“It makes a massive difference that we can now put more of our people through the training and that we can do it this year rather than in two years when we have fundraised.”
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That meant we knew how to keep safe because we were following training given and not creating further problems for the emergency services. “We were very effective during the Bangor-on-Dee floods because we had already managed to get 14 responders flood awareness trained with the Defra 1 certificate. We are in a different league to those organisations and that’s OK as we enjoy providing a community service. “Money doesn’t gravitate towards us like it might for some of the bigger response organisations. “We are so very grateful, especially to North Wales Police who thought enough of the job we do and the support we provide to see us as bona fide applicants. That probably wouldn’t happen as they already have to pay towards their own vehicles, on-board equipment, training and diesel. Without the PACT funding, each member would have to put their own hand in their pocket to buy the kit we need. Vernon Turnbull, 4×4 Response Wales’ Planning Officer for Wales, said: “We have 50 members of which around 35 are active.
The grant will also part-fund the cost of Defra 1 flood awareness training for up to 15 responders and other health and safety equipment necessary to assist with the safe access and egress for casualties and evacuees in times of flooding and other emergencies. North Wales-based responders for 4×4 Response Wales successfully applied for funding to secure a mobile router system that will protect against poor 3G/4G data signals and ensure a WIFI network is available at Forward Control Point locations wherever responders are deployed – even in the most remote areas. The research, jointly-funded by PACT and Wrexham Glyndŵr University, provides a detailed insight into how the charity is helping to transform lives, supporting people to change their behaviour and bringing communities together. The charity is one of more than 2,500 projects supported by PACT who have invested more than £1.6 million in grassroots community projects designed to combat crime and build “resilient communities” – often funded by cash seized from criminals.Īn independent impact study recently conducted by Wrexham Glyndŵr University has revealed the huge benefits PACT-funded projects have brought to safety and community relationships over the past two decades, with as much as 96% reporting positive life changes for the people they support. They also covered more than 2,000 miles while driving 52 NHS workers from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) through snowy weather at the start of the year so they could get to work safely when their own vehicles could not cope with the conditions. Volunteers from the 4×4 Response Wales recently supported North Wales Police during the Bangor-on-Dee flood emergency in January – assisting 40 people to safety – and have also been ferrying emergency food supplies to vulnerable people during the pandemic. The voluntary organisation assists police, emergency planners and other blue light responders by offering their 4×4 vehicles in a crisis.
A team of 4×4 volunteers who helped snowbound NHS staff at the beginning of the year are expanding their service across North Wales thanks to a cash boost from a police charity.Ĭharity 4×4 Response Wales are upgrading critical communications equipment and training more members after receiving a £2,000 grant from The Police and Community Trust North Wales (PACT).
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