Emergencies Partnership

OUR DISTRICT LINKS WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY PARTNERSHIPS/ GROUPS

Rotary South East  is a member of  the Kent and Medway,  the Sussex Voluntary Services Partnerships/Groups  and  and the  London Communities Emergency  Partnership as well as the  National Voluntary   and Community  Services  emergency Partnership outlined below.

This means that they know we are  willing to be trained as appropriate to take part in emergency support activities  and  can be called upon  to take part in  Emergency Exercises.

Recent Exercises  with our Rotarians have taken part in Medway,  at Biggin Hill Airport  where there was a simulated Crash and at the Glades Shopping Centre Bromley, a simulated Terrorist Emergency.

OUR CALL OUT SYSTEM
1.  If Rotary is needed to help in an emergency or simulation the District Lead  currently Brenda Parsons, resilience@rotarysoutheast.org, will be contacted  by the VCSEP, Local Resilience Volunteer Group, the NHS, or Local Council.
2.She will contact the Area Emergency contact who then in turn contact their group of clubs.
3. Each club is asked to have a named person who can be called  upon to communicated with their club if needed for  emergency action
Current VCSEP forwarding addresses are as follows these will redirect to the area team and the relevant assistant District Govenor (AG)

Bexhill Area AG Graham Forster - bexhillvcsep@rotarysoutheast.org
Bexley Area AG Leslie Hoskins - bexleyvcsep@rotarysoutheast.org
Bromley Area AG Mark Underwood - bromleyvcsep@rotarysoutheast.org
Dartford Area AG Les Hoskings - dartfordvcsep@rotarysoutheast.org
Dover Area AG Brian Portway - dartfordvcsep@rotarysoutheast.org
Eastbourne Area AG Francis Hodge - eastbournevcsep@rotarysoutheast.org
Gravesham Area AG Nigel Crocker - graveshamvcsep@rotarysoutheast.org
Maidstone Area AG Steve Hanks - maidstonevcsep@rotarysoutheast.org
Medway Area AG Nigel Crocker - medwayvcsep@rotarysoutheast.org
Sevenoaks Area AG Carol Vizzard - sevenoaksvcsep@rotarysoutheast.org
Swale Area AG Leslie Hoskins - swalevcsep@rotarysoutheast.org
Thanet Area AG Vivien Rose - thanetvcsep@rotarysoutheast.org

THANK YOU TO ALL ROTARIANS WHO HAVE BEEN AMAZING WHEN ASKED FOR HELP. YOU ARE A CREDIT TO YOURSELVES, YOUR CLUBS, and  ROTARY  and have shown Rotary Service in Action.

Voluntary and Community Sector Emergencies Partnership

The Voluntary and Community Sector Emergencies Partnership (VCS EP) brings together local and national organisations, including Rotary in Great Britain & Ireland, to deliver a more co-ordinated response to emergencies. 

It recognises the crucial role that the voluntary sector plays, both nationally and locally, to support those in need. It does not seek to replace the wonderful work being undertaken by the voluntary sector, but aims to bring the right support to the right people at the right time by working together more effectively.

What Rotary South East Is Doing

In anticipation of a larger number of small, local requests for assistance and the need for volunteer engagement in the Covid-19 testing and delivery of vaccinations, Rotary South East has developed a communications strategy with a network linking all 76 Rotary Clubs within Rotary South East UK. 

We recognise that some requests will still come direct to Rotary Clubs from established partners and also via the Resilience Forum which is working alongside the Voluntary and Community Sector Emergencies Partnership. We will, however, endeavour to monitor and record all volunteer activity in a common format.

What's Involved?

We anticipate Rotarians may become involved with transportation and delivery, volunteers, specialist training, guidance including funding advice, supporting Foodbanks and mental health and wellbeing support.

For further information, please see the VCS EP Overview Leaflet.

Our Aim

Our aim is to have a District Resillience Officer together with a number of Area VSC EP Co-ordinators and Club VSC EP Leads in each Rotary club to receive requests for help and action where able.

People of Action

Thank you to all Rotarians who have stepped up to the challenge and volunteered as People of Action to make our Rotary contribution to the Nation’s recovery at this time of great need.

Page updated 12-08-2024