St John Ambulance – Unofficial Blog

If you are interested in having a get-together, please go to
http://fbk-div.mattdinnery.co.uk/event-ideas.php
and fill out the short form to give us some feedback as to what we should be planning for you guys/gals!

Note: It redirects (visibly) to a google hosted spreadsheet, this is normal.

Thanks,
Matt & Alex

Changing to rubberised/embossed materials across the range of badges gives a more consistent and precise visual representation of text and graphics compared to woven and embroidered types. We were particularly concerned that the traditional type of badge gives a poor representation of the new C I logo, across an even wider range of products. So the decision was taken to harmonise as many corporate products as possible with a consistent new and visually refreshing look.

Information from the manufacturer
The manufacturer of the badges, Firmin & Sons of Birmingham are official suppliers of a wide range of uniform equipment and accessories to the UK and MOD, have advised us that:
“The embossing material is a rubberised compound which does not contain latex or PVC. It is non carcinogenic and does not contain any elements which cause skin irritations. The material has been in use internationally for 6 years and without complaints of any kind.”

Owing to a current investigation into copyright and trademark issues, St John Ambulance branded material has been password-protected. This is a temporary measure and I hope that free access can be restored in the near future. Thank you to the many users of this site who have expressed their appreciation at the work that has been done to make these materials available.

I have been CIing some Cadet Forms for Oxforshire at the request of your Cadet of the Year. I have done 08, 09 & 11. They have been made available here to make it nice and easy for members who need them to get them, and to allow other counties to see some example paperwork.

Cadet Form 08 (23.2kB) Cadet Form 09 (23.2kB) Cadet Form 11 (25.2kB)

I am more than happy to do similar CIing of existing paperwork for any St John Ambulance member, just drop them to me at my usual email address!

As some of you are aware, today is the day that NHQ release the .exe installer for the new, and fully-working Office2003 templates.

Not wanting others to be left behind, I have already produced the versions for the other office suites and they are available from the CI Roll-Up tab at the top of this page!