On Tuesday 14th of June, volunteers Avril Throne and Paul Mullan from Foyle Search & Rescue had the distinct pleasure of travelling to Hillsborough to attend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland the Rt. Hon. Theresa Villiers, M.P. Garden Party, in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses The Duke […]
Rachael Dobbins
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Gerry Burns I first became aware of FSR in 1995 when I had come home from University in England on holidays, asking who were the ones wearing the orange coats standing on Craigavon Bridge, I thought they they were mad standing out a night like that, the weather was terrible, little […]
I joined Foyle Search & Rescue in June 2009. I had always followed FSR through local press etc. and was always interested in what they were doing. So when I found I had a bit of extra time on my hands due to my children having grown up and moved […]
Foyle Search & Rescue, in Derry/Londonderry recognised with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service for 2016 A voluntary group from Northern Ireland who works in the community in a suicide prevention & search & rescue role has been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a […]
The 1st to the 12th of June is National Volunteering Week & a huge appreciation must go out to all our Active Volunteers & Foyle Search Fundraisers. All FSRs Volunteers give up thousands of hours of there own free time each year. They come from all walks of life, ages […]
Year 13 students from St. Joseph’s Boys’ School raise money for Foyle Search and Rescue. As part of their Enrichment Programme Year 13 students took up the challenge to raise over £50 for a nominated charity. They had 5 weeks to complete the Personal Skills Development task. The students decided […]