INDEPENDENT parliamentary candidate Mike Rigby visited Ladybirds Pre-School at Lydeard St Lawrence, where staff were undergoing training in paediatric first aid last week.

The course, run by Somerset Training Ltd, delivers instruction in specialist first aid for children and infants for school staff, childcare providers, child minders in schools, nursery schools and pre-schools.

Somerset Training was established in 2014 by Craig Sutton who has 12 years experience as a paramedic.

It provides comprehensive first aid training experience where questions or scenarios that fall outside the statutory syllabus aren’t off limits and the answers can be drawn from real life experiences.

The company also provides general first training as well as the work in paediatrics.

Craig took advantage of Mike’s visit and used him to demonstrate putting a patient in the recovery position.