At Midday on Saturday 5th December 2015 a request was received from Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association (LDSAMRA) enquiring what resource from Peak District Mountain Rescue Organisation (PDMRO) could be made available to support ongoing flooding even in Cumbria. Each team in the Peak District sent confirmation of available resources to LDSAMRA and confirmed the peak …
Floods HQ Milton Hilltop December 2015 Where to start…well I best begin at the beginning. I guess it all started for me when there was a call to arms from Richard Francis to help at the Milton Hilltop Carlisle on Monday 21st Dec little did I know I was about to start a journey of …
Part 1 is here Part 2 – let’s just say this is where we take off! I had the pleasure of meeting Sheena Byrom, Dr Laura Hipple, Deirdre Munroe (Global Village Midwives) , Lesley Page, Jenny Clarke in 2015. It was centred around the Maternity work going on in Cumbria. Director of Nursing Gail Naylor …
Happy New Year Happy, warm and welcoming, kind, caring, friendly, community, supportive, responsive, safe, admirable,inspirational. Cumbria. What if the floods had not damaged the land, roads, homes and businesses? We still had all of the above to say about our strong and brave friends, families and colleagues. What did happen between the counties towns and city is …
Reviewing 2015 is filled with so much so I’ll attempt to summarise in 2 Parts. It started off with a move from ehealth Cumbria to District Nursing in West Cumbria. A position that gave me a real insight into the NHS and the problems we face as a health economy in Cumbria. The passion and …
Hi all, it’s been a few weeks now since we’ve been hit by the floods. The damage caused to property has been unprecedented. However, what we’ve seen is a community unite. People from near and far coming to support Cumbria in it’s time of need. It’s something we warmly appreciate and over the coming months …
So last night I attended the “12 Defibs of Christmas” celebratory event. A fantastic community campaign led by Tic Toc and supported by the Carlisle Ambassadors. Santa is shown how to use the new life saving equipment Tic Toc UK – are a Carlisle based Charity promoting first aid awareness and heart start training. The …
I woke up yesterday morning and said to Krista that it’s amazing how generous people are and that I was just amazed by the kindness shown by Ravi Singh and his team (Khalsa Aid). Indy and his team set up to feed 1,000 You see yesterday I didn’t know Ravi Singh and I still have …
