SIXTH formers from Malvern College have presented the charity Heartstart Malvern with a donation of £1,000 in memory of a popular member of the school’s staff.
The donation commemorates school bus driver Tony Allen, who died in December last year after suffering a heart attack.
Dan Landon of the college said: “Tony took the responsibility of getting the pupils to school very seriously, and cycled to work in the cold to fulfil his driving duties.”
Sixth-former Jamie Bitenyo-Jones said: “We are very thankful for the work Heartstart has done and continues to do at Malvern College in terms of pupil training, and raising awareness of how and when to use defibrillators and how to administer first aid.”
Sarah Grout of Heartstart Malvern said: “This is an incredibly generous donation and represents a wonderful tribute to Tony Allen. It is a reflection of the enormous respect that the pupils, staff and parents had for him.
“That the pupils have, furthermore, made the commitment to support Heartstart Malvern by taking up our CPR and defibrillator training within the school, is truly noteworthy. I have been bowled over.”
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