ONE hundred people are to take part in a free cardiac screening day hosted by Knutsford Community First Responder Trust.

The screening day on November 3 is being funded by the Aaron Dixon Memorial Fund, and is fully booked.

However you can be added to a waiting list – contact the Knutsford First Responders via their Facebook page.

The next screening day in Knutsford is at Knutsford Academy, and will be open to pupils attending the school.

Every week in the UK at least 12 young people die of undiagnosed heart conditions. In about 80 per cent of cases of young sudden cardiac deaths there will have been no signs, symptoms or warnings, which underlines the vital role of screening.

Knutsford Community First Responder Trust has been raising money to host free cardiac screening days in Knutsford since 2016.

The days are provided by the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). Since its formation in 1995 CRY has been working to reduce the frequency of young sudden cardiac death, and among other initiatives CRY offers subsidised ECG and Echocardiogram screening to young people between the ages of 14 and 35.

Aaron Dixon died at the age of 23 due to an undiagnosed genetic heart defect.

Since then Aaron’s mother Debbie has fundraised tirelessly to provide screenings soother families do not have to suffer the anguish she has experienced.

One hundred people can be screened on the day totally free of charge.

Debbie Dixon is meeting the £75 cost of each appointment for the November 3 screening day, and Knutsford Community First Responder Trust is funding the venue and catering costs and providing volunteers.

A total of £7,500 must be raised per screening day, and KCFRT relies on donations from Knutsford residents and businesses.

If you wish to donate to this lifesaving service visit heartstartknutsford.co.uk.

Lisa Johnson from the trust’s executive committee said: "KCFRT see providing screening as complimentary to our other lifesaving services - First Responding, Heartstart training and installing publicly-available Automatic External Defibrillators - and since 2016 we are proud to have screened more than 400 young people."