Foyle Search and Rescue are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the Volunteer Now, NI Investing in Volunteers Award. Investing in Volunteers is the UK Quality Standard for all organisations which involve volunteers in their work. To date, 92 organisations have achieved this award in Northern Ireland. Stephen […]
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Foyle Search and Rescue Service’s Annual Bucket Appeal will take place from Monday 2nd May 2016 to Sunday 15th May 2016, throughout different areas within the City. During the appeal, Foyle Search and Rescue Volunteers will be knocking on doors between 6.00pm and 9.00pm each night. All authorised collectors will […]
Foyle Search & Rescue Chairman, Stephen Twells announced today that a major new extension has started at their Prehen Base, 20 Victoria Road on 29th February 2016. The tendered building works has been awarded to Conway Builders, under control of architects Michael Carr with Adrian Boyd Vice Chair supervising completion […]
Foyle Search & Rescue have received confirmation of a grant from the Department for Transport, for flood rescue equipment and training totaling £13,021.54. The Inshore and Inland rescue boat grant scheme gives voluntary groups crucial funding for new equipment and training to support their rescue efforts in and around inland […]
Foyle Search and Rescue was set up in 1993 in response to the number of lives lost to the river Foyle. During 2015 its volunteers gave 11,000+ of hours of unpaid service to the local community. During this period Foyle Search and Rescue were involved in a total of 154 […]
The Foyle Search and Rescue main office will be closed over the Christmas period from Monday 21st December 2015 and will reopen on Monday 4th January 2016. As always our emergency response volunteers will be on call 24/7 and duty volunteers will go ahead as normal. For emergency please call […]
The North West and Roe Valley Bereaved by Suicide Support Groups are holding their annual ‘Memory Tree of Lights’ ceremonies on Sunday 6 December 2015 at 5.30pm in Derry’s Guildhall and the following Sunday 13 December at 5.30pm in the Roe Park Resort, Limavady. The events are held to remember […]
Foyle Search is constantly growing so we need enthusiastic people to join our friendly team and would urge anyone with an interest to volunteer for our organisation to get in touch. Volunteers with Foyle Search and Rescue come from all walks of life. They are people who have chosen to […]
Foyle Search and Rescue’s new website www.foylesearchandrescue.com is now live. The website gives details of the services we provide, the latest news and events. This website was made possible by the generosity of David Connelly of www.syncd.co.uk Pat Carlin Education & Media Officer said, “With the every changing digital market […]
Following Fridays statement and this mornings interview on Radio Foyle reference the Glow Run event scheduled to take place on 21st November and organised by Endurance Junkie. Foyle Search and Rescue recommend that as the Belfast event has been cancelled it is likely Derry ~ Londonderry event will also be cancelled. We […]