COMMUNITY first responders in Oswestry will tell town councillors how much their donation through grant funding has helped the service.

The update will come at Wednesday’s full town council meeting, held at 7pm at the Guildhall, as part of the agenda.

The update will tell the councillors how their donations, in the thousands, will support the work of the Oswestry Community First Responders.

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It said: “The funds kindly donated by Oswestry Town Council has gone directly towards Car Insurance and footwear.

“Before the donation we only had one vehicle on the road, which became an issue due to the amount of members on the team.

“Since the donations over the past two years, we have been able to pay for essential repairs and car insurance to get the second vehicle on the road.

“The cost of running two response cars where everyone in our team is able to drive them is more than £1,800 per annum, meaning without the support of the town council we would struggle to operate this second vehicle.”

This, according to the update, is vital for the first responders to be able to help so many people.

It added: “At times we have had two response cars out with full kits in each vehicle allowing us to respond to double the calls we usually would be able to take on.

“You may think that the money is just going towards car insurance, which directly it is, but it is actually going towards saving lives.

“In the second vehicle, known as 1195, we have responded to numerous serious incidents in which our response had a direct impact on the outcome of the patient.

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“Furthermore, a portion of the funds was allocated to purchasing better footwear for the team, with the money providing us with lighter, safer and more comfy boots for us to keep our feet safe and comfy during emergency calls where the last thing we want to be worrying about is being uncomfortable with our boots.

“These boots have allowed us to walk safely over rough terrain and wet fields to patients who urgently require our assistance, furthermore during accident calls the risk of another vehicle or the crashed vehicle rolling over our feet is quite high, meaning these boots keep our feet safe during the riskiest of calls.”

The update is part of a number of grant applications to the council.