Scottish and Southern Electricity (SSEN) Resilience Grant supports local  communities to improve their resilience. As grant recipients in 2017 we were delighted to be invited to  their parliamentary reception  to learn more about their innovative projects.  Team member Serena fed back that “it was one of those occasions where you really don’t know what to expect but are pleasantly surprised” she met key SSEN staff and learnt about technical innovations and vulnerability mapping that could be used to help Search and Rescue. Our technical guru Laurence tried out the TOUCAN fault detection thermal imaging camera and learnt about  its  potential for use in search.

As the electricity distribution owner in central and southern England and the north of Scotland SSEN recognise their responsibility to continually drive improvements in network performance and extend the reach and support they provide to customers.  They are great supporters of Lowland Rescue through  the Resilient Communities Fund and we look forward to working in collaboration with them on future projects.

 

Picture: Team members Laurence and Serena day trip to Westminster.

This Sunday  the church at Hinton Martell was full of creatures great and small including  two trainee search dogs .  The congregation of  the animal blessing service included dogs, cats, and a tortoise who all  listened intently to our presentation about search dogs. It was a lovely service giving thanks for the joy that animals bring to our lives and finished  with  the animals each  receiving a blessing from the reverend Suzie Allen.

The service has been a long established  tradition going back to  1954 when Canon Barnard pioneered this unique service and Blessing for animals at St. John the Evangelist Church, Hinton Martel.

We were delighted  to be invited as guest speakers by the charity Animals’ Voice an Educational Trust and Wildlife Rescue based in Hampshire who campaign against cruelty to animals and rescue sick and injured animals from the New Forest. We send our thanks to the Chairman Mrs Betty Price  and the Congregation for the generous donation  made to Dorset Search Dogs.

Click to read more about the Animals’ Voice Charity HERE