Rotary Club Lunch Meeting

Fri, Nov 3rd 2017 at 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm

We meet as usual for lunch. Afterwards our speaker will be John Farnie who will talk to us about The Mountain Rescue Service


 
Mountain rescue team members are on call, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to recover climbers from precipitous crags, reunite lost walkers with their pals and ensure injured and sick casualties are safely delivered into vital hospital care.
 
But they also regularly help search for missing children and vulnerable adults, on and off the hills, whilst administering sympathetic support to their families. They search river banks and swift water, and wade chest-deep through flooded urban streets aiding swimmers, kayakers and devastated homeowners.
And, between them, they rescue a frankly stunning number of dogs, cows, sheep and any number of other animals, from all manner of inaccessible places.
 
John Farnie is a past regional secretary of the North East Search and Rescue Association and has given many years of service to Mountain Rescue. An article in the July 2012 edition of the Mountain Rescue Magazine reads as follows:
 
NORTH EAST PRESENTATION TO JOHN FARNIE
 
At the AGM of the North East Search and Rescue Association (NESRA), John Farnie was presented with a framed certificate to mark and thank him for his 15+ years service as past regional secretary. The presentation was made by NESRA President, North Yorkshire Police’s Assistant Chief Constable, Sue Cross, who was armed with a number of anecdotes to help reflect on John’s reign. ‘To say that John has an idiosyncratic or laid back approach to administration would be an understatement. Everyone here tonight will remember pregnant pauses in NESRA meetings followed by ‘Did we agree that?’ or ‘Sorry I haven’t done that/can’t find it etc’ all carried-off with aplomb but we also owe him a substantial debt of gratitude for successfully negotiating on our behalf behind the scenes to secure successful outcomes. John has his own particular style and is living proof that minutes of meetings can be humorous, even if they weren’t intended to be. John’s equanimity and general good humour always worked to NESRA’s advantage. He was always prepared to go the extra mile in support of the association’s interests.’ John is a former team leader of the North of Tyne MRT, and still trains regularly with the team and in the pub and attends call-outs to both.

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