Cool Runnings

Another weekend - Another busy time for Serve On volunteers, helping the smooth running of the FirsFest and the 5-4-3-2-1 evernts.

Vandalised!

Vandals have attacked one of Serve On’s kit vans at our Chilmark training centre.

Martin PhillipsAugust 7, 2018humanitarian, Charity, Volunteer, Volunteering, Veterans, search and rescue, Disaster Response, community resilience, Vandals, VandalismComment

Why We Train

All our teams have been hard at work training as usual as nature has cruelly reminded us why we do it.

Fund-Raising Drive

Serve On members have been stepping up fundraising efforts.

Martin PhillipsAugust 3, 2018Disaster Response, search and rescue, community resilience, Humanitarian, Charity, volunteers, Volunteering, Veterans, earthquake, hurricane, Flooding, Flood Rescue, Search Dogs, @serveonirt, @SalisburyCRT, @SOk9SAR, Toyota (GB)Comment

Unstoppable

Serve On volunteers were proud to support National Citizen Service teenagers as they did a 10 mile walk for charity.

Martin PhillipsJuly 27, 2018@NCS, #NCSyes, #adventure, #achievement, #social action, @Headlight, Mental health, charity, #youth, @serveonirt, @SalisburyCRT, Rescue Rookies, national citizen service, #FeelUnstoppableComment

Training's hotting up!

Things are hotting up for our International Response Team recruits, as the pace of training increases.

Martin PhillipsJuly 16, 2018Search and Rescue, USAR, disaster response, earthquake, hurricane, flooding, volunteers, volunteering, Humanitarian, charity, Veterans, Hilti, @serveonirt, @SalisburyCRT, @SOk9SAR, Search DogsComment

SIMEX Rewind

A little look back, today, to the May heatwave when our teams were in action at SIMEX2018

Lending A Hand

Serve On Rescue Rookies were on hand this week to assist with some water rescue training for young people undergoing the Dorset and Wiltshire fire and Rescue Service’s Salamander programme.

Martin PhillipsJune 22, 2018Rescue Rookies, Water Safety, Swift Water Rescue, community resilience, @SalisburyCRT, @DWFireRescue, @SalamanderDWFRS, volunteers, Teenagers, charity, volunteering, HumanitarianComment

Badge Of Honour

Some of our Rescue Rookies proudly received their official patches at a presentation this week.

Martin PhillipsJune 15, 2018Rescue Rookies, Search and Rescue, community resilience, disaster response, Youth, volunteers, Volunteering, confidence, community spirit, charity, Humanitarian, Philippines, Cebu, ERUFComment

Tomorrow's Rescuers

Serve On volunteers were on the lookout for the next cohort of Rescue Rookies, perhaps, at a visit to Longparish Primary School

Martin PhillipsJune 14, 2018Rescue Rookies, search and rescue, Search Dogs, Longparish Primary School, Community, swift water rescue, Personal Flotation Device, Every Day's A School Day, Water SafetyComment

Crate Team-work

Serve On members kicked off Volunteer Week with some hard training and some support for their local community.

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Top Of The World

International Response Team volunteer Simon Thomasson has succeeded in his long-held ambition to climb Everest.

Invictus

Serve On International Response Volunteer, and charity ambassador Pete Dunning has been selected to represent the UK at the Invictus Games in Australia this year.

So How Was Your Bank Holiday?

While most of the rest of the country soaked up the Bank Holiday sunshine, our International Response Team recruits were learning life-saving lessons.

Ninja Dionne

Serve On’s own pocket dynamo Dionne Procter showed the TV-watching nation what she’s made of

A Healthy Interest

Serve On volunteers were out and about at Basingstoke College of Technology's Health and Wellbeing Fair.

Martin PhillipsMay 2, 2018@SalisburyCRT, @serveonirt, @SOk9SAR, @BCoT Uniformed Public Services, @Coppafeelpeople, @HantsYC, Community Resilience, disaster response, Charity, Volunteers, Volunteering, Veterans, HumanitarianComment

All Systems Glow

Here’s a reminder of last weekend’s brilliant @GlowIntheParkUK 5km

Martin PhillipsMay 1, 2018@SalisburyCRT, @serveonirt, @SOk9SAR, @alabareuk, @TeamRubiconUK, @glowintheparkuk, community resilience, disaster response, volunteers, volunteering, charity, humanitarianComment

Hi-Pitched

Serve On volunteers pitched in to help the Hayling Island 5 Schools' Family and Friends spring fete at the weekend, and to spread the word about what we do.

Martin PhillipsApril 30, 2018@SalisburyCRT, Hayling Island 5 Schools' Family and Friends, Hi-5, Community Resilience, Disaster Response, Swift Water Rescue, Flooding, @Hants_fire, @BCoT Uniformed Public Services, Charity, Volunteers, Volunteering, Humanitarian, @serveonirt, @SOk9SARComment

Just The Ticket

Serve On's disaster response volunteers are all geared up to help more people than ever, thanks to the National Lottery.

Spring Update

The Spring update has gone out to supporters of Serve On with some information for those who don't know about the charity and an update on our activities.

You can read it here: