Here is our latest news....

23 Jun 2010: Donate via our own Just Giving website:
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19 Jun 2010: Sainsbury's present the team with their total amount raised over the past year - £10,997. Many thanks to you and to Sainsbury's for allowing us to be their charity of choice. Pictures Here

18 Jun 2010: Rob Heath and his new dog Toohey have started Search Dog training. Twohey is an Australian Kelpie. Check out their Pictures Here

23 May 2010: Over the weekend 22/23 May 10 of the team became qualified Swift Water Rescue Technicians.

11 May 2010: An excellent Ten Tors. Well done to all the kids who made the event such a success. All your hard work in training has earned you all the respect of everyone who was helping out on the event (as they do every year). Well Done!

4 - 6 May 2010: Watch Spotlight to see the history of Ten Tors, Dartmoor Rescue Group and more.

1-3 May 2010: Probably our last attendance at Sainsbury's. Check back to see how much we raised at this and the previous couple of weekends.

20 Apr 2010: The Bishop of Plymouth blessed our two new vehicles on the Hoe. The Lord Mayor of Plymouth also attended along with a representative of the University of Plymouth. Along with the vehicles two plaques were also blessed. these will be placed on the moor to provide the public with information about the team and to commemorate those members of the team who have passed away. See the Herald for their press release and (hopefully) pictures.

10 Apr 2010: Richard Thorne presented RAF Chivenor pilots a framed picture of a Seaking which was taken during a training exercise earlier in the year. Pictures Here

8 Apr 2010: The Bishop of Plymouth will bless our two vehicles on the Hoe on Tuesday 20 April at 6.30pm.

22 Mar 2010: 3 members of Sainsburys have raised money for the team by jumping out of a plane on a tandem skydive! Well done to Mark, Dave and Helen. Pictures Here

15 Mar 2010: another weekend of bag packing, flower wrapping and merchandising over! We don't know the total yet, but as soon as we do it will be posted here.

3 Mar 2010: We will be at Sainsbury's on 13/14 Mar wrapping your flowers for Mothering Sunday, and we will be at Saltash on 23 May for ESRAD - the Emergency Services Road Awareness Day. Come and visit the show, all emergency services will be represented.

20 Jan 2010: We will be at Sainsbury's on 13/14 Feb.

We are 40 years old this year. We will be celebrating with a special 40th Anniversary dinner soon where various presentations will be made. Happy Anniversary to us!

Congratulations to Matt Robertson MBE - better known as Dog Matt from the Tavistock team - for receiving the MBE in the New Years Honours List!

13-14 Dec 2009: Another successful weekend of bag packing at Sainsbury's. We don't know the full total yet, but we hope we've topped £1000. Sunday was a very bitterly cold day with the wind blowing across the front of the store and those selling our merchandise were seriously thinking about moving indoors!

1 Dec 2009: On a cold and very wet night 7 members of Sainsbury's and their families joined us out on the moor for a Search and Rescue Exercise. All were deployed as casualties to three separate sites. Two groups were found by foot teams and the third by Sunny our Search Dog. All were treated and returned safely to the car park either by stretcher or by a walk-off. their successful find was celebrated by some seasonal mince pies which went down a real treat, especially as the rain decided to abate later in the evening. May we thank all the casualties for turning out on such an awful night and providing us with casualties to enable us to carry out some very valuable training.

23 Nov 2009: 8 of the team passed the Casualty Care Exam over the weekend and are now qualified Casualty Carers. Well done to you all!

17 Nov 2009: A message from Sunny our Search Dog: Just to let you all know that last weekend my Dad took me up to the (not so sunny) Peak District. Just to get my own back for leaving me all night in a cold dark van with Springer Spaniel Scoot and not left nice and comfy under his bed at home, I dragged him up and down these very steep and slippery hills and crags. I totally ignored him, for a change and found in record time lots of nice people who played with me and with my toy. I thought he would be rather annoyed with me but at the end of the weekend he looked really pleased! Humans - I just don't understand them!
And a message from Alan his dog handler:  Yep we've gone and done it and become DSRT Plymouth's first Full Grade Search Dog and Handler! What a relief. Sunny really did work hard, ranged well and had some really good strikes. I understand the assessors were really impressed. What a star!


16 Nov 2009: Details of walks organised by one of our members is posted on the site. Click here for details

10 Nov 2009: Bridgestone and National Tyres present the team with £250 from their 'pose with a Formula 1 car' event back in September. Thanks guys! Pictures Here

7 Nov 2009: Planning for the next bag packing at Sainsbury's is well under way. Visit the team over the weekend 12/13 Dec. We'll be glad to see you!

6 Nov 2009: Sainsbury's HR Manager Jackie rang me today to say that a committee of all the Sainsbury's Store managers voted to give us half of £5000 which we will share with another charity. This means another donation of £1250. Excellent news to round off a great week!

4 Nov 2009: Sainsbury's Regional Colleagues Council present the team with a cheque for £3000 as a result of all the bag packing the team has done recently at the store at Marsh Mills. The presentation took place at Lee Moor Church Hall.  Handy Landy and some team members were there and the Sainsbury's staff all had a good look around it and saw a demonstration of a stretcher being loaded on board. Many thanks once again!

4 Nov 2009: Alan and Search Dog Sunny get a callout to Maker, but are stood down on arrival. Details on callout page.

18 Oct 2009: Our Land Rover gets a name - Handy Landy. There will be an official naming ceremony. Details to follow.

16 Oct 2009: A total of £1149.66 was raised at Sainsbury's. Many thanks to you the public for continuing to support the team.

4 Oct 2009. The team were supporting the Abbots Way walk today. Everything went well with no reported problems.

3 Oct 2009: The team was active in Sainsbury's again bag packing and selling merchandise.

28 Sep 2009: Plymstock Road Runners donated £300 to the team from their annual race The Duckponds 7km Race.

25 Sep 2009: We have recently been given a £500 grant from HF Holidays towards the cost of buying the team reflective rucksack covers. This equipment will help make us much more visible both on the hill and in the city, and who knows, it might even keep our kit dry! A big thanks to HF Holidays and Bill Ecclestone for their help and support.



 

20 Sep 2009: Another successful Lych Way Walk. Although the numbers were down, the walk will still generate much needed funds for the team.

10 Sep 2009: The team receive some cards from the children of Dunstone Primary School. Pictures Here

6 Sep 2009: The total we raised over the whole weekend has been amended to £2937. Well done to everyone who helped out.

3 Sep 2009: Alan and Search Dog Sunny have 2 callouts. See the callout page for more info.

Bank Holiday weekend 29-31 August 2009: The team are in action again at Sainsbury's:

20 August 2009: Both our new Search Management Control Van and Land Rover have their new signage completed. Pictures Here

19 August 2009: The team now has its own official postal address. For postal enquiries please use this address:
Dartmoor Search & Rescue Team (Plymouth)
PO Box 269
Plymouth
PL5 9AT

26 July 2009. Latest callout. Click here for more info.

19 July 2009: Lots of walkers take part in the Midnight Madness Walk from Walkhampton Hall. Over 1500 pounds raised.

5 July 2009: The team has just taken delivery of a second hand Land Rover from Kendal MR team. We look forward to taking it on its first callout.

4 July 2009: During the weekend the team went to Sainsbury's to secure their sponsorship deal with the supermarket
 

 

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