As in election of Parish Councillors for the Parish of Wing one of the candidates, Lyndon Curley, failed to return his signed application by the prescribed date, his original election was declared invalid.

This left an unfilled position on the Parish Council. Under local government rules if more than 10 electors put their wishes in writing to the Returning Officer then a second election has to be held.

This time there was a new candidate, Susannah Fish, who stood against Lyndon Curley . The election was held on Thursday 12 September 2019.

The result was as follows:

Rutland County Council ELECTION OF COUNCILLORS

FOR THE

WING PARISH

DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL
I, the undersigned, being the Returning Officer at the election held on Thursday 12 September 2019, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that the number of votes cast for each candidate at the election is as follows:

NAMES OF CANDIDATES	Number of votes recorded. (If elected write ‘E’ against the number of votes)
CURLEY, LYNDON JOSEPH	41
FISH, SUSANNAH KATE CONSTANCE	85	E

and I hereby declare that Susannah Kate Constance Fish has been duly elected

Dated: Thursday, 12 September 2019

Printed and Published by the RETURNING OFFICER, RUTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL, CATMOSE, OAKHAM, RUTLAND, LE15 6HP

Anne Thomson and Joanne Beaver rounded up the funds and set in train the obtaining and organisation of the Defibrillator for the village. It is housed in the old telephone box purchased by our perspicacious Parish Council.

If you place a 999 call from the telephone box or your mobile for medical help, and if you need the defibrillator the operator will give you the code to unlock the equipment.

Little, if any, training is required to use it so in an emergency “I’m not trained to use it!” is NOT a valid excuse . However rehearsal can boost the confidence, The equipment speaks to the person using it and instructs on the various actions to be taken. Seconds count!

Whatever you do you can do NO damage to the patient. And it may be family or a friend who is the victim – it could even be ME!

YOU COULD SAVE A LIFE!

Even though training is NOT required it is a good idea to take one of the periodic classes in the Village Hall which are announced here.

WATCH THE VIDEO BEFORE YOU NEED TO. Watching a video while a loved one is dying is not a good plan.

All in all, if you must have a heart attack Wing is a good place to have one.