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Congratulations to the 16 trainees who have just completed an intense weekend of training. Over 40 people expressed an interest in joining the team. The majority were then invited along to an informal ‘meet and greet’ with some of our current team members, where they also had the opportunity to see

A huge thank you to West Northamptonshire Council councillors for using some of their empowerment funds to purchase five new radios for the team. Just in time for the dark winter months

Well done to our new volunteer trainees who completed their Basic Search Technician Training this weekend. The last few days spent learning basic navigation, radio communication, missing person characteristics and searcher safety; culminated in a mock search working alongside some of our fully o

This last weekend, 10 team members provided first aid cover at Thrapston Charter Fair. The day started off the right way with Gareth providing the team with bacon rolls, before heading off to Thrapston High Street. This annual event marks the granting of market status for Thrapston in 1205. Ov

Sundays are often a day of rest but not for members of Northamptonshire Search and Rescue. Last weekend we were invited to provide first aid cover at 'Bark in the Park' which was organised by Rushden Town Council. The event, held in Hall Park, attracted hundreds of lovely Labradors, silly Spaniels

Today the team were out training in Northampton! Practising life-saving skills and re-familiarising themselves with the vehicles and the different kit we have in our medical bags. This keeps the team up to date and ready to deploy to potentially complex scenarios whenever required. All training is d

Good news, another missing person found alive. Yesterday the team deployed to assist Northamptonshire Police in a search for a missing person. The team planners analysed the information, using statistical planning and experience deployed teams to locations of high probability. Foot teams on scene ra

Do you or your workplace throw away old printer ink cartridges? Would you like to recycle them instead, and support us at the same time? If so, please visit the following website to get started: https://www.recyce4charity.co.uk/register/c44611 Please note only ink cartridges, NOT laser or toner

Yesterday, NSAR's swift water rescue technicians went for a 'splash' in Earls Barton. This is the first time the swift water team have gotten together to train since the National lockdown was implemented and it went very well. Apart from one member getting his car stuck in the mud. This was also the

We are pleased to say that our clothing recycling bin at Stanion Village Hall has now been re-installed and is ready to accept donations! A new bin has also been installed at The Cardigan Arms in Corby so a massive thank you to them for agreeing to have one on their premises. Thank youThe Cardigan

Missing person was located by our foot team late last night. Assessed by the team's first responder, and handed over to Northamptonshire Police. 16 members deployed and one level 2 search dog. Total of 68 person hours. Thank you all involved.

We are pleased to announce an extra recycling clothing bin was installed this week in the south of the county in #Farthinghoe between #brackley and #banbury We are very grateful to Farthinghoe Village Hall for their support in agreeing to have a bin on their premises. The new bin can be found at:

Today we've been maintaining some of our team equipment, washing all three vehicles, checking water rescue kit and cleaning a sticky lock barrel. Is there anything our amazing volunteers can't do? Thanks to Aaron, Chris, Dave and Ian for their efforts today.

We regret to bring you news that one of our clothing recycling bins at Stanion Village Hall has suffered fire damage. We don't know why or how but early evidence suggests this was not accidental. For the time being, the bin is out of action. We will attempt to get the bin replaced as soon as possibl

Huge congratulations to Chris and Spike on passing their level 2 national assessment and becoming an on call search dog team! We think the picture says how happy everyone is. Nearly 2 years training to get to this stage. Now on call 24/7 to support Northamptonshire Police with missing person sear

On Sunday 23rd January the team were called to the lovely Delapré Abbey in Northampton to search for a high risk missing person. On arrival we were briefed that we were searching for a gentleman by the name of Manuel Lanzini who had stormed out from his parents home after breakfast that morning st

On Saturday we had the pleasure of supporting the Higham Ferrers Christmas Sparkle as we were asked by Christmas Fair the Town Council to provide First Aid cover for the event. Supporting these types of event are great for Northamptonshire Search and Rescue as they not only give us the oppor

The team is now extremely pleased to announce that after just 4 short months and a lot of hard work, it has been able to secure funding for its next major project: an all-new custom-made technical rescue vehicle. A significant amount of work, development, and support has gone into completing th

Northamptonshire Search & Rescue are 100% funded by donations and run by volunteers. Our volunteers are very happy to dedicate significant amounts of their free time to support the search and safe rescue of vulnerable missing persons in the Northamptonshire area, however to do this safely and effe

On Sunday 8th August, the team provided First Aid cover at the Rushden Historical Transport Society car show at Hall Park, Rushden. 10 members and 2 emergency vehicles were in attendance throughout the day, providing a total of 104 hours of voluntary service to the community and ensuring any me

A busy 48 hours for the team with a call at 1.15 am and next day one at 10.30 am In both cases team member were on scene in 20 mins and beginning to search. We are also please to report in both cases the missing persons were located outside the search areas by police. Stay safe everyone. Thanks t

Co Op Local Community Fund Charity 2020-2021 NSAR are delighted to be have been chosen as a Co Op Community Fund Charity for the coming year. Please choose us as your Co Op member Charity and help us raise funds towards improvements to aid our life saving searches.

Have you got an Amazon.co.uk account? Did you know that by logging into http://smile.amazon.co.uk you can select a charity to assist and it will not cost you a penny?? Each time you spend, Amazon donates a very small percentage to our team! So if you want to grab a bargain & help us out... Click on

Congratulations to Trainee Search Dog Blaze and handler Darren, who have today passed their day mock assessment. Just a night mock to go and aiming for full assessment in December. Big thank you to the other dogs and handlers and support who have helped today and in the many months leading up to th

Team member, and dog handler 🐕 Ian has set himself an “unknown” challenge and you can all play a part! In Ian’s words - “Anyone that knows me knows that Search and Rescue is a major part of me. That is why I have set myself Challenge Unknown! Why is it unknown? Because you set it, the more you don

A huge thank you to the customers of Waitrose & Partners Oundle, who have selected us in the token scheme to receive a £333 cheque. As Covid-19 continues to attack not only people but charities ability to generate funds, these activities become even more important. Thank you

Today we recognise #WorldAlzheimersDay! Many people we search for are living with this awful disease. There are over 50 million people around the world living with #dementia & this number is predicted to triple, rising to 152 million by 2050. #LetsTalkAboutDementia and raise awareness on this occas

SAD NEWS TO REPORT: Fellow volunteers and charity as we are.Details below from our friends at British Red Cross Northampton. Some words from ourselves on this theft “The theft is not only removing a valuable service, but a theft from the community itself who have donated and made their work possibl

Good News. The missing person has been found safe and well. 15 members and one dog searching tonight with thanks to Leicestershire Search and Rescue for assisting.