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 […]
Yearly Archives: 2016
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]