16/10/2026
🚨❤️ HELPING SAVE LIVES AT HARKER SERVICE STATION & JUNCTION 45! ❤️🚨
We’re proud to share some fantastic news! 🙌
Thanks to the incredible fundraising efforts of Longtown Community First Responders, new 24/7 accessible defibrillators have now been installed at Junction 45 Truckstop and Robert Little Garages Ltd Harker Service Station! ❤️
This is a fantastic example of what can be achieved when local communities and businesses come together to make a real difference. Having access to a defibrillator at any time of day or night can be vital when someone suffers a cardiac arrest, particularly in rural areas where every second counts.
Megan Stephenson, Cardiac Arrest Project Lead for the North West Ambulance Service, said: “Ensuring communities have access to a defibrillator 24 hours a day is a vital part of improving the response to cardiac arrest, particularly in rural areas. The new installations at Junction 45 Truckstop and Rob Little’s Garage demonstrate what can be achieved through community fundraising and strong local partnerships.”
Megan also thanked Longtown Community First Responders for raising all the funds, alongside Robert Little, owner of both businesses, and his team for supporting the installations at both locations.
A huge thank you to Carol, our local Community First Responder based in Longtown, for her involvement in supporting this important initiative, and to everyone who helped make it happen. 👏❤️
We’d also like to recognise Becky, Manager at Junction 45 Truckstop, and Jenny, Manager at Harker Garage, for their support in helping make these installations possible.
🚑 And that's not all! CPR awareness sessions will be taking place soon Junction 45 Ltd to help our teams build the confidence and knowledge to act in an emergency.
At Junction 45 & Harker Service Station, we’re proud to support initiatives that help protect our staff, customers, drivers and the wider community.
Because when it comes to saving lives, every second counts, and every one of us can make a difference. ❤️