Today my darling wife has put up with me for 32 years of marriage and - can you believe it - never a crossed word!!! Apparently Lapis Lazuli is the 32nd anniversary gift pictured Happy anniversary and many more!! Xx

Our Volunteer Emergency Responder team South East Coast Ambulance have a varied backgrounds. One of the team is Ed who in his real life is a Captain with British Airways one day flying and the next responding carefully driving in response ! Thanks Ed #ERsMakingADifferenceSavingLives

At the weekend Mrs L did brilliantly in the Horsham Horticultural Society Show with her roses. She won the RoseBowl first prize! I won a cup too for my soft fruit..Ok I confess I was the only entry!! My tomatoes did do well -there were more entries! #itsAllAboutTakingPart

Today is the birthday of HRH The Princess Royal GCStJ, Commandant-in-Chief (Youth) for decades has been a very active in her support of our young people St John Ambulance England Happy birthday Your Royal Highness! The Royal Family #ProFide #ProUtilitateHominum

No volunteering shift today as we visited the Eastbourne Airshow with friends - picnic on Beachy Head and watched the planes - lovely day as ever and the sun shone! Thanks Eastbourne!

Our latest blog post is up! Written by one of our #ArchivesRevealed Project Volunteers, Pat, it explores St John Ambulance England's history of first aid competitions alongside some of Pat's own personal competition experiences. Click the link below to read more: museumstjohn.org.uk/exploring-st-j…

Today a steady but long St John Ambulance England shift with Andrew Clark supporting Isle of Wight NHS Trust and completing our clinical ride-out with a paramedic. Hope you like our new radio aerial that we added to the vehicle as we returned on the ferry!! #ProFide #ProUtilitateHominum

Today is the birthday of HRH The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John Jerusalem StJohn International in 40+ countries - the “parent” of St John Ambulance England. Happy birthday Your Royal Highness! The Royal Family #ProFide #ProUtilitateHominum

See our people in action and find out more about your ambulance service at our Annual Members Meeting on Friday 13 September. Find out more and register your place here: secamb.nhs.uk/see-our-people…

Nice steady emergency responder shift today for South East Coast Ambulance with Andrew Clark - 3 xC3 fallers, prevented log lies and no hospital admissions and 2 x C2 in 9 hour shift - a privilege to serve! #ERsMakingADifferenceSavingLives

Announcing our Annual Members’ Meeting on Friday 13 September 2024 12:30 – 17:00, at The South of England Showground, Ardingly, RH17 6TL. Come and meet your Governors and ask how you can be a voice in developing your ambulance service. Register here: rb.gy/947b0t

As a Non-Regimental member of the HAC HAC Regiment so nice to see His Majesty wearing the regimental tie.He is Captain General of the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC). Our motto “Arma Pacis Fulcra”loosely translated “armed strength for peace” - hear hear to that!

“I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service….” HM Queen Elizabeth II For over 70 years, she was a selfless example of devoted Christian service. A lesson to all? Two years on, may She RIP! God save the King!

Many thanks to all the employed and volunteers on emergency services day Emergency Services Day - 9 Sept for keeping people safe and assisting them in their hour of need. As a volunteer myself it is a privilege to serve! Why not join up and help? South East Coast Ambulance St John Ambulance England St John England

On #WorldFirstAid day things have changed - resuscitation is chest compressions (CPR)& AED asap it works.Years ago the Eves Rocking Method, Holger Nelson, Sylvester Brosch etc, some I was taught as a St John Ambulance England cadet, almost useless! #SaveLives #ProFide #ProUtilitateHominum

At a reception St John Eye Hospital last night at #guildhall The City of London despite conflict in the Holy Land, c155,000 patients were treated last year including at our Gaza hospital! The staff are incredibly devoted St John people! #service #ProFide #ProUtilitateHominum StJohn International

This takes me back to when I was CEO of Icelolly.com and we made a TV ad with the very difficult star “Cyril The Squirrel” - such a diva and so difficult to direct - just like these two it appears!! youtube.com/watch?v=4Db0UJ…

Such a great privilege yesterday to attend the ceremony that bestowed the Freedom of The City of London on Mr David McCorkell KStJ, His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant Antrim Lieutenancy ☘️ and the Knight Commander for the Commandery of Ards/St John Northern Ireland. Congratulations Sir!