joss Farrow

Thank you for the amazing support you have provided across the country at large events over the last few weeks. Your help has been amazing and really appreciated.

Young People in East of England

Thank you for all the amazing work you for the organisation and the amount of hours you put into volunteering not just at events, but within units and districts as well. You do so much for St. John and I wish to thank you all for the every hour you give voluntarily ensuring our communities are safe and our young people have the ability to develop and achieve so much.

Youth Teams in East of England

Thank you for all the hard work you put into making sure our young people have the best experience possible. You all go out of your ways to ensure they have the opportunities available to develop and improve their chances of success in what they choose to do. Thank You :)

Cheshire District Volunteers

Thank you all for your commitment, support and drive in establishing Cheshire as the North Region's newest district! We have achieved so much already and have so much more to look forward to.

Oliver Hart

Thank you for your hard work liaising with our event lead and organising our Cadets so that they can attend events. You also go above and beyond to make sure our Cadets feel supported before and after events!

Tom Davies

Thank you for all your hard work and achievements as AM and District Clinical Lead for Gloucestershire.

Nicki Shaw

Thank you for all you do, much behind the scenes, for ambulance training in West Region and beyond

Simon Leach

Thank you for all your efforts as DTL, in particular your role with ambulance training in the West

Stewart Coulden-Smith

Thank-you for everything you do to support fleet within BAS and also your role within driver training.

Chris Kemp

Thank you for everything you do for driver training, especially within BAS

Jane Edney (Chef)

Thank you for everything you do for volunteer welfare on events within BAS - it is very much appreciated! 😊

Damien Macdonald

Thank you for your commitment and leadership in EPRR within the West Region

Adam Kelso

Thank-you for your dedication to events within Gloucestershire and your volunteering on ambulance shifts in support of SWASFT

Tony Richards

Thank-you for your dedication to CRU volunteering in the West, your commitment to upholding the values and standards of SJA and the compassion and humanity you show to fellow volunteers.

Karen Brooks

Thank-you for your ongoing support to out volunteers and commitment to compassion leadership within the BAS District

All the vaccination drivers

You've all be exceptional over the course of the vaccination programme. Often responding to very changeable situations and have always had the citizens you're vaccinating to heart. You a fantastic bunch of people and we're so lucky to have you as part of the team!

Our great people

To each and every person who has helped with the delivery of an event in London & South, this includes everyone who has turned up as a First Aider, or the Ambulance Crew, the Planner who has spent hours pulling details together, and those in the background such as HR and Logistics. This even extends to those who have called a friend and asked how did your event go, to give them time to reflect or informally debrief. We do great things and that is because of you! THANK YOU :-)

The London & South Event Operations Team

I just want to say a BIG THANK YOU to all those who make up the Event Operations Team. Over the last 2 years plus you have helped carry the organisation through the most challenging time in it's history. You stepped forward early in COVID to set up Ambulance Hubs, provide support to the ROCC, aid with Hospital Volunteering and get Events back on their feet. You have been a great support to me personally and I cant thank you enough for your contribution. I am proud of all you do!

St John Ambulance DofE Leaders

Thank you so much to all of our DofE Leaders across the country who support hundreds of St John DofE participants complete this life changing award. Whether you are a regional lead, you help with the running of expeditions, you provide ‘behind-the-scenes’ support or anything else, your contribution is truly appreciated. Thank you!

All St John Ambulance Medical Response Team Volunteers

This Volunteers' Week, I'd like to say a huge thank you to each and every MRT Volunteer throughout St John Ambulance. Thank you for your commitment to high quality clinical care in challenging environments, your dedication to training, and your continued support to team cohesion and development. Thank you for being in MRT, but also thank you for continuing to share that enthusiasm across the wider St John Ambulance charity, supporting on Ambulance Shifts, on events, and in Units!

St John People

Thanks to all of our people who are out in communities in all weathers providing care to communities across the country. Whether you train our folks to do this amazing work or you treat patients, get kit ready, set up treatment centers, move fleet or provide welfare care I am really grateful to you for everything you do as our our patients.

Paul + Dian Cartwright

I met Paul and dian for the first time in March 2020 when I attended my vaccination training course. Ever since that moment they have both been the most supporting people I could ask for to help me with my St John journey. I wouldn’t be at the position I am today without there help. Even if that help consists of the frequent sentence “sorry it’s late, would you be able to help …” Thank you for the amazing help and support over the last couple of years. Forever great full. X

Oliver Shaw

Thank you so much for all of your hard work in setting up and running the young adults volunteering unit, from the late night meetings making sure no ones questions ever went unanswered, battling with IT systems and sharing the joy when we completed the first event for the unit. This project couldn't have come along at a better time and has addressed so many of the problems we faced before extremely well. Thank you!

Matthew Halliday

Matthew and I met on our online teams meetings during lockdown and have been inseparable ever since, we've even been given the nickname 'The Lincoln Dynamic Duo" by our regional events team. Over the past year he's done it all, from staying on for a total of 20 extra hours at the Lincoln Christmas market so that I wasn't on my own to caring for a patient for more than 6 hours, he has completed more volunteering hours in the past 12 months than I have in my 5 years in the organisation. Thank you

Badgers and cadets at asu King's lynn

To all the youth at asu King's Lynn who coped well with the change in meeting nights via Teams all through the pandemic and kept engaged. Also to the leaders who every week managed to keep the youth meetings going, even if it was all new to them also

All of youth and youth leaders in Cheshire

Thank you for all you are doing, have done and continue to do. You're all amazing 👏 ❤️

All of the volunteer vaccinators in Cheshire and Merseyside area

Such amazing, hard working, empathetic and inspiring people to of worked with throughout the pandemic, made the experience a truly memorable one and never to be forgotten! Thank you SJA Volunteer Vaccinators!!

Fiona Hudson and John Jeal

For nothing particular, other than to say ‘Thank you for being such wonderful, kind and helpful people’.