FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN FOR DEFIBRILLATOR HAS £1,950 TARGET

A CAMBRIDGE woman is fundraising to get a defibrillator fitted outside of her coffee kiosk in a busy city park.

- By AMY BRITTON [e-mail] @AmyCBritton_

Amanda Langley, the owner of Kiosk on the Green, which can be found on Jesus Green, has started a campaign to get a lifesaving defibrillator placed for people to use at any time of the day.

Ms Langley said: "We have been thinking about this for a while because we are in such a prominent position and there are so many people that use the space on Jesus Green - from people playing tennis and people paddleboarding.

"There are kids playing and a skate park. We have the lido as well."

The closest defibrillator to the green is in an office block across the River Cam, but they are only open on weekdays.

Ms Langley decided the area needed one that was "easily accessible" and available every day.

She has therefore started to raise money to buy the kiosk its own defibrillator.

She added: "I thought if anything happened, it's quite a difficult place to get to. You have to come over the bridge.

"If anything happened, how would we get help over here quick enough?"