BASIC LIFE SKILLS Big thanks to Richie Watts not only delivering the course in a very professional and easy to understand way but also making the course fun and relaxed for the volunteers. Tha... See more
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Students recently took part in a Restart a Heart session including other life saving skills. Richie Watts made the session really engaging from start to finish. He explained everything clearly and stu... See more
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Thank you, Richie. Our Cadet unit at Burnley Pennine were impressed with the Mental Health First Aid training. Your friendly, approachable manner, helped them relax and you engaged them all. It was a... See more
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I have been on lots of First Aid training throughout my career, but I have never really enjoyed them or retained what I had supposedly had learnt. However, the training delivered by Matt was excellen... See more
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Cookson First Aid is on a mission to save lives. We offer FREE first aid training to communities, and accredited training for businesses and schools. We offer a range of accredited training courses, such as Emergency First at Work. In using Cookson First Aid as your first aid training supplier, you will help to build a sustainable free first aid training offer across the UK. All of the income generated from our accredited and corporate training is directly invested into our free first aid programme. Call us on 0330 043 5334 or email hello@cooksonfirstaid.org to discuss your training needs.
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Really informative and professional
Richard was really informative. Showed us the correct procedures and answered any questions that we had.
26 February 2026
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Hi Kara,
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review.
We hope to work with you again soon.
Excellent basic life skills session
Excellent basic life skills session. The trainer Richie (hope I’ve got that right) was clear, easy to follow and reassuring. Highly recommended
25 February 2026
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Reply from Cookson First Aid
Hi Libby,
Thanks so much for leaving us a review.
We hope to see you again soon.
Richie explained things really clearly…
Richie explained things really clearly and with lots of examples ..we all joined in the first aid training including and everybody had a go ..cooksons provide a great service
Thank you
25 February 2026
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Reply from Cookson First Aid
Thank you so much for leaving us this wonderful review. We are really pleased to hear you all got hands on and that everybody had a go.
We hope to work with you again soon.
Very interesting & informative. Updating my knowledge
Very interesting & informative.
25 February 2026
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Reply from Cookson First Aid
Hi Tracy,
Thanks for the review. Its great to hear you found the session interesting and informative.
Great session very well delivered
Great session very well delivered. Thanks Richie.
25 February 2026
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Reply from Cookson First Aid
Hi Matthew,
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We hope to work with you again on another occasion.
Huge Thank you to Cookson First Aid!
Can I thank Cookson First Aid and their trainer, Matt Donnelly, for providing two instructive, informative and interactive sessions on CPR and Stopping the Bleed.
Matt was a superb trainer, who had a great style of delivery that was both knowledgeable and very engaging, which held the complete attention of the entire group.
Thank you for a great couple of First Aid training sessions!
Dale - Foundation 92
20 February 2026
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Hi Dale,
Thanks for taking the time to leave us this review. We are so pleased to hear Matt was engaging when delivering the training.
We hope to work with Foundation 92 again soon.
Great, informative course
As a new mum this course provided vital information on first aid for my child offering peace of mind going forward. The training was concise and well presented and we really appreciate the information provided especially given the course was free!
19 February 2026
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Reply from Cookson First Aid
Hi Jennifer,
Thanks for leaving us this review, we are so pleased to hear left the session with a greater peace of mind.
We hope to see you again soon
Reply from Cookson First Aid
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review. We hope to see you again soon.
Jess was super
Jess was super. A great teaching style. Very informative, easy to understand and helpful. Warm and approachable. Truly worthwhile training session, with the icing on the cake that it is free. Highly recommended.
17 February 2026
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Reply from Cookson First Aid
Hi Georgina,
Thanks for taking the time to leave us this fabulous review. We are so pleased to hear you enjoyed the session and look forward to welcoming you to another session soon :)
It was amazing
It was completely easy to understand, I was able to learn more and improve my previous skills
18 February 2026
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Reply from Cookson First Aid
Thanks so much for leaving us this review. We hope to see you again soon.
Richie was really informative
Richie was really informative, very engaging and fantastic to know my community feels safer thanks to the sharing of accessible, important knowledge.
18 February 2026
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Reply from Cookson First Aid
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave us a review. We are so pleased to hear you found it engaging. We look forward to welcoming you to another session soon.
Jess was very helpful and easy to…
Jess was very helpful and easy to approach iam very happy with the course and would definitely be interested in more first aid courses in the future
17 February 2026
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Reply from Cookson First Aid
Hi Emma,
Thanks so much for leaving us this review. We cant wait to welcome you to another course soon :)
Really knowledgeable instructor
Really knowledgeable instructor, very well delivered and resourced.
13 February 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Cookson First Aid
Hi Chris,
Thanks so much for leaving us a review, it's greatly appreciated.
First aid with Richie
Absolutely brilliant course with Richie. Very knowledgeable but also fun.
13 February 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Cookson First Aid
Hi Matt,
Thanks for leaving us a review, its great to hear you thought the session was fun.
Great day
Great day, excellent trainer (Richie) very well informed and made it interactive and educational
13 February 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Cookson First Aid
Hi Paul,
Thanks for leaving us a review.
We hope to see you at another session again soon.
Loved it
Loved it , great day with a knowledgeable person . Easy to talk with and ask questions 😊
13 February 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Cookson First Aid
Hi Traci,
It great to read your feedback and see that you enjoyed your day.
We hope to work with you again soon.
Richie was a great trainer
13 February 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Cookson First Aid
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.
We agree that Richie is a great trainer.
Excellent content and delivery!
Cookson First Aid came to deliver both a child & baby first aid and mental health awareness session for our carers group and we were so impressed by both the content and delivery. Our unpaid carers have left today equipped with valuable skills to support them in their, often challenging, roles and we couldn't be more grateful to Cookson for providing this opportunity.
11 February 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Cookson First Aid
Thank you so much for your lovely words and for inviting us to work with your group of carers. We will pass this on to our team.
Basic life skills
The evening was very informative and easy to follow.
5 February 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Cookson First Aid
Thank you for your review Sue, we really appreciate you sharing your experience and for coming along to learn to save a life.
It was a very informative session with…
It was a very informative session with a very professional and pleasant trainer called Richie.
5 February 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Cookson First Aid
Thank you Hilary, we are so glad you enjoyed the course, I will pass your kind words on to Richie.
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