Click HERE to read about one of this week’s searches.
Our AGM was held yesterday evening and the following positions were appointed:
Chairman – Steve Upton
Vice Chairman – Neil Tamsitt
Secretary – John I’Anson
Treasurer – Lawrie Humphries
Membership Officer – Neil Parsons-Hann
Training Officer – Adrian Smith
ALSAR/SWERA Rep – Elaine Wakefield
Equipment Officer – Phil Fields
Communications Officer – Keith Bartlam
Public Relations Officer – Tracy Torr
Vehicle Officer – Andy Peaple
Fundraising Officer – Gail Leaman
Congratulations to you all.
Our second 2012 recruitment period will begin in July / August this year. This will involve an open meeting to learn about the team, with the option for suitable candidates to complete a further period of training with a final weekend assessment on 19th-21st October. Please register your interest by e mail to our membership officer at wilsarmembers@yahoo.com
Congratulations to:
Alex Dodd
Claire Eggett
Daren Rowe
Abby Kite
Gareth Knowles
Sam Warner
Jon Watson
Our 7 new team members, who after successfully completing their Search Technician’s course over the weekend have now joined our call out list. Well done to you all!
Click HERE to see what the Wiltshire Times have to say.
WILSAR’s Super Heroes team have raised a staggering £1051.30 in donations for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal, after taking part in their first “It’s a knockout event” at the 2011 Emergency Services Show. This was the second highest donation, and they also won the fancy dress competition!
Click HERE to read more about one of this week’s deployments.
WILSAR was one of the busiest UK teams this year. We responded to 60 calls for assistance, with an average of 28 search team members attending. This accounted to a staggering 2920 personel hours being provided by our voluntary members. Well done to our team, and a big thank you to our supporters who enable us to maintain this vital 24 hour service.
The last day of 2011 proved to be a busy one, with three callouts in the early hours of this morning! The team has been called out 60 times this year, to assist Wiltshire Police and other surrounding ALSAR teams.
Yesterday evening, 32 WILSAR members received specialist public highway search training, supported by Wiltshire Police’s Health & Safety Advisor. With the majority of searches being carried out during the hours of darkness at this time of year, this important training involved the use of coloured torches and additional hi-viz clothing. Our thanks to Sarah at Wiltshire Police for her support.
