The widow, mother and colleagues of Falmouth's much-loved PC, Andy Hocking, gathered at Pendennis Point on Monday for the official unveiling of a public access defibrillator bought and installed in his memory.

Also joining Sally Hocking, Elizabeth O'Hagan and officers from Falmouth police station were members of Falmouth Coastguard, the town council, Falmouth BID and representatives from FLEET (Front Line Emergency Equipment Trust) which provided the defibrillator and donated £1,000 towards its £3,100 cost.

The rest was raised by over 70 donations from members of the public, local organisations and businesses via a Justgiving appeal set up by Kelly Rowe last April, only weeks after Andy's shock death. The location of the new defibrillator was chosen as Andy had collapsed and died during a drive around Pendennis Point.

Sally said: “We are really pleased that this defibrillator, something that is there to help others, carried Andy’s footprints and badge number – Liz and I were really proud to unveil it. Many people worked very hard for this to come to fruition, it’s such a positive thing for Falmouth and of great comfort to know that this piece of high tech lifesaving apparatus is now in place and ready for action if the need arises.”

Kelly added: “It has been great to get everyone together today to finally unveil this defibrillator. I’m really grateful to everyone who has got involved and donated money to make this happen. I especially want to thank Sally, Elizabeth and Andy’s colleagues for being here and to FLEET, Falmouth Coastguards and the town council for all their support. It really has been a team effort and I’m really pleased the defibrillator is now available to help people, although I hope it is never needed.”

During the unveiling, Norman Trebilcock explained FLEET’s work before demonstrating how the defibrillator works and why it is different from others. He said: “This defibrillator will always be available and ready for action. The reason we use these defibrillators is because they are continuously monitored via the internet so we, and the ambulance service, can always be sure that if they need to send someone to use it, the defibrillator will be there and in full working order. "Other defibrillators must be checked daily, the supplier notified every two weeks and the ambulance service updated monthly. If any of these checks are missed, the defibrillator is removed from the ambulance control system. The Andy Hocking defibrillator will always be there.”

In April, Falmouth Town Council unanimously agreed to fund the annual monitoring charge for the defibrillator and Falmouth Coastguard Station agreed to the defibrillator being installed on their building and being connected through their electricity supply and internet connection.

Working with Richard Wilcox and Richard Gates, from the Falmouth Town Team, Kelly and Norman were also able to get the bright green defibrillator emblazoned with Andy’s footprints and police badge number, sharing the same design as the bronze "footprints" placed throughout the town centre.

Kelly added: “There has been a lot of work going on behind the scenes with a great number of people and organisations to make sure Andy’s defibrillator can offer the most to those who need it. It’s really part of his legacy, bringing people together and making a difference.”