This week has seen the new base become operational after several years of planning and a huge amount of work from a dedicated group of team members who worked tirelessly in surmounting many challenges. This is a magnificent achievement from everyone involved and we thank you all.
On day one of becoming operational, the first callout was successfully run from the new base.
The base will be officially opened by Jos Naylor MBE on Saturday 15th September. Here are some pictures: –
- 1 – Boat in the garage
- 2 – Reserve kit
- 3 – Swift Water Rescue kit
- 4 – Close up of the boat named after Martin Willey
- 5 – The wet room
- 6 – Downstairs facilities
- 7 – Entrance to gear up room
- 8 – Gear up room planning area
- 9 – Gear up room changing area
- 10 – Incident briefing screens
- 11 – Control room and map table
- 12 – Kitchen
- 13 – Multi-function room
- 14 – View from the kitchen window