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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971   
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I went along to a meeting, but they're about an hour and a half drive away. The meeting had a load of people complaining at each other and going round and round in circles discussing things and I decided that whilst the people I spoke to were friendly enough I didn't have the time to waste hours of it at tedious meetings.
It's combined Norfolk and Suffolk but the meeting is (or was) in a place that's seemingly difficult for everyone to get to. |
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26th Apr 2016 12:03pm |
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| NormanD Member Since: 12 Aug 2011 Location: Bristol Posts: 286  
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WE191 Wessex 4x4 Response NormanD WE191
2015 110 XS Utility 2014 VW Caravelle 180 Executive |
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26th Apr 2016 12:11pm |
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| LoveTheMud Member Since: 19 Feb 2015 Location: Weybridge Surrey & Pontefract West Yorkshire Posts: 411 
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Not a member, only heard about this in the recent floods, I live in Surrey, I'm sure there is a waiting list to become a member here
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26th Apr 2016 12:16pm |
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| camelman Member Since: 27 Feb 2013 Location: Peak District Posts: 3376
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I applied to join but then couldn't make the initial meeting as the missus was ill.
Sent them an email letting them know and got a shirty response back 'questioning my commitment' so told them where to stick it.  |
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26th Apr 2016 12:27pm |
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| chopcat Member Since: 11 Sep 2012 Location: Pembrokeshire Posts: 412  
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Sell us the idea? I know nothing about it
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26th Apr 2016 12:36pm |
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| camelman Member Since: 27 Feb 2013 Location: Peak District Posts: 3376
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long thread here:
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic25108....x4response |
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26th Apr 2016 12:44pm |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7907 
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It's something I'd be really interested in learning more about. Even after Cupboards glowing report....
 Sound like one our parish council meetings! |
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26th Apr 2016 12:47pm |
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| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6678
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I went to the SE meeting a few years back and found the same thing - people were just there to complain that they hadn't been 'deployed' .....  |
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26th Apr 2016 12:49pm |
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| jimblowscash Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: kent Posts: 50 
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Come and give us another Go chap.. an AWFUL lot has changed!
www.southeast4x4response.org.uk |
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26th Apr 2016 12:57pm |
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| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6678
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Your website has definitely got better !
May well do  |
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26th Apr 2016 1:01pm |
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| Dave-H Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1507 
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Same here, was interested in Surrey a few years back, but was less than impressed by their attitude, manner and behaviour.
Decided I'd rather not be associated with them ...............  Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant. |
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26th Apr 2016 2:23pm |
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| Boyd Member Since: 11 May 2014 Location: Le Saint Posts: 172  
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NH183 here, huge team with little to do but getting involved in the annual joint exercise which is admittedly a bit of a hoot. Think we had a good 45 trucks out last year providing logistics for search and rescue, fire service and minor casualties.
The rest of the year the main involvement is volunteering support to charity events like marshalling the race for life and similar events and the response team charity always gets a little donation which is good given the lack of call outs in recent years. My only gripe with 4x4 response teams is the lack of standardisation in training and rules of the road, something I hope improves over the years. The voice of central 4x4 response uk or some such isn't as strong as I would like, in some ways it's a shame it isn't all one organisation, one charity with separate devisions but that's just me. 2003 Zambezi Silver TD5 110 XS SW overland prepped....
2004 Santorini Black TD5 110 XS SW left hooker for sale! 2004 Alpine White TD5 110 left hooker (work in progress) |
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26th Apr 2016 2:42pm |
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| DuncanS Member Since: 06 Dec 2013 Location: Cumbria Posts: 299
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That is all changing since the 2015 AGM. Speak to your committee who will have recently had some paperwork from us at National. North Cumbria Search and Rescue - Team Leader |
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26th Apr 2016 5:22pm |
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| Boyd Member Since: 11 May 2014 Location: Le Saint Posts: 172
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2003 Zambezi Silver TD5 110 XS SW overland prepped....
2004 Santorini Black TD5 110 XS SW left hooker for sale! 2004 Alpine White TD5 110 left hooker (work in progress) |
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26th Apr 2016 5:39pm |
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