A WOMAN who lives in Moreton held a CPR training session this month as one of her fundraising challenges.

Kirstie Smith, who grew up in Northleach but now lives in Moreton in Marsh, held a CPR training session at The Westwoods Centre in Northleach on Saturday February 10.

Kirstie is currently taking on 25 challenges within a year to raise money for Bowel Cancer UK in memory of her dad Malcolm Smith.

One of her challenges was to get herself and 24 other people trained in CPR and how to use a defibrillator.

Kirstie said: "The CPR session, which was run by Cotswold First Aid was amazing and so informative. It was great that I could get 25 people trained in CPR and it was so lovely that people.

"I would like to say a huge thank you to Cotswold First Aid for doing the session, to the team at Northleach Town Council and The Westwoods Centre who let us use the venue for the session and to everyone who donated on the day. Thank you all so much."

Lisa Sheppard, who is a manager and trainer at Cotswold First Aid said: "Cotswold First Aid has been running for less than a year, so we are still growing and establishing ourselves. As a result we are not able to give much to the community, but Kirstie’s challenge was unique. Not only did it benefit others but also helped a great cause. To be able to do this for Kirstie was a great privilege.”