How to contact St John Ambulance

Thornbury St John Ambulance is based at:

Thornbury Cadet Division
Thornbury Badger Sett
c/o The Chantry
52 Castle Street
Thornbury
BS35 1HB

To find out more please contact Sarah Bryant, Divisional Superintendent and Badger Leader:
Mob: 07717 289858
Email: or

Thornbury St John Ambulance Nees You!

There are exciting opportunities for children and young people aged five and over in our Badger and Cadet groups in Thornbury and we currently have vacancies for boys and girls to join in the fun!

ln Badgers we follow an exciting programme of activities - recent activities have included Hungry Badger where we found out about lots of different foods, St John Badger was when we found out about our history and we have also found out about lots of different places in Worldwide Badger.

We also learn First Aid and about caring for other people too. Next we will be Entertain Badgers when we will be finding out about puppet shows to the pantomime.

ln Cadets our programme follows lots of different things - we find out how to make people look injured by using make-up; cookery - finding out about food and having fun cooking; ambulance awareness; radio communications and we go on duty to help provide first aid cover at local events.

Badgers and Cadets have the opportunity to take part in events and activities with others from around the county, including challenges and quizzes, caving and outdoor adventures, summer camps and lots, lots more.

2012 is a very special year for St John Ambulance as the organisation will be 125 years old. The Cadets will be 90 and Badgers 25, so there will be lots of party activities during the year too!

ln order to provide these exciting programmes to our young people, we also need adults to join as youth leaders and helpers in the groups.

Full training in all the necessary skills is given which includes first aid training, youth work skills and even the chance to undertake BTEC and other nationally recognised qualifications. lt is also a great opportunity for you to have fun too!

So, whatever your age ... come along and be part of the fun.

For more information, please come along to one of our meetings on a Tuesday evening during school term-time.

We meet in the Buckingham Room at The Chantry. Badgers from 6.15-7.1Spm and Cadets from 7.15-8.45pm, or call Sarah Bryant on 07717 289858 or 856225 or email or

We look forward to seeing you soon!

About St John Ambulance

St John Ambulance is the nation’s leading first aid charity, and leading supplier of first aid and health and safety training courses.

Every year over 45,000 of our volunteers help treat and provide care for over 200,000 people in local communities nationwide.

We are also one of the country’s leading youth organisations, with half of our members aged 25 and under.

To find out more, please visit www.sja.org.uk.

Planning an event?

Don't forget that you might need First Aid cover - please contact us to discuss.

Want to learn First Aid?

St John Ambulance run First Aid courses for the general public.

These are four hours long, run on a weekend, and cost about £25-30.

We need six people to run a course, so if you are interested please get in touch, and a date will be advised depending on enquiries received.

Want to Join?

All our adult volunteers receive a first class training package including first aid and other training relevant to their role.

There's the opportunity to gain other nationally recognised qualifications as well.

We also help to provide First Aid cover at events such as the Weston Beach Race, the Bristol and Bath half marathons and the Harbour Festival - as well as local fetes and fayres.