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July 05Welcome to the monthly newsletter from International Rescue Corps. This newsletter is designed to give you a brief look into our work and some of the activities we get up to. Following the tragic events in London earlier this month, IRC were called upon by British Transport Police to rally members together to assist in searching for anyone missing in the underground. Fortunately our services were not needed but as always we send our deepest sympathy to the victims and their relatives and wish a speedy recovery to the casualties. In this edition:- International Rescue Corps on standby for London bombing21 members of International Rescue Corps were on standby by to assist in finding any casualties who may have been trapped in the underground following the London bombing. British Transport Police requested the team be mobilised to just outside London to wait to see if their specialist skills in urban search and rescue was needed. Fortunately the team were not required and were stood down. International Rescue Corps receives a substantial donationInternational Rescue Corps have been donated a large sum of money from the Mia-Lucy Rose Trust following their involvement in trying to find Mia Rose who went missing whilst swimming in Laos last year. The donation was presented to IRC on Saturday 9th July by the best selling author Louis De Bernieres, during the grand opening day of the Mia-Lucy Rose Memorial Trim Park, Gorleston Cliff top, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. IRC were on their way to assist in finding Mia with small boats and specialist search equipment when unfortunately Mia’s body was found and recovered. IRC ‘s Corps Director, Willie McMartin said; “It was really sad that we were unable to get to Laos in time to save Mia but with this donation we are able to start fundraising for the purchase of a new aluminium rib boat. We feel this will be a fitting tribute to the memory of Mia and would like to thank the Mia-Lucy Rose Trust.” Mia's brother, Mark Rose said; “IRC were en-route to Laos, where no advanced search and rescue provision was provided, in order to co-ordinate and assist in the search for Mia whilst she was missing. They were able to travel with the specialist search equipment such as thermal imaging cameras and satellite telecommunications, which was not available locally in Laos and in many underdeveloped countries popular with British travellers. We feel this donation is very fitting and have complete admiration for a group of people who are willing to drop everything to help others”. IRC Northern region hits the TV againOn the weekend of the 11th / 12th June Northern region held a boat training session on the Humber. A film crew from BBC’s Look North programme attended the training to see how members underwent such an exercise. New members undergoing their first year of training were asked about the corps and their experiences. The programme was shown the following Wednesday evening – if anyone is interested in seeing a copy of the show please contact me on press@intrescue.org Fundraising ideasOn our website is a new link which shows some of our attempts at fundraising! A diary will soon be up and running and you will be able to see where we will be in the country at any one time and maybe be able to come along to speak to our members or take part? Don’t forget “Still for Sale”A new 12 minute promotional video is now available to promote the work and ongoing dedication of IRC. A new brochure has been printed also. This can be downloaded on the ‘download’ section of this web site. Anyone wishing a hard copy of the brochure or a copy of the video (available
in CDROM, DVD and VHS formats) please contact Julie Ryan –
press@intrescue.org In the next edition• Experience from the Mia Rose Day Thank you for taking the time to read what is happening in the world of IRC. If anyone has any more news please feel free to send me your article for the next edition! Julie Ryan – National Press Officer |
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