NEWSAR - News 2007

News 2007

December 2007

28/12/07	Evening Leader Busy year for rescue service as it smashes callout record SEARCH and rescue workers went out on double the amount of emergency calls in 2007, making it the busiest year since the team was formed.
24/12/07	Thanks to the staff and customers of Becks newsagents in Shotton whose collection box raised £21.73 for the Team
13/12/07	Thanks very much to Border Beds who donated the Balloon Race prize money.
13/12/07	Thanks very much to Prestatyn Town Council who donated £140 to the Team.
04/12/07	E-Bay sales raised another £6.34 for the Team.

November 2007

26/11/07	Thanks to the staff and customers of the Carlton Club in Shotton whose collection box raised £21.41 for the Team.
26/11/07	Used printer cartridges and old mobile phones donated to the Team helped raise another £7.50.
18/11/07	Ballon Race Update The winning balloon travel travelled 233.47 miles to Diss in Norfolk, second balloon went as far as Snetterton, Norfolk 229.79 miles and third balloon went to Claypole Nottinghamshire, 141miles
10/11/07	Thanks very much to the couple involved in incident 40/07 for donating £20 to the Team.
06/11/07	Thanks very much to the Capenhurst Running Club who donated £250 to the Team.
06/11/07	Thanks very much to the Connah’s Quay Mothers Union who donated £10 to the Team
06/11/07	Thanks to all those who ran in the NEWSAR Fell Race last weekend. We raised £200!
5/11/07	NEWSAR Clwydian Fell Race 2007
01/11/07	Thanks very much to everyone who helped Heather, Ann and Carol to complete the Cycle Challenge and to everyone who donated money. The grand total raised is £3218.15. This will be higher once we have reclaimed the Gift Aid on your donations.

October 2007

30/10/07	Thanks very much to the Kelsall WI who donated £71 to the Team
30/10/07	Thanks very much to the organisers of the Flintshire Cycle Challenge 2006 who donated £200 to the Team to thank us for providing first aid cover for the event.
30/10/07	Thanks also to the staff of Toyota in Deeside for donating £400 to the Team
30/10/07	Thanks to everyone who uses Buy.at, you have helped raise £159.83 for the Team.
11/10/07	Thanks very much to the Cestrian Ramblers who donated £25.00 to the Team.
11/10/07	Used printer cartridges and old mobile phones donated to the Team helped raise another £22.55.

September 2007

29/09/07	The Team were in Wrexham Town Centre today and raised £346.07. Thanks very much to all those who contributed towards this total.
28/09/07	Thanks very much to the family involved in incident 38/07 who also donated £60 to the Team.
28/09/07	Thanks also to the staff and customers at the Horse and Jockey in Buckley, their collection box has raised £33.07 for the Team.
28/09/07	Thanks very much to Cheshire Police who donated £300 from the Chief Constable’s Property Fund to the Team.
24/09/07	Thanks very much to the family involved in incident 34/07 who donated £60 to the Team.
22/09/07	The Team were at the Flint 999 Day today and raised £163.33. Thanks to everyone who contributed towards this total. see Flintshire County Council Press Release
14/09/07	Thanks very much to the staff of Brother Industries for donating £100 to the Team.
12/09/07	Congratulations to Martin T, Simon, Harriet, Heather, Wyn, Richard and Gareth L who have been made up to Full Team members.
08/09/07	Thanks very much to the staff and customers at the Red Lion in Hope, their collection box has raised £14.81 for the Team.
08/09/07	Thanks also to the staff and customers at the Royal Oak in Kinnerton, their collection box has raised £13.94 for the Team.
08/09/07	Thanks also to the staff and customers at the White Lion in Hope, their collection box has raised £23.57 for the Team.
08/09/07	Thanks very much to the Ebayer who donated a percentage of the proceeds from a couple of sales to the Team, raising £18.16 for the Team.
08/09/07	Thanks very much to the first two people who have donated money to the Team using our PayPal facility
04/09/07	The Team were at the Balloon Festival on 1st and 2nd September and raised a massive £1982.96. Thanks very much to all those who contributed towards this total, the organisers Xuberance and to Air Products and Border Bedrooms and Beds who sponsored our Balloon Race.
10/09/07	Wrexham Leader - Delighted cyclists complete marathon charity challenge Please visit our Cycle Challenge web page for further details.
01/09/07	Thanks also to the staff and customers at the Queensferry pub in Queensferry, their collection box has raised £15.91 for the Team.
01/09/07	Thanks to the staff and customers at Blacks on Broughton Retail Park, their collection box has raised £27.00 for the Team .
01/09/07	Thanks also to Cadwyn Clwyd who donated £1,000 to the Team after we provided first aid cover for Taith y Dathlu on 7th July.

August 2007

30/08/07	Congratulations to heather and Ann who have arrived in a wet and windy John o Groats this afternoon. Please visit our Cycle Challenge web page for further details.
28/08/07	Evening Leader - Search drama as OAP vanishes
27/08/07	The Team were at the Cilcain Show today and raised £139.37. Thanks very much to all those who contributed towards this total.
23/08/07	Thanks to the staff and customers at the Royal Oak in Kinnerton, their collection box has raised £24.20 for the Team.
23/08/07	Thanks also to the staff and customers at the Loggerheads Visitors Centre, their collection box has raised £67.73 for the Team.
23/08/07	Thanks also to the staff and customers at the Druid Inn in Llanferres, their collection box has raised £11.30 for the Team.
22/08/07	BBC News - Family tribute to river death boy , see incident number 29/07
21/08/07	BBC News - River search locates boy's body , see incident number 29/07
20/08/07	BBC News Search after boy falls in river See incident number 29/07
17/08/07	Team members Heather and Ann and friend Carol start off on the Lands End to John O’Groats Long Distance Cycle Challenge. Please visit our Cycle Challenge web page for further details.
16/08/07	Daily - Busiest year ever for rescue team
16/08/07	Evening Leader - Woman rescued after fall into quarry
08/08/07	Thanks very much to a friend of the sister of canoeist Tom Czachur who raised £500 for the Team when she ran in the Liverpool Women’s 10K
06/08/07	Thanks to the staff and Customers at the Ponderosa Café on the Horseshoe Pass who raised £41.44 in the Team’s collection box.
06/08/07	Used printer cartridges and old mobile phones donated to the Team helped raise another £32.55.
02/08/07	Evening Leader - Rescue challenge for youngsters. (training exercise)
02/08/07	The Stamp Collection fundraising initiative raised another £54.00 for the Team.
01/08/07	Its summer break for us this month but whilst we don’t do any training we will be available for call out.
01/08/07	We will also be at the Cilcain Show on August Bank Holiday Monday (27/08/07) and the Llangollen Balloon Festival on 1st and 2nd September so come along and see us.

July 2007

27/07/07	Evening Leader - Trio to take on 950-mile fundraiser. Please visit our Cycle Challenge web page for further details.
25/07/07	Congratulations to Mark P, Dave F and Becky who all passed their cas care assessments.
09/07/07	Thanks to the who donated £25 to the Team.Bunbury Wednesday Club
09/07/07	Thanks to the Tarporley Round Table who donated £100 to the Team.
09/07/07	Thanks to the organisers of the Llangynhafal Loop Fell Race who donated £50 to the Team.
07/07/2007	The Team provided first aid cover to Taith y Dathlu which was a walk to the top Moel Famau celebrating the National Eisteddfod, being held in Mold in August 2007. Around 300 people took part.
06/07/2007	As part of their training for the Long Distance Cycle Challenge , team members Heather and Ann were turbocyling at Blacks in Broughton Retail Park. Whilst there, they raised £31.20 so thanks to the staff and customers.
02/07/2007	Thanks to Rhuddlan Town Council who donated £100.00 to the Team.
02/07/2007	Thanks to the Carmel Scouts who donated £30.00 to the Team following a presentation about us and our work.

June 2007

30/06/2007	We were due to be at the 999 day at Flint today but unfortunately, the event was cancelled because of the poor weather.
29/06/2007	Thanks to Corus, employer of Team member Damon donated £500 to the Team
19/06/2007	Thanks to the staff and customers of Ceiriog Home & Wear who raised £7.46 in the Team’s collection box.
08/06/2007 to 10/06/2007	The Team organised and took part in a weekend exercise in the Llanrhaedr ym Mochnant area. The exercise was attended by representatives from Cheshire SAR, Dyfed Powys Police, Cheshire Police and NWMRA and organisations such as North Wales Police and the RAF were also involved. Thanks very much to all who attended and helped over the weekend and particular thanks go to the villagers for making us feel very welcome. If you want to see what we got up to, have a look at our Photo Gallery.

May 2007

08/05/2007	Used printer cartridges and old mobile phones donated to the Team helped raise another £36.10.
	Thanks to Llandrillo Community Council who donated £20.00 to the Team.
05/05/2007 to 06/05/2007	The Team were at Broughton Retail Park over the weekend and thanks to the staff and customers, raised £1472.01.
02/05/2007	Congratulations to Clive, Paul K, Neil, Gareth L, Martin T, Denise, Mark B, Heather and Richard who all passed their cas care assessments.
01/05/2007	Team member is planning to cycle from Lands End to John O’Groats in August. We will be setting up a web page for her in due course so that you can see what her plans are and how you can help. Cycle Challenge Web Page
	The Team is organising a weekend exercise on 8-10 June in the Berwyns. Photos and information will be posted after the event.
	We will be at Broughton Shopping Centre over the weekend (5 – 6 May) so if you want to find out more or speak to Team members, come and see us there.
	We would like to welcome the 2007 Aspirants who will be attending their first session with the Team tomorrow.

April 2007

26/04/2007	The http://buy.at/N.E.W.S.A.R. facility has raised another £22.47 for the Team
12/04/2007	Thanks to the Tarporley Round Table who donated £200 to the Team following a presentation about the Team and our work
	Thanks to Gresford Community Council who donated £30 to the Team.
07/04/2007	Our street collection in Chester raised £575.16. Thanks very much to all those who donated money and came to visit us on the day.
02/04/2007	Thanks to the staff and customers at the Black Lion, Buckley and the Goulbourne Pub, Wrexham. Your collection boxes raised £56.79 and £5.34 respectively for the Team.

March 2007

25/03/2007	Thanks the staff and customers of Spike Outdoors. Your collection box raised £8.47 for the Team
	Used printer cartridges and old mobile phones donated to the Team helped raise another £12.30
20/03/2007	Thanks to the Bickerton Monday Club who donated £42.99
15/03/2007	Thanks to the staff and customers at the Loggerheads Visitors Centre. Your collection box raised £23.69 for the Team.
	Thanks to the Chester Lions who donated £390.34 to the Team.
14/03/2007	BBC News Wales Rescuers to issue cash plea to PM
14/03/2007	BBC News - PM's 'surprise' at cash concerns
01/03/2007	Thanks to the staff and customers at Field & Trek. Your collection box raised £23.69 for the Team.

February 2007

15/02/2007	Thanks to the staff and customers at the Llandegla Bike Centre. Your collection box raised £23.27 for the Team
.	Used printer cartridges and old mobile phones donated to the Team helped raise another £27.50
14/02/2007	Thanks to the staff and customers of the Ponderosa Cafe on the Horseshoe Pass – their collection box raised £23.27.
.	Thanks also to the Llandegla Bike Centre whose customers and staff raised £18.54 in their collection box.
10/02/2007	Thanks to the Williams family from Rhosesmor who donated £10 to the Team when we helped them reach their airport taxi (and ultimately Florida) during the heavy snow.
08/02/2007	Thanks to the Flintshire County Council Community Chest Fund who gave to Team £1000, which will go towards water safety gear.
.	Thanks to HBOS who donated £2500 to the Team enabling us to buy a projector, screen and search kits.
.	Thanks to Rhos Community Council who donated £50 to the Team.

January 2007

31/01/2007	BBC News Mountain rescuers cash warning
31/01/2007	Thanks to E-on UK, Connahs Quay for donating £717 to the Team following the work we did in the search for former employee Thomas Czachur. This was topped up by a cheque for £65 from E-on UK Head Office.
	Congratulations to Sarah P (former Team member) who won December’s 2007 Club draw.
26/01/2007	Thanks to the staff and customers of the Black Lion in Buckley who raised £13.05 in their collection box
	Thanks also to the staff and customers of the Blue Bell, also in Buckley, for raising 20.74 with their collection box.
	Thanks to the Bunbury Explorers who donated £50 to the Team following a talk by one of our Team members.
	Thanks to Sainsbury’s in Ellesmere Port for donating £15 to the Team.
	Thanks to the North Wales Hand gliding Club for donating £40 to the Team following a talk by one of our Team members.
24/01/2007	Thanks to Corus for £200 sponsorship for Damon’s pager (an employee and Team member).
15/01/2007	Daily Post Air and Sea Search to Find Vulnerable' Woman
15/01/2007	Daily Post Full-scale hunt for Missing Pensioner
13/01/2007	North Wales Police Search for missing elderly female , Link2, Link3, Link4
08/01/2007	Daily Post - "Recruits all smiles as they join chartable life saving team "
08/01/2007	Thanks to the Wrexham Community Fund who donated £200 to the Team
03/01/2007	Thanks to former Team Leader, Sid Cobain who managed to secure sufficient funding (including a substantial donation from himself) to buy 30 high power Tiga headtorches for the Team.
.	Thanks to Vauxhall Motors who donated £500 to the Team.
.	Congratulations to Richard, Gareth, Harriet, Simon, Wyn, Heather and Martin T who have all been accepted onto the call out list.
.	Congratulations also to Dave A who has been accepted as a Full Team member.
.	Welcome to Stephen H who has moved into the area and has transferred into the Team from Rossendale and Pendle.

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