THE work of the Stanford-le-Hope-based Katie's Heart Appeal goes on, providing potentially life-saving public access defibrillators at strategic points across the borough.

The appeal was set up and is managed by the mum of award-winning teenager Katie Marie Davies, Charlotte Yoxall who is whipping up support for the latest fundraiser on Stanford's Maple and Stanford park residential estates – where a new defibrillator is planned.

Charlotte says: "We are fundraising for a 24 hour public access defibrillator for Maple Park and Stanford Park. The residents always go all out with their Christmas light displays every year and lots of people come with their families come to look at them, but this year the residents will be collecting donations from the public to raise money for the defibrillator and cabinet.

So if you are coming this way during December to look at the Christmas lights please bring some spare change with you and support Katie's Heart Appeal.

Recently the appeal saw its latest defibrillator installed at Treetops School in Grays.

Charlotte says: "We would just like to again thank all the people who donated to our event in October raising money for the Treetops Free School defibrillator.

"We would like to say a huge thank you to Joanne Nyland-Fink in particular for organising the charity showcase in October that raised the money for it. We would also like to thank every single person who performed at the event, and to everyone who bought tickets and all the small businesses who donated raffle prizes

"This is our 17th defibrillator for the community."