New Team Member Selection

New Team Member Selection

Following an assesssment of the seven potential new team members who turned up for the Sunday November 21st Introductory session, the team has now selected one of those present to commence training over the next two months, as a probationary team member. Many factors...
New Team Member Selection

Chi meets Echo

The routine Sunday morning Search Dog training, undertaken by our handler Dave Marsh and his faithful companion Chi (or is that the other way around ?) had a newcomer on the moors today, as Dave was joined by Sub Officer Mike Dewar and his Disaster Search dog Echo....
New Team Member Selection

Cheque Presentation

The team was delighted to be invited to 25th Warrington East Scouts to receive a cheque after being made their Christmas charity. In March each troop member was given a collection tin to try and raise money on our behalf. The total amount raised was a fantastic...
New Team Member Selection

Thanks from the team for a speedy repair

The team is very grateful for the free repair carried out today, whilst we waited, of one of our Landrover roof rack covers, which was damaged on Sunday’s potential new member exercise. Farnworth Tent Valeting, of Moses Gate, Farnworth, Bolton, carried out a...
New Team Member Selection

A visit from a sponsor

This morning the Team Chairman Tony McNally, and Fundraising Officer Mark Dooley played host to a long time sponsor and dear friend of the team Edith Lomax and her friend June Tweedley. Regular visitors of this web site will recall how in February this year we...
New Team Member Selection

A trip to Northern Ireland for Chi

Our Teams’ dog handler, Dave Marsh (and Search Dog Chi), represented SARDA England last week-end at the Northern Ireland Search Dog Assessments. Dave journeyed up to Stranraer, across to Belfast and onward into the Mountains of Mourne, where the were taking...
New Team Member Selection

TV Film crew joins team for the day

During the early part of today, when the 7 potential members were taking part on their hill navigation exercise, the team members present were being filmed over a series of exercises and interviews with a cross-section of the team membership, by a reporter from...
New Team Member Selection

New members full-day recruitment session

The 9 potential new members who turned up on Tuesday night had become 7 by today. A full insight into the workings of the team was given to the 7 who turned up, from the 23 team members who turned up to assist. Initially the potential members were taken through their...