POSTPONED would have been Oxford Search and Rescue
Fri, May 22nd 2020 at 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Every 90 seconds somebody is reported missing in the UK. Among those people are some of the most vulnerable people in society.
4th Friday, but replacing bank holiday mtg of 8th May.
Every 90 seconds somebody is reported missing in the UK. Among those people are some of the most vulnerable people in society, or people that at the moment of going missing are in immediate danger.
Police forces across the country are able to call upon on army of professional search and rescue volunteers, from Lowland Rescue, Mountain Rescue, Cave Rescue and HM Coastguard.
Oxfordshire Lowland Search and Rescue is the Lowland Rescue team for Oxfordshire, available to partners like Thames Valley Police, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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One of the most popular events on our calendar, the regular DNAPQuizzes raise a lot of money for our local charities, supported by the Rotary Club of Abingdon.
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On Saturday the 24th We joined other groups in Abingdon on a River Litter Pick. The Sun shone and we all had a great time. We look forward to being involved with the Plastic Blitz next time.
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4000 crocuses planted outside Abingdon Police Station in two hours to celebrate our Rotary Foundation ending Polio across the world
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We worked with the Nasio Trust to install water tanks in Tanzania, to provide safe drinking water. Ground water in the region is heavily fluoridised and causes health problems for the population.
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Two splendid cups commissioned for our Club's annual Youth Speaks competition. Often won by our talented young people from Abingdon's six secondary schools, our winning teams often go on to the next levels of this national Rotary Competition!
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The Club's foreign conscience - here immunising under-fives in India against Polio. There is no cure for Polio but it is preventable with a vaccine. Only two countries now remain endemic. We’ve reduced cases by 99.9% since 1988
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The Rotary Foundation is Rotary International's own charity. It does an enormous amount of good in the world. Watch the video The Heart of Rotary for a flavour!
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