Lowland Rescue Oxfordshire

CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT with LOWLAND RESCUE OXFORDSHIRE Sat 14 Dec 2024 6:30 PM - 8:00 PMSt. Peter's & St Paul's Church, Shiplake. Parking at Shiplake College (next door), RG9 4BS AN EVENING TO REMEMBER. Our CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT concert will be taking place on Saturday 14th December at the beautiful St Peter's & St Paul's Church in Shiplake near Henley on Thames in aid of Lowland Rescue Oxfordshire. Start the festive season in style and join us for an enchanting evening of Christmas readings and wonderful musical performances followed by refreshments. All of the proceeds from the evening will enable us to continue assisting the emergency services in searching for vulnerable missing people. LOCATION St. Peter's & St Paul's Church, Shiplake. Parking at Shiplake College (next door), RG9 4BS

Mental Health training and awareness was the topic of our training last night and how important it is for us to be able to recognise the signs of poor mental health in both ourselves, our team as well as the missing people we search for. If you're experiencing difficulties then charities such as Mind may be able to help. They can be contacted at www.mind.org.uk Thank you to Oxford Brookes University for hosting our training session too.

Training this week was all about showing the team exactly what our amazing 'Air Scenting' and 'Ground Scenting' Search and Rescue dogs are capable of (as well as their handlers) and demonstrating to us what support they require from us when they're 'working' and looking for a missing person. Howbery Business Park is a new training venue for us and we're really grateful to them for allowing us to use their wonderful facilities. Our drone team were also on hand to take footage of our training and venue.

Another busy weekend for our team as we headed off to events in Banbury and Queenford Lakes! Armed Forces Day was celebrated in Banbury with a Military Parade that lots of the town came out to watch. We loved showing off some of our kit to the people of Banbury and also getting to meet members of the Town Council who recently awarded us a grant for our K9 First Aid Kits. Thank you for a great day out!

Come and see us this weekend at Banbury Armed Forces Day in Banbury Market Square — 29 June 2024 BANBURY ARMED FORCES DAY 2024 When 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Location England OX16 5QB United Kingdom Experience the Thrill: Armed Forces Day Returns in 2024, Bigger and Better Than Ever! Join us in Banbury for a spectacular celebration featuring: A grand Military Parade Drum Head Service Live performances on stage Static Military Vehicles display Rock Climbing adventure Cold War Bunker Tours Small Fairground for all ages Embark on a journey to witness and engage with the operations of our esteemed Armed Forces. With a plethora of activities to enjoy, it promises an unforgettable day for the whole family. Don’t miss the grand finale: a breathtaking RAF Flypast over the town. Mark your calendars for a day filled with excitement and pride!

Bring yourself, friends and family to Queensford Lakes this Saturday for an open water swim and/or inflatable play. All proceeds are to be donated to our charity. It would be great to see you there!

It was a perfect summers evening for boat and water safety training this week at Dorchester Sailing Club as our members practised how to safely rescue people in water as well as familiarising the whole team on how our boats work and what equipment we carry for our water based searches. Training doesn't get much better than this!

A huge thank you to Marcham WI for their hospitality on Monday night as we gave a talk to them about our Search and Rescue capabilities. Thank you for the tea and biscuits too - very yummy!

The Thame Round Table Duck Race is fast approaching and the team are getting ready to help guide the ducks down the course. This is a great family event that we are proud to be supporting once again. You can buy your tickets to the duck race from the link below with 80% of the sales going directly to Lowland Rescue Oxfordshire helping support our valuable work with Thames Valley Police and Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. https://lnkd.in/e9tQ5-sT Our thanks to Thame & District Round Table 753 for organising this great event and inviting us along.