Aylesford residents will be able to sleep a little easier in their beds knowing that in the event of an emergency, a piece of live-saving kit is available to them - thanks entirely to the efforts of a community minded teenager.

Archie Mitchell, 15, a student at Oakwood Park Grammar School, saw that there was a disused BT phonebox in the High Street near the public toilets and thought it should be put to good use.

He contacted the Community Heartbeat Trust who arranged to adopt the phone kiosk from BT, and he then set about seeking donations from the parish council, local business and residents.

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Over the course of six months, he was able to raise the £2,000 needed to purchase a defibrillator and have it installed in the phone box.

On Saturday, the defibrillator was officially opened with Cllr Trevor Walker, who represents Aylesford South, cutting a ribbon.

The device can be used to provide a high energy electric shock to the heart through the chest wall, when someone is in cardiac arrest. In such circumstances, time is of the essence.

Cllr Walker was at the parish council meeting when Archie asked them for funds. Cllr Walker said: "He made a very confident and impressive presentation. It's good to see someone so young with such a community conscience.

"He is to be congratulated on his determination."

To avoid damage through vandalism, the Archie's defibrillator is held within a coded safe.

Anyone needing to use it, should dial 999 as usual and they will be given the code to open the safe so they can use the defibrillator while waiting for an ambulance.