All courses are held in, or near, Sutton Coldfield, UK.

At Least FIVE LIVES have now been saved by our course participants. Don’t wait until it’s too late…

Our courses are FREE of charge and cover Basic Life Support, from babies to adults. We cover Heart Attacks, Cardiac Arrests, Choking and the use of Defibrillators!

(Our classes are suitable for all ages from 10 years upwards)

Our Basic Life Support course leader is Mike Bennett, the Lead Resuscitation Officer for Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Places on each course  are limited and are allocated on a first come first served basis and
MUST BE PRE-BOOKED

Still unsure? Then please watch our CPR Counts awareness video:

CPR COUNTS VIDEO

Book onto a course:

(ONLY THOSE WHO HAVE PRE-BOOKED CAN BE GUARANTEED ENTRY)
Please note that ALL applications have to be made here and you can reserve a course place ONLY if it’s listed here.

Current Courses – Application Form:

IT’S VERY IMPORTANT that you take EXTRA CARE when entering your email address. It may be impossible to reply to you if you make even a small error – which does happen ALL TOO FREQUENTLY!!
If you don’t get a reply within a few days please FIRST CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDER before enquiring to find out why.

 

PLEASE NOTE:
As we don’t assess competencies, we don’t issue certificates.
Anyone UNDER 18 should be accompanied by a RESPONSIBLE ADULT.
All applicants and accompanying persons should supply both FIRST NAMES and SURNAMES.
For Insurance Purposes, Pseudonyms and Part Names can’t be accepted.

Keep scrolling down to find our currently available courses followed by the application form.

Date:
Saturday 17th January 2026
Time 9.45am for 10.00am till 12.15pm

Venue:
St Chad’s Church Hall
Hollyfield Road
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B75 7SN

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The ABOVE COURSE is now fully booked. We may receive cancellations so please continue to apply if you wish to be added to the waiting list. To be added to our mailing list please go to our CONTACT PAGE. Our next course will be in February and appears below.

Date:
Saturday 14th February 2026
Time 9.45am for 10.00am till 12.15pm

Venue:
St Chad’s Church Hall
Hollyfield Road
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B75 7SN

APPLICATION FORM FOR ALLCOURSES

Please read the important notice, below…

NEW PUBLIC-ACCESS COURSES WILL BE POSTED HERE AS SOON AS THEY ARE CONFIRMED

There are several ways for you to find out when and where we are holding our free courses, which include:
1. By visiting this page. You will see the public-access courses currently with places available.
Please note that ALL applications have to be made here and you can reserve a place ONLY if it’s listed here.

2. By being on our general mailing list. You can request this via our contact form. You will be notified* when new courses are posted plus occasional other important information.
3. However, please bear in mind that those who follow our blog are, automatically, the first to receive notice of these courses, instantly they are posted on our home page* and, should you wish, you can do this by submitting your email address via the BLUE “Follow Blog by Email” box on our contact page. You won’t receive any spam, just our news as it’s added.

*Occasionally, we run courses where the venue has priority over the available places.

We are supported by Sutton Coldfield Charitable Trust to whom we are most grateful.  

http://www.suttoncoldfieldcharitabletrust.com

 

Previous Courses:

Total Attendances to Date – 2027 and Total Known Lives Saved – 5

75 – 11th October 2025
St Chad’s Church Hall, Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield

74 – 27th September 2025
Baptist Church Centre, Trinity Hill, Sutton Coldfield

73 – 30th August 2025
St Chad’s Church Hall, Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield

72 – 18th June 2025
St Martin’s Church, Daffodil Road, Walsall

71 – 7th June 2025
St Chad’s Church Hall, Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield

70 – 26th April 2025
St Chad’s Church Hall, Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield

69 – 9th April 2025
RotoSpa, Boldmere, Sutton Coldfield

68 – 12th March 2025
The Trinity Centre, Church Hill, Sutton Coldfield

67 – 1st March 2025
St Chad’s Church Hall, Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield

66 – 6th April 2025
St James Church Centre, Mere Green, Sutton Coldfield

65 – 16th January 2025
Association of Accounting Technicians

64 – 11th January 2025
St Chad’s Church Hall, Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield

63 – 9th November 2024
St Chad’s Church Hall, Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield

62 – 7th November 2024
The Trinity Centre, Church Hill, Sutton Coldfield

61 – 26th October 2024
Sutton Coldfield Rugby Football Club

60 – 10th October 2024
St James Church Centre, Mere Green, Sutton Coldfield

59 – 28th September 2024
St Chad’s Church Hall, Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield

58 – 26th September 2024
Shenstone Village Hall

57 – 12th September 2024
Shenstone Village Hall

56 – 20th July 2024
St Chad’s Church Hall, Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield

55 – 8th June 2024
St Chad’s Church Hall, Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield

54 – 29th May 2024
RotoSpa, Boldmere, Sutton Coldfield

53 – 7th May 2024
Cooke’s Furniture Store, Erdington

52 – 13th April 2024
St Chad’s Church Hall, Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield

51 – 9th April 2024
RotoSpa, Boldmere, Sutton Coldfield

50 – 9th March 2024
The Trinity Centre, Church Hill, Sutton Coldfield

49 – 24 February 2024
St Chad’s Church Hall, Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield

48 – 8th February 2024
Belmont Suite Duke Street Church

47 – 9th January 2024
Wylde Green Community Centre

46 – 2nd December 2023

St Chad’s Church Hall, Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield

45 – 22nd November 2023

Sutton Coldfield Methodist Church Centre

44 – 30th October 2023

St Chad’s Church Hall, Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfieldv

43 – 30th September 2023

St Chad’s Church Hall, Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield

42 – 9th September 2023

St Chad’s Church Hall, Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield

41 – 17th August 2023

St Chad’s Church Hall, Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield

40 –  17th July 2023

Sutton Coldfield Methodist Church Centre

39 – 13th May 2023

St Chad’s Church Hall, Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield

38 – 15th April 2023

St Peter’s Church Hall ,Maney, Sutton Coldfield

37 – 25th March 2023

St Chad’s Church Hall, Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield

36 – 22nd February 2023

St Francis Club & Function Suite, Pelsall

35 -28th January 2023

St Chad’s Church Hall, Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield

34 -12th November 2022

The Trinity Centre, Church Hill, Sutton Coldfield

33 – 29th October 2022

St Chad’s Church Hall, Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield

32 – 10th October 2022

St Francis Club & Function Suite, Pelsall (Private Venue)

31 – 27th September 2022

Shenstone Community Library (Private Venue)

30 – 3rd September 2022

St Martin’s Church Hall, Daffodil Rd. Walsall

29 – 30th August 2022

St Chad’s Church Hall, Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield

28 -23rd July 2022

St Chad’s Church Hall, Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield

27 – 13th July 2022

Four Oaks Methodist Church, Sutton Coldfield

26 – 31st May 2022

Church Hall, St. Peter’s Maney, Sutton Coldfield

25 – 28th May 2022

Belmont Suite, Duke St. Church, Sutton Coldfield

COVID 19 Pandemic

24 – 7th March 2020

St Giles Hospice, Lindridge Road – Attendance 18

23 – 19th February 2020

Shenstone Community Library (Private Venue) – Attendance 27

25th January 2020

22 –  ASDA Minworth Supercentre – Attendance 23

22nd January 2020

21 – Wylde Green Community Hall – Attendance 28

20th November 2019

20 – Sutton Coldfield United Reformed Church Hall – Attendance 41

6th November 2019

19 – Sutton Coldfield United Reformed Church Hall – Attendance 38

16th October 2019

18 – St Peter’s Church Hall, Maney – Attendance 48

12th October 2019

17 – St Giles Hospice, Lindridge Road – Attendance 26

25th September 2019

16 – Moor Hall Golf Club (Private Venue) – Attendance 42

17th July 2019

15 – St Peter’s Church Hall, Maney – Attendance 43

8th May 2019

14 – St Peter’s Church Hall, Maney – Attendance 54

24th April 2019

13 – Sutton Coldfield Cricket & Hockey Club – Attendance 33

17th April 2019

12 – Hundred Acre Scout Centre, Aldridge Road – Attendance 50

30th March 2019

11 – St Chad’s Church Hall, Hollyfield Road – Attendance 44

4th March 2019

10 – St Giles Hospice, Lindridge Road – Attendance 37

13th February 2019

09 – Sutton Coldfield Methodist Church Centre – Attendance 41

19th November 2018

08 – Streetly Sports and Community Association – Attendance 42

16th October 2018

07 – Streetly Sports and Community Association – Attendance 43

17th July 2018

06 – Little Aston Village Hall  – Attendance 46

14/5/18

05 – The Northgate Practice, Anchor Meadow Health Centre, Aldridge – Attendance 17

15/4/18

04 – Goldieslie Sports and Social Club, Sutton Coldfield – Attendance 40

24/2/18

03 – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Sutton Coldfield – Attendance 34

 26/11/17

02 – Aldridge Community Centre – Attendance 51

9/8/17

01 – Good Hope Hospital – Attendance 34