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CAMSAR NEWS DECEMBER 2014 Issue 4 CamSAR News Dec 2014 CAMBRIDGESHIRE’S LOWLAND RESCUE TEAM PROFESSIONAL IN ALL BUT PAY IN THIS ISSUE As many of you know, CamSAR has been through a large restructure over the past few months and the fact that I am writing this means that the final part of this restructure is complete. To explain this a little further, the Search Management Team (SMT) will be responsible for operational activities, decisions and direction of the team under Lowland Rescue. This role will be to generate these decisions and formulate them in a way that the Committee can make an informed decision on whether to spend on the SMT's decisions or to agree with the SMT's opinion. Hopefully what this means going into the future is that every decision we make as an SMT and Committee is made in the best interest of the team. The regular SMT members are listed opposite. Additional to this we will have specific members who are invited to these meetings on a meeting-by-meeting basis dependent on the agenda. The reason for this structure is because these are the similarly associated roles within the world of Lowland Rescue. So what happened at the SMT and what do we expect to happen in the near future... You may or may not have heard rumours about kit and colours and hopefully I will be able to clarify this matter further. There have been many rumours of what we are doing and when it will be happening but to say that we will be changing is one point I can confirm. Most importantly we will be adopting the uniform guidelines set out by Lowland Rescue which will mean red shirts and orange high- vis. The SMT has put some suggestions forward on these matters for the committee to approve. These items, should they be approved, will be issued in the first half of 2015. Other matters agreed were to purchase new jackets which again will need approval from the Committee and REGULAR SMT MEMBERS TRAINING OFFICER Ken MEDICAL OFFICER Lee FLEET OFFICER Trev COMMS OFFICER Adam WATER CO-ORDINATOR Gary BIKE CO-ORDINATOR Tibbsy QUARTERMASTER Steve PR MANAGER Seb SEARCH MANAGEMENT Radar and Wayne Training programme review Training Officer Ken looks back at 2014’s achievements and ahead to the upgraded programme set for 2015 Page 2 Total Wipeout – Part 2 Tibbsy gets a bit too enthusiastic again – and reports on a great bike search course & multi-team night exercise. Page 3 Night on the bare mountain Claire’s in the back of beyond, training for NNAS Gold. Page 4 Blue Light project Your help needed in new Emergency Services project. Page 7 SMT Report by Wayne Bent, SMT Chairperson To say that we will be changing is one point I can confirm

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CAMSAR NEWS DECEMBER 2014 Issue 4

CamSAR News

Dec 2014

CAMBRIDGESHIRE’S LOWLAND RESCUE TEAM PROFESSIONAL IN ALL BUT PAY IN THIS ISSUE

As many of you know, CamSAR has been through a large restructure over the past few

months and the fact that I am writing this means that the final part of this restructure is complete. To explain this a little further, the Search Management Team (SMT) will be responsible for operational activities, decisions and direction of the team under Lowland Rescue.

This role will be to generate these decisions and formulate them in a way that the Committee can make an informed decision on whether to spend on the SMT's decisions or to agree with the SMT's opinion. Hopefully what this means going into the future is that every decision we make as an SMT and Committee is made in the best interest of the team. The regular SMT members are listed opposite.

Additional to this we will have specific members who are invited to these meetings on a meeting-by-meeting basis dependent on the agenda.

The reason for this structure is because these are the similarly associated roles within the world of Lowland Rescue.

So what happened at the SMT and what do we expect to happen in the near future...

You may or may not have heard rumours about kit and colours and hopefully I will be able to clarify this matter further. There have been many rumours of what we are doing and when it will be happening but to say that we will be changing is one point I can confirm.

Most importantly we will be adopting the uniform guidelines set out by Lowland Rescue which will mean red shirts and orange high-

vis. The SMT has put some suggestions forward on these matters for the committee

to approve. These items, should they be approved, will be issued in the first half of 2015. Other matters agreed were to purchase new jackets which again will

need approval from the Committee and

REGULAR SMT MEMBERS

TRAINING OFFICER Ken

MEDICAL OFFICER Lee

FLEET OFFICER Trev

COMMS OFFICER Adam

WATER CO-ORDINATOR Gary

BIKE CO-ORDINATOR Tibbsy

QUARTERMASTER Steve

PR MANAGER Seb

SEARCH MANAGEMENT Radar and Wayne

Training programme review Training Officer Ken looks back at 2014’s achievements and ahead to the upgraded programme set for 2015

Page 2

Total Wipeout – Part 2 Tibbsy gets a bit too enthusiastic again – and reports on a great bike search course & multi-team night exercise.

Page 3

Night on the bare mountain Claire’s in the back of beyond, training for NNAS Gold.

Page 4

Blue Light project Your help needed in new Emergency Services project.

Page 7

SMT Report by Wayne Bent, SMT Chairperson

Search

and

Rescue

To say that we will be changing is one point I can confirm

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will be issued also in the first half of 2015. All of these items will come with a hefty price tag which is why our fundraising efforts are of paramount importance to get these balls rolling.

We are also due to review the

vehicles and their uses at the beginning of 2015 as our current system is unsustainable for the long term. These assessments will be based on fact rather than desire and the findings will obviously be

substantiated before submission to the committee. What we will be doing is making the best decision for the team’s now and the

team’s future.

The other main outcome is the fact that we are a team and we all have a pivotal role to play in the

team’s here-and-now – and more importantly our team’s future. The way this

approach will play out is that every person

takes on a little responsibility and it hopefully

prevents a few people having all the responsibility as this too is not sustainable. This is our team collectively and it is our responsibility to care for it and ensure we nurture it every step of the way.

We will try and give an update on what happens at the SMT meetings in every newsletter and hope that you find this beneficial and informative.

FAST FACTS

94% Skills assessment completion at start of December.

13 New Search Technicians qualified in 2014, with 2 more close to completion.

5 TAQA-qualified Lowland Rescue Assessors

26% Team members also trained as DEFRA Level 2 Flood Responders

1 New team and training management system

NEW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

This year has also seen the introduction of D4H which has given us the opportunity to record all of the training undertaken and the qualifications gained by Team Members.

Each Team Member can now access their personal training, fundraising and callout record online; they can also see when renewal of their qualifications is due.

D4H is proving to be a very efficient way to advise anticipated exercise and event attendance: communication within team during 2015 should be greatly improved.

Looking back on 2014 We started 2014 with a series of modules for each team member to complete to enable them to demonstrate their currency and competency.

This was quite a bold move for the training team as we had never tried anything like this before. The modules covered:

Basic Life Support,

Casualty Evacuation,

Communications,

Search Skills,

Navigation,

Crime Scene Procedure,

Water Awareness, and

Fitness.

Each of the modules had several sections and team members were individually assessed on each section.

At the beginning of December, 94% of the team had been assessed as competent in all of

the modules. Well done to you all for a brilliant achievement.

This was also the first year that we fully implemented the Search Technician Development Guide. This involved trainees being instructed and then assessed in each of the six sections within the Guide.

Thirteen new CamSAR team members qualified as Search Technicians during 2014, with another two now in the final stages of their basic training.

Training in 2015 The training programme for 2015 has some

significant changes. The Sunday training sessions have been designated a specific role rather than the mix of roles we used in 2014.

2015 will be split into four training quarters with three different types of Sunday training in each quarter.

Team resilience testing The first of these Sundays will be our 'Team

Resilience Exercise'. This is where the CamSAR team gets put through its paces and is fully tested. These exercises are designed to fully utilise the foot, bike and water teams in a search environment with various challenges presented to the search teams and the search management throughout the day to test the team’s capabilities.

our fundraising efforts are of paramount importance

Training from 2014 to 2015 by Ken Dench, Training Officer

Well done to you all for a brilliant achievement

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Maintaining skills The second Sunday will be our 'Currency &

Competency' session. This is where the instruction and assessments are done. The day will be a series of short exercises covering our core search skills, there will be first aid scenarios for teams to manage, orienteering exercises, search sectors, casualty evacuation and crime scenes etc., all of these designed to allow team members to demonstrate their skills and renew their annual competency requirements.

Extending skills The third Sunday in the quarter is our 'SAR

Skills Development' day. This is our opportunity to increase our knowledge with a series of guest speakers on Search And Rescue related topics. There will also be presentations from team members and a team discussion session.

Quality practicals The other significant change is to our evening practical sessions. These will now be full team sessions set in a different location each month: March in January, Littleport in February and Sawtry in March. This change cuts down the amount of exercise organising that is needed each month and it will also increase attendance at the practical sessions which will then allow us to practise the skills required to organise and deploy a full search operation quickly.

Kayak training Last month, training started for our new kayak recruits. The first took place on a cold Sunday morning on the river Cam, and as John “Wreck-It” Rolph found out, the water is very cold at this time of the year! A good effort was put in by all involved and they are willing to come back for more punishment.

Kit storage All the water equipment has been moved to the new lock-up in Chatteris, and Alan Tack has kindly donated some racking so all is looking very neat and tidy. This is very important especially for quick deployment on water searches and flood rescues.

Bank search training Claire has recently passed her bank search trainer’s course which was run by Norfolk Lowland SAR (well done Claire). She is currently in the process of writing a course to help train us in bank searching, and we hope the first of these sessions will commence in the spring time.

As we have many rivers, lakes etc., bank search represents a major part of what we do. Now that we have a trainer it is our intention to get the majority (if not all) of the team trained up.

Gentle start On the weekend 14th - 16th November some CamSAR members attended a training weekend run by Suffolk Lowland SAR and held at the Scout camp near Thetford. They were running training in First Aid at Work, Radio Comms, a Bike Search Course as well as running a search exercise. Martin, Loic, Lee and I attended the bike course run by Andy King, chair of SuLSAR.

The course started on Saturday with theory. We all learnt a lot, including how to fix a chain, which was to be very relevant later! After lunch we had a practical in searching on our bikes. This was hard going due to the heavy rain which had fallen the night before. This session also included puncture repairs in the field.

Total Wipeout Later we went back to the Scout hut for a break – then Andy asked if we would like to go to a large sink-hole not far away to practice downhill riding. Lee and I headed off first – we soon found it: it was massive and very steep! We found a (sort of) path, but it was the steepest I'd seen; Lee went straight in, so I had to follow. The angle got steeper and there were wet leaves everywhere.

I struggled to see the path and started to slip, I hesitated and started to skid, the bike went down, I fell, and the contents of the tool kit I was carrying spread themselves over a large area! No serious damage, just some bruising, and the soft ground didn't damage the bike. Once Lee stopped laughing we headed back for the evening meal.

One from the archives… this seems to happen a lot!

Field repair: essential skills

The third Sunday is our opportunity to increase our knowledge on SAR related topics

Water Update by Gary Tyler, Water Co-ordinator

Bikes’ Success at East Anglian Joint Exercise by Steve Tibbs, Bike Co-ordinator

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Night exercise In the evening a night exercise was planned, to include the bikes supporting foot teams. There were 2 bike teams, with me, Lee, Loic and Chris from SuLSAR on our team. We had our brief and we had 3 Mispers to look for. I had prepared the bikes, but it had been a long time since we had attempted a night search, and I was not sure how the lights would work. We were tasked with a route-and-path search through dense woodland, and the fog was closing in fast, but we found the head torches worked very well.

Although I had been on the path before, finding it again in the dark was hard. We arrived at the start point, Loic radioed in that we were about to start our search, and as we pulled away my chain snapped! Luckily I had a spare bike, so Loic and I returned to get it. We then continued the search, finding a couple of clues.

Bikes catch ’em all We had a large search area, but as we searched we heard radio traffic that the other bike team had found a Misper and were attempting CPR. Intel came in of a possible sighting and our route was altered. We overtook a foot team, crossed a weir and Lee discovered 2 Mispers. We called it in while Lee assessed them, then the foot team arrived to help get the Mispers to an RV point for Suffolk Rover Rescue to collect all of

them. We had to bike back. We discussed the best route and opted for a dash up a tarmac road before turning back to tracks.

When we got back to the Scout hut the de-brief was about to start, there was a good atmosphere, and someone pointed out that all the East Anglian Lowland Rescue teams were represented on the exercise, and we had all worked very well together.

I have always been under the impression that bike searching at night was a last resort, but we found all 3 Mispers in thick woodland and

dense fog. I think everyone including me was surprised just how effective the bikes were, although SuLSAR said they had quickly found a Misper in similar condition on a live callout with bikes a few days before.

A similar weekend is planned for May, so I

would recommend it, as all who went found it very worthwhile, and it was great catching up with other teams.

Fundraising handover We would just like to take this opportunity to firstly say thank you and secondly say good luck as the reins of the fundraising sleigh (poor Xmas joke) are handed over.

As some of you may be aware, Claire took over the running and caretaking of the team’s fundraising efforts. Her remit was to keep the money coming in but relieve the

pressure on the team. She fulfilled this aim for the full 18 months of this position. I know that Claire would also like to say a thank you for the help that others have offered and given over this time, especially Trev.

On behalf of CamSAR, I would like to say thank you to Claire for all that she has done during this time.

Secondly, as we say thank you to Claire we need to say good luck to Charlotte. Charlotte is the team’s new fundraising co-ordinator and as a non-operational member of the team, you may not have met her yet.

Charlotte is a personal friend of Trev (our sympathy, Charlotte) and has offered to focus on increasing the fundraising that is done by, for and on behalf of CamSAR. This is not an overnight fix, nor an easy one, but

with a little support from everyone, her role will be much more easily fulfilled in the short and long term... so good luck, Charlotte.

Goodbyes The last couple of months saw four of our number, Lisa, Stuart, Lewis and Lee Dunnett, decide that for various reasons they could not continue their involvement in the team. So: good luck and best wishes.

I decided in the spring that of all the things I needed for SAR, navigation was one I struggled with but also loved.

So the solution was to get some additional private training. I’d already done a great day with Ken and Tug but I was keen to learn more. Train hard, search easy!

I contacted Will at Will4Adventure who runs National Navigation Award Scheme (NNAS) courses and arranged to have a day’s course to do the Silver level in Derbyshire.

NNAS Silver I arrived at the National Trust car park at the Langshaw estate at 9.30am on a warm but

All the East Anglian Lowland Rescue teams were represented and worked very well together

Handovers and Leavers by Wayne Bent, SMT Chairperson

Good luck to Charlotte, our new fundraising co-ordinator

Not all who wander are lost by Claire Butcher, Leading Technician and Team Leader candidate

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overcast day in July. I met Al and discussed what the day would involve.

Al put me through my paces. I had to demonstrate pacing, take a bearing, back bearing and perpetually navigate to the various features that Al wanted me to find. We found them all. The technique I liked best was looking at a feature in the distance and taking a bearing to it and using that to double check that we were where we thought we were.

We used fine and coarse navigation, linear features, attack points and I didn’t get us lost once (no, really)! He said I instinctively knew where we were and to orientate the map. There were a couple of things I need to remain aware of but I passed.

Buoyed up by that I decided I wanted to learn more!

Onward and upward to Gold I booked with Will for a two day course for the Gold level. So in October I met with Will and Jacob in the Café at Edale Railway Station at 13.30pm. The cold, wet misty day didn’t dampen our enthusiasm.

We discussed what the day would entail, then off we set. We walked miles and miles over Dark Peak, Jacob and I taking it in turn to navigate to particular features on the map that Will asked us to find. It rained heavily at

times, mist came and went and it was windy at times but boy was it fun!

The terrain in parts of the Dark Peak is, well, challenging would be the best way to describe

it. As the light deteriorated and the mist rolled in, the sheer barrenness and remoteness of the area became more apparent. It’s boggy and waterlogged in places, rocky in parts and there are various areas of sheer-drop cliff edges too.

Will frequently tested that we knew where we were. We were not only tested on how to

get to a feature on the map but also the best

way to get there. This might not be the most direct but the one that was the safest or most economical of energy.

We did leapfrogging to get to features and spread out in a line to find a boulder about 4ft by 2ft in the dark, mist and literally middle of nowhere. At times we

were so in the middle of nowhere that even

Will struggled to know where we were. One thing I learnt is that no matter how remote an area is (and therefore you don’t really expect it to change) it can still be different on the ground to what it is on the map, particularly water features.

We pitched camp and Will cooked us curry on his gas stove – at the top of a waterfall – washed down with warming hot chocolate.

We then finished for the day and had to get off the Peak by walking down the edge of a huge waterfall. That took some doing and a lot of time.

We finally got back to the car park at

midnight! I got to bed 1.40am after getting back to my Aunt’s and waiting for the adrenaline to dissipate.

Back for more punishment Ready for Day 2. This was the more challenging one to me as we were using 1:50,000 mapping.

We met at the Ladybower reservoir and spent the day navigating in turn to various places en route. We walked past the Derwent Reservoir and learned about the village that is now underwater.

Will at intervals asked the one not navigating to show him where we were on the map and

why we thought we were there. At times I was spot-on; at others I knew where we were by instinct though not necessarily by technique, and at others I simply got it wrong – though thankfully not by much!

It’s really interesting making the map tally with the features and that’s no mean feat with the less informative maps that are 1:50,000! It was also great to learn how to find out your location just by Slope Aspect.

I know many of these techniques I won’t get to use in SAR in this part of the country but it was 3 days of great company, great learning and most of all great but exhausting fun!

In the Spring I will be hooking up with Will again and spending a day refreshing what I’ve learned so far and then lots of practice

before my Gold Assessment: if I get brave!

Photography credit: Will4Adventure

It rained heavily, mist came and went and it was windy but boy was it fun!

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Lowland Rescue, also known as the Association of Lowland Search and Rescue (ALSAR), is delighted with the announcement made by Chancellor George Osbourne this week, stating that Search and Rescue charities across the UK will be able to reclaim VAT. This represents the hard work undertaken by all the members of the UK SAR Operators group and the constant calls to Government for support for services largely provided by volunteers in the UK. Lowland Rescue has been throughout the various stages of the discussions, on this topic, as part of the UK Search and Rescue Volunteers Working Group, Operators Group and Charity Tax group.

Allowing our teams to reclaim VAT will free vital funds to support the ongoing Search &

Rescue services they provide. The costs of running some teams can run into tens of thousands of pounds. Receiving VAT refunds is a fantastic position to be in and can allow teams to save even more lives.

Kris Manning, Chairman of ALSAR said “Not only will all 33 Lowland Rescue teams be able to receive refunds of their VAT, which can be a major drain on very limited charity funding, this announcement also shows that Government are looking at the true value that SAR charities bring to the UK in terms of saving lives and supporting their communities, never more visibly so than during the widespread flooding earlier this year.”

Matt Johnson, Treasurer of ALSAR: “The Chancellor’s announcement in his Autumn statement to refund Search & Rescue charities on the purchases they make from April 2015 is good news, not only for the charities who will receive the refund, but the members of the public who will now benefit even more from the sterling work that these numerous organisations across the country carry out day and night.

“Currently, charities such as Lowland Rescue teams suffer VAT of 20% on most of their

purchases for the general running costs of the team even though they provide a service, often at great risk to the volunteers, that the

government would otherwise have to provide. This is in contrast to the statutory emergency services that are able to reclaim VAT on their equipment and fuel etc. Mr Osbourne has, from April 2015, put organisations like ours on an equal footing and we are grateful.

“With the running costs of these volunteer teams running in to many thousands each year, the savings could be substantial. This

means that when members of the public make a donation to a team, those funds will now go even further and will bring in return a higher level of

service from the volunteer search & rescue fraternity as a whole.”

Blue Light project The major national mental health charity Mind is running the Blue Light project until March 2016 to help support the mental health of staff and volunteers working in Police, Ambulance, Fire & Rescue, and Search & Rescue services.

As one of the first stages in this programme, Mind is asking people currently or formerly working in all of these services to complete a 15-minute survey to give their views and perspectives.

LINKS TO MORE INFORMATION

Please help by completing Mind’s survey!

SURVEY

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MindBLP

FURTHER INFORMATION

http://www.mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/campaigns/bluelight

Mind says… We are Mind, the mental health charity. We are developing a large new programme to support the mental health of ‘blue light’ personnel – staff and volunteers at all levels within the Ambulance, Fire, Police, and Search & Rescue services in England.

We all have mental health, just as we all have physical health, and how we feel can vary from mental wellbeing to severe mental distress. One in four people will experience a mental health problem in any year. Common mental health problems include depression, anxiety, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). These make up the majority of problems people experience and their symptoms can

range from the comparatively mild to very severe.

If you work or volunteer for the emergency services in England, we want to hear your views and experiences of mental health in the workplace. Your answers will help us to develop better support and deliver these in the most effective way.

If you are a former employee/volunteer of any of the blue light services we'd like you to complete the survey from the perspective of your last role within the emergency services.

This survey should take around 15 minutes to complete. Your responses will remain confidential and your information will not be used for any other purpose.

Lowland Rescue Hails VAT Refund for SAR Lowland Rescue Press Release – Statement on Chancellor’s announcement of VAT refund for SAR Charities

This represents hard work by members of the UK SAROG and constant calls to Government

Public donations will go further

Mind is asking emergency personnel to contribute in a 15-minute survey

Mind Surveys Mental Health of SAR Personnel

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Santa Parades to mark the start of Christmas As we draw this packed year to an end we as a team had one or two final chances to raise some funds. On an annual basis we help bring the magic of Christmas alive to so many people by doing a Santa Parade. The Santa parades are such a fun thing to be part of and also an amazing way to raise funds for the team.

In total this year we were just short of the £3,000.00 mark, £1370 at Milton and £1530 at Eye, and massive thanks must go to the generous people of those towns who spared their change for CamSAR’s sake.

As much as this is a great total, it could have been more. The amount we raise is very dependent on the feet we have on the ground and this year we were low on numbers although

high on effort from those attending. In 2015 the new training programme will ensure we are out in numbers.

It was great to also see our regular assistants out again this year for this

event… and before you ask, no I do not mean Santa’s elves. I am talking about the friends, families and partners of our team members whom we cannot thank enough for their support – you really make this happen.

This also saw Charlotte out and about in her new fundraising role and I believe she brought along a potential future team member – but maybe not for another 10 years (mmm… CamSAR Cadets… there’s a thought).

I know that both Trevor and Charlotte were overjoyed with the money raised and the effort given. A few special thanks must be said… Town and Gown Taxis, Paul (Trevor’s brother) and the merry band of elves known as his family, Steph, Bev, Sophie, Charlotte and the children of team members – and most importantly those that donated so generously to the team… thank you so much to you all.

This report has been written with and on behalf of Trevor as he’s currently suffering a bout of Man Flu and isn’t feeling very ‘Elfy’ at the minute.

I Can’t Believe He’s Forty This year saw Wayne’s coming-of-age as he reached the grand old age of forty when they say life begins.

Instead of having a big party and inviting all his friends he decided that he would rather have something to raise a few quid for the team and share with friends, family and the team.

So with a massive amount of planning and preparation the quiz night was

organised. The night arrived and the quizmaster threatened turning up in a vision of Purple and Gold… for those that attended you can see why this was a big worry for Pauline and Wayne.

The night was a little slow to start as we had a few late arrivals (which were soon dealt with by the quizmaster!) and Jason soon found himself on the naughty chair adorned with the turkey hat, and then on with the quiz.

The night had so many laughs and then we had the highlight of the event… well at least for some people... a whip-round for Wayne to go topless. The whip-round raised over £60, a toy from a cracker, a kazoo and, I’m sure, a few eyebrows.

In total the night raised over £700 and we have had several requests to make this an annual event. I must say that the event was brilliant: I have seen so many of my friends going away for their 40th to Amsterdam, Dubai and Las Vegas, but I could not have spent mine better.

Thank you so much for all attending and giving generously and especially to Pauline for all of the work she put into it, my daughter Callie for sharing her birthday with me and the quiz and to my family who work so hard to keep me CamSARing.

WHAT’S YOUR TOPLESS PRICE?

Now we know Wayne’s:

£60+

Christmas cracker toy

Kazoo

Several eyebrows

Final Fundraising Flurry for Fourteen by Trevor Wright, Fundraising Team, and Wayne Bent, SMT Chairperson

Jason soon found himself on the naughty chair adorned with the turkey hat

Massive thanks to the generous people of Milton and Eye

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st December 2014

Sunday Evening Classroom Evening Practical

March Littleport Sawtry March Littleport Sawtry

Jan 4 7 8 12 21

Feb 1 4 5 9 19

Mar 1 4 5 9 23

Apr 12 8 16 20 29

May 3 6 7 11 28

Jun 7 10 11 15 29

Jul 5 8 9 13 22

Aug 2

Sep 13 2 3 7 24

Oct 4 7 8 12 26

Nov 1 4 12 16 25

Dec 6 10

Evening sessions will be held between 19:30hrs & 22:00hrs. Weekend sessions will be held between 09:00hrs & 17:00hrs. Some sessions may be shorter than this but please allow for a full day. Housekeeping sessions are at the discretion of the section heads.

The training team reserves the right to activate the team for a callout exercise without prior notice.

KEY

Team Resilience Exercise Currency & Competency SAR Skills Development

CHAIRPERSON TREASURER MEMBER MEMBER

Richard Morley

“Radar”

Claire Butcher

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Ken Dench

Charlotte Chaney

SMT CHAIRPERSON SECRETARY MEMBER MEMBER

Wayne Bent

Jonathan Harwood

Thelma Wadsley

Steve Hobbs

“Hawkeye”

TRAINING OFFICER QUARTERMASTER MEDICAL OFFICER FLEET OFFICER

Ken Dench

Steve Crowson

Lee Sustins

Trevor Wright

“Tug”

BIKE CO-ORDINATOR WATER CO-ORDINATOR PR MANAGER DEPUTY SECRETARY

Steve Tibbs

“Tibbsy”

Gary Tyler

Seb Palmer

Jonathan Harwood

(Temporary)

ADDITIONAL PORTFOLIOS

INCID’T SUPPORT ALAN TACK COMMS OFFICER ADAM WEBSTER DRIVER TRAINING LEWIS TRICKEY WEB ADMIN DUANE HASNIP

Any issues you would like to have dealt with should be brought to the attention the relevant SMT member in the first instance if possible.

Training Dates 2015

Executive Committee & SMT

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

SEARCH MANAGEMENT TEAM

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CAMSAR NEWS DECEMBER 2014 | Issue 4 10

NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2014

8 November CALLOUT Assist NorthantsSAR Corby Mutual Aid

1 December CALLOUT Assist EssexSAR: Missing 23-year-old Saffron Walden Mutual Aid

2 December CALLOUT Assist EssexSAR: Continuation Saffron Walden Mutual Aid

3 December CALLOUT High risk missing person Milton

16 December CALLOUT Missing 52-year-old Maxey

17 December CALLOUT Continuation Maxey

17 December CALLOUT Missing 84-year-old Peterborough

18 December CALLOUT Missing 41-year-old Fulbourn

CamSAR News

DECEMBER 2014

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Cambridgeshire Search and Rescue (CamSAR) County HQ, March Fire Station, Wisbech Road,March, PE15 8ED TEL: 01223 968850 EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.camsar.org

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