A SCHOOL has been donated a piece of life-saving equipment thanks to a campaign by a hero security guard.

Ronnie Walker helped save the life of a two-year-old girl when she went into hypoglycaemic shock in the Tesco store in Longcauseway, Farnworth, last year.

Following incident, the 52-year-old from Little Hulton led a campaign to bring defibrillators to the supermarket, fundraising £1,166 to purchase the store's first one.

In April, Tesco announced it would be introducing the equipment in more than 900 of its largest branches, including the Farnworth store.

As a result Mr Walker has decided to donate the defibrillator to Queensbridge Community Primary School in Farnworth to help other members of the community.

He said: "A year ago I went right to the top to convince Tesco to put defibrillators in all their stores, so a year later it's absolutely fantastic to see that happening. I would like to think I played a small part in that.

"It is a nice gesture to be able to hand one over to Queensbridge because there is now another place in the community with this life-saving equipment.

"I'm sure all the customers and staff who helped raise funds for it won't mind it going on to another good cause."

Founder of the #defibs4bolton campaign, Tracey Wilkinson, helped organise the donation having previously donated more than 100 defibrillators to schools and sports clubs in Bolton.

Mr Walker was hailed a hero in May last year when he rushed to the aid of Toni Rimavicius after her daughter Ava-Mai collapsed.

He gave Ava-Mai first aid while waiting for paramedics to arrive, trying his best to keep her awake and putting her in the recovery position when she lost consciousness.

The little girl was taken to Royal Bolton Hospital, where doctors discovered she had low blood sugar and had gone into hypoglycaemic shock.