Nostalgic photos of St John Ambulance through the years

They are backed by many groups and individuals who support their work with donations as in Picture 1.

The Witney division received £100 from Carterton and Witney banger racing clubs towards the cost of an ambulance in 1973.

St John divisional officer Michael Walker, right, is seen taking delivery of the vehicle from racing enthusiasts Len Constable, left, and Chris Newland.

Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is an important part of St John training and in Picture 2, we see Susan Moorcroft, 11, learning the technique from Sheila Hughes and Valerie Barlow at Didcot.

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Shoppers were invited to ‘revive’ the model during a flag day in the town’s Market Square in 1987.

It was a similar scenario in Picture 3 with members at Carterton reviving a dummy at an open evening to publicise their activities in 1997.

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Left to right are Anne Taylor, Peter Whitelaw, Paddy Duffy, Philip Symonds and Christian Keep.

Bicester’s St John group in Picture 4 received £1,250 thanks to the efforts of local runners in 1985. The money had been raised in a fun run organised by Bicester road runners and Bicester Lions.

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Town mayor Derek Hudson is seen handing the cheque to St John superintendent William Kill at the King’s Arms Hotel.

With them, left to right, are Lions’ president Mike Dockrey, Richard Wilson-Smith, from the road runners, town mayoress Aileen Hudson and Hilda Wright from St John.

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In Picture 5, we see the Lord Lieutenant Sir Hugo Brunner, right, being helped to lay the foundation stone for the St John training centre at Kidlington in 2000.

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Picture 6 dates from 1989 when 11 St John Cadets won certificates for first aid, cookery and nutrition and casualty treatment.

We see in the back row, left to right, Rebecca Pryor, Nicola Palin, Claire Prout, Barry Sheehan, Terrice Peake, Alexa Rice and Carol Ainsworth.

Front row, left to right, are Andrew Campbell, Tracy Prout, Superintendent Elizabeth Prince, area staff officer Elaine Young, nursing officer Lynne Evans, divisional officer Jim Campbell, Vanessa Howse and Daniel Sheehan.