Below you will see the details of all Community First Responders currently linked to our scheme. All are volunteers and give their spare time to responding, fundraising and general day-to-day administration involved in running the scheme. Many of them are also involved in the CPR courses we run.
Leigh started as a CFR in 2012, and is currently our Team Leader and Chair of our Charity. He is also the Senior CFR Team Leader of the Paddock Wood Operating Unit, looking after all the CFR teams that are within the area. Leigh is also a Publicly Elected Governor for South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, and served as Lead Governor for 3 years. Outside of volunteering with the Charity, Leigh is Director of Operations for one of the largest private jet operators. He enjoys playing football and is married with 3 children
Bloss has been with us since 2014 as a Community First Responder and Trustee for our Charity. She took a break for a short while, but always remained an active fundraiser with the team. She requalified as a CFR in 2022. Bloss has lived in Crowborough for 10 years with her husband, 2 sons, 5 dogs, a cat and a hamster! Bloss also teaches yoga locally 1 day a week and is qualified as a First Aid at Work Trainer. She also work as an HCA in a neuro rehab home the rest of the time. In her spare time she enjoys photography, running and playing the violin
Mark is an IT Manager for a Kent-based charity. For over 30 years he has been involved with Sy. John Ambulance (SJA) and is currently a volunteer Events Manager for the South East Region. Mark is trained to SJA Advanced First Aider level
Rob was previously responding with the Tunbridge Wells team but transferred to our team following a house move in 2023. Rob is a self-employed web developer and also works on a part-time basis as a tutor and assessor for new CFRs for South East Coast Ambulance Service. Married to Sally and has two grown up children. In his spare time he teaches people to fly gliders at East Sussex Gliding Club
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Rob is a retired Publisher, 61 years young. Married to Sandie, they have two grown children. The oldest, Hannah, is a Doctor whilst the youngest, Holly, is training to be a Nurse. Rob and the family have lived in Crowborough for 35 years. Rob enjoys most sports and is a member of Crowborough Beacon Golf Club, trying to be a single handicapper but hasn't quite achieved it! He also enjoys playing board games
Emily moved to Crowborough in 2020. She is a Diagnostic Radiographer, specialising in medical ultrasound, joining the NHS in 2009. She currently works as a Lecturer and Researcher at a London university, recently completing her PhD. In her spare time, she is a keen runner (weather permitting), an aspiring bassist and an excellent tea-maker! Her life ambition is to setup a tearoom specialising in pudding. She loves carbs and tells terrible jokes!
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Dawn, a former Detective with Sussex Police is the Landlady of the Bricklayers Arms in Crowborough, the pub that she and her late husband Bill, took over in 2008. Whilst continuing to run the pub herself, Dawn has raised a significant amount money for the Bill Stephen Memorial Fund, which specifically funds and maintains Public Access Defibrillators
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Sarah joined the team in 2025. She is happiest when she's in the outdoors. Sarah loves maps, Labradors,, tea and enjoys trail running, orienteering, triathlon, adventure racing and mountain biking. In a professional capacity, Sarah has 30 years' experience as a clinical exercise specialist and works specifically with people who have cancer, working with them after surgery to get back on their feet. Sarah has a Masters Degree in Sport Science and is author of The Bowel Cancer Recovery Toolkit. Sarah enjoys being able to support her local community
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