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Many Thanks for a Large Donation
Kendal Torchlight - September 2008
On 31 May 2008, several team members and team supporters acted as officials at the Garburn Trail Race. A couple of team members also took part in the race. The team benefited significantly from generous donations and would like to record it's thanks to the organisers.
Keswick to Barrow Walk
Each year the Kendal Mountain Search and Rescue Team enter a team in the Keswick to Barrow Walk to raise funds for the Team. The event starts at 6am, so the walkers and runners meet at 4.45am at the Team’s Base to get to the start on time. Each participant has to find sponsorship from friends and family, and many sponsor themselves. This year twenty one superheroes walked or ran for the Team. The early morning start meant the air was initially cool but as the day progressed the sun grew hotter making the walkers and runners suffer. You feel a great sense of achievement when you pass the finish line and realise you have walked or run 40 miles. The Keswick to Barrow Walk Committee give all finishers a medal, a certificate, a pint of beer (or soft drink if prefered) and a pie which you’ll never in your life appreciate more. We hope to raise enough funds from our efforts to help the Team purchase ten search torches.
Annual Team Dinner 22 February 2008
Kendal Torchlight Procession :
Renault Magazine Photo Shoot :
Christmas 2007:
And Now for Something Completely Different
Former Kendal MRT Member and daughter of the present Chairman, Esther Tessem-Cotton, is shown here arriving for her recent wedding at Tangihau, New Zealand. The Vehicle Officer hopes she remembers that it is the driver's responsibility to wash the vehicle before it is put away. By the way - I just love the boots!
Sunday 23rd September 2007:
A Team BBQ took place to say goodbye to Larissa for a short while (she's off to the jungle - something about "I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here"?).
Grumpy Old Men Sighted at Team BBQ?
Sunday 3rd June 2007:
The Team provided marshalls for the Garburn Trail Race, for which we were the nominated charity. Over 500 competitors took part, all helping to raise much needed funds for the Team. During the event one of our Landrover Ambulances was deployed to transfer an injured competitor to Westmorland General Hospital.
New Vehicle Bulletin : MOBILE 2
Our "Wheels Appeal", together with the generous donations made by local companies and individuals, and a sum from our reserve funds enabled us to purchase a new Renault Traffic in 2005. The vehicle was supplied by Benfields in Kendal and the specialised conversion work, to provide personnel carrier and ambulance capabilities, was carried out by Oughtred & Harrison in Goole, East Yorkshire.
Fund raising is continuing to replace the £38,000 or so that the vehicle cost so that we can achieve our plan to replace one of our Land Rovers in 2010.
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