A heart-start machine has now been placed at Arbroath harbour as a community project gathers pace.
The initiative, an idea of Arbroath Rotary Club member Gordon Law, started in 2013 with the aim of installing up to six defibrillators in the town.
A concert at the Webster Memorial Theatre in March raised £3,000, which was further boosted by club donations, £400 from the British Heart Foundation, various charities and the public.
The first site to receive a defibrillator was Morrison’s, where staff were given training by the Scottish Ambulance Service in November.
The cost of each defibrillator is £1,240 and the latest location is the RNLI shed at Arbroath Harbour.
Mike Sowden, Arbroath Rotary Club’s community automatic external defibrillator (AED) project manager, said: “The area around the RNLI shed is one of the most frequently visited areas in the town, and we are very grateful to local contractor Contact Electrical Services Limited, who provided materials and who installed the unit at the boathouse at no cost, which we really appreciate.”
He continued: “We will be installing another four units in the town at locations still to be decided.”
Mr Sowden said AEDs have proved themselves to be effective lifesavers for individuals who unfortunately experience a heart arrhythmia.
He concluded: “Our project is very community focused and we are grateful to a host of organisations and individuals who have helped us get this major project off the ground, especially everyone who took part in our initial fundraiser the Charity Concert in March of this year which was so ably managed by local artiste and restaurateur James Hutcheson.”