Restart a Heart: Saving Lives Together

The campaign aims to increase awareness of cardiac arrest and give more people the confidence and skills needed to perform CPR and use a defibrillator.

A key part of the campaign is Restart a Heart Day, which takes place every year on 16 October. On and around the day, organisations across the UK come together to encourage people of all ages to learn these vital life-saving skills.

Throughout the east of England, our staff, volunteers and partners deliver CPR training sessions, attend community events, and work with schools, workplaces and local organisations to help more people feel confident responding in an emergency.

By providing training, demonstrations and educational resources, Restart a Heart is helping to create more lifesavers in our communities. The more people who know how to act quickly when someone suffers a cardiac arrest, the more lives can be saved.

Find out about our Restart a Heart Day events and activities below.

The following free CPR training events are currently planned as part of Restart a Heart Month. Further events may be added throughout October.

Please note: The events listed below are scheduled to take place throughout October but may be subject to change. We recommend checking this webpage before travelling to an event for the latest information, including any updates to times, locations or availability.

Confirmed events by sector

Bedfordshire and Luton

• Fri 16 Oct –10:00 – 16:00 – Luton Mall
• Fri 16 Oct – 09:00 – 17:00 – Bedford Harpur Centre

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

• Fri 16 Oct – All Day – Grand Arcade, Cambridge

** In partnership with Magpas Air Ambulance, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and East Anglian Air Ambulance

• Wed 21 Oct – 09:00 – 17:30 Cathedral Square, Peterborough**

** In partnership with North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Mid and South Essex

• Fri 16 Oct – 10:00 – 16:00 – High Chelmer Shopping Centre, Chelmsford

Norfolk and Waveney

• Wed 14 Oct, 2pm - U3A United Reform Church Diss
• Fri 16 Oct, 7.30pm – Palgrave Community Centre, Diss
• Fri 16 Oct, All Day - Chantry Place, Norwich
• Sat 17 Oct, All Day - Chantry Place, Norwich
• Tue 27 Oct, 10:00 – 16:00 The Hive, Great Yarmouth Library, The Place, 37-39 Market Place, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1LX

Suffolk and North East Essex

• Tue 5 Oct – 6.30pm - Church Hall, Bear Street, Nayland
• Fri 16 Oct – 10:00 – 16:00 – Colchester Zoo
• Fri 16 Oct – 09:30 – 16:00 – Jimmy’s Farm, Pannington Hall, Pannington Lane, Ipswich
• Fri 16 Oct - 09:30 - 16:30 - Tesco Extra, Fordham Road, Newmarket
• Sat 17 Oct - 09:00 - 17:30 - Arc Shopping Centre, Bury St Edmunds
• Wed 21 Oct – 6.30pm - Nayland Village Hall,
• Sat 24 Oct, 10.30am - Bures Community Centre,
• Sat 24 Oct, 1.30pm - Bures Community Centre.