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Winter TrainingWinter Training
To keep the Venturers on their toes during the off season, a Winter training day was held.  
By Richard Watkins.
Read on....

 

Martin and Philip at the 50th annual general meetingAfter 50 Years
At the 50th Annual General Meeting of the Venturers Search and Rescue which was well attended by cadets and parents, Philip Pearce-Smith MBE, affectionately known as Tiffy, announced that he was handing over control of the Venturers to Mr Martin Bennett.  Read on....

 

Incident Reports (updated 1st September 2011)
This is a new section on the website that will be updated on a regular basis when incidents are reported to or attended by the Venturersfor further information please visit our new Incidents Report webpage
This new section is written by Richard Watkins

 

montage of photographsAir Ambulance event palls in 300+ bikers
Over 300 bikers arrived at Gang Warily Recreation and Community Centre on Sunday 10th July 2011 in support of the Hampshire Air Ambulance. The Venturers Search and Rescue cadets were on hand providing first aid cover.
Click here to see the images.

 

Weekend Updates
The start of the summer and we are now publishing our weekly Weekend Updates.
Follow this read the latest update for Saturday 28th, Sunday 29th and Monday 30th written by Richard Watkins

 

Low Tide Rescue
Low Tide RescueThe very low tide at Lepe left 3 Yachts aground at the entrance to the Beaulieu River and all were successfully towed off by the Venturers Powerful diesel jet boat Steadfast Venturer.
Click here to read the full story.

 

Texas Car Crash Fire
Texas Car Crash Fire17 year old Andy Goddard-Crawley from the Venturers Search and Rescue was first on the scene at a multiple car crash in Texas USA.
Click here to read the full story.

 

Venturers Practice Ferry Crash Rescue
The venturers rescue team was put through its paces in Hythe to rehearse aiding severely ill ferry passengers. The simulation on Sunday imagined the ferry colliding with the terminal, its captain incapacitated and to passengers injured, one having suffered a heart attack. Watch the Video Gallery.

 

Annual Report 2010 Annual Report 2010
When three boys risked their lives to save the Labrador puppy, Pippo, from drowning when it got swept under a culvert and became trapped against the sluice gate leading out to sea. Click here to read the full report
Also see: Annual Reports Homepage


 

Weekend Update
October is starting to be a quiet month for the Venturers Search and Rescue team. You can read the latest weekend updates for Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th October and Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th October
Also visit the Weekend Update Homepage

 

Three venturers receive RSPCA award
In April, three of the venturers responded to a call to rescue a Labrador puppy in fast moving water. Click here to read the weekend update giving details of this rescue.
Read about the RSPCA Award.

 

Weekend Update - Throughout September and the beginning of October 2010.
Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd October
Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th September
Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th September
Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th September
Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th September

 

Weekend Update - Throughout August
August was a very busy time with people on holiday and Cawes Week, which is held at the beginning of August.
Read about the work carried out at this time in our weekend updates.
Saturday 28th, Sunday 29th and Monday 30th August
Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd August
Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th August
Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th August
Saturday 31st July to Friday 6th August

 

Weekend Update - Friday 9th, saturday 10th and Sunday 11th July
Today proved to be busier on the rescue front, the first incident of the day came when VR3 came across a small day boat with a fuel problem, VR3 towed the vessel clear of the channel and onto a courtesy mooring where a VR3 crewman was able to rectify the problem and the vessel continued on its way.
Also: Weekend Update Homepage

 

Venturers and Oasis Academy - Helping out local schools
Oasis Academy Lord' Hill a secondary school academy based in Lordshill, Southampton recently ran a model boat building competition for some of the local junior schools. Read More


 

Weekend Updates - Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th July
SATURDAY: Today proved the start of what was to become a long weekend for the Venturers SAR lifeboat crews. We were tasked by the coastguard along with Solent Rescue to the assistance of a vessel aground on the Brambles bank after they had suffered a collision with another Vessel. On arrival we placed a crewman aboard the casualty vessel (a charter yacht) to assess for possible water ingress below decks, fortunately none was found and the damage proved only to be cosmetic.
For further updates, see our Weekend Update Homepage

 

Weekend Updates - Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th June
We were pleased to have Ivan from Southampton coastguard crt with us today as an observer to see life from the lifeboat crews side of incidents, as there was no tasking for us to attend we took the opportunity to demonstrate how to recover a person from the water
For further updates, see our Weekend Update Homepage

 

Weekend Updates - Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th June
SUNDAY: Weather today has worsened, a slight sea state proved a little too much for some local catamaran sailors, one capsized in the shipping lanes just south of the Brambles Bank.....
Weekend Updates Homepage

 

Weekend Updates - Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd May
Later this evening we were notified by a member of the public of a serious traffic accident on the Lepe to Blackfield Road involving a couple of cars one of which had overturned.
Weekend Updates Homepage

 

Weekend Updates - Saturday 17th April 2010
A gentleman came up to the control room and advised that his dog had become trapped under a bridge.

Weekend Updates Homepage

 

The Cost to Kit Out a Cadet
The personal protective equipment used by the cadets during training and rescue duties is vital in order for them to go to sea, without it the Crewman cannot operate however it is expensive to kit out each crewman with the equipment needed.

 

Remembrance Day 2009
Ventuers had a busy Remembrance Day as we attended the Annual Fawley Parade, and a 2nd Service held at Blackfield Baptist Church under the Rev. Ivan Page who is Padre to the Venturers.

 

Week Ending 01st November 2009
The league of Venturers crews made it no further than just down the road from thier control room on Sunday before coming to the aid of a stranded motorist when driving rain and tremendous winds battered the Lepe coast.

 

Week Ending 26th October 2009
This weekend saw Venturer Rescue One and Two complete another helicopter exercise with Coastguard Rescue 104, the techniques of a hi-line were completed by Venturer One before Venturer Two completed a formation with the helicopter.

 

Waitrose fund Lifejackets
Waitrose supermarket have a unique fund raising project for small local charities many of which do not receive the publicity they deserve. Customers fill in a form suggesting charities they would like to support.

 

Congratulations Aaron!
Congratulations to Aaron Smith who has just completed his IYT Small Powerboat and RIB Master course, an internationally recognised qualification allowing Aaron to safely and competently helm a small powerboat or RIB.

 

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