It has been our biggest deployment ever since we were formed in 2008, and unusually for us there wasn’t a drop of snow in sight. As the country got to grips with what was about to become ‘normal’, our volunteers […]
News
On the evening of 23 December, we receive a call asking us to assist our colleagues at the Maritime Volunteer Service by transporting their boat and rescue equipment to an incident between Kettering and Corby. Four members of our water […]
Christmas Floods 2020
After 14 weeks of activity, it’s time for the team to take a breather as more normal times return to the county. We’re remaining at an ‘Elevated’ status as there’s every likelihood that we will be required from time to […]
Covid19 Update: 8 July 2020
Since the end of March our volunteers have been deployed almost constantly, helping to carry out welfare checks and to deliver food, toiletries and medication to people across the county who need some extra support. It is by far our […]
Covid19 Update: 13 May 2020
The Trustees met on Thursday 19 March via video conference and this is an update on the team’s current position in relation of the ongoing outbreak of Covid-19. We are in regular contact with our service users so we can […]
How Covid-19 is Affecting the Team
Northamptonshire might be the only double land-locked county, but we still have a lot of water with various reservoirs, the River Nene and the Grand Union Canal. Recent winter storms across the country have led to widespread flooding causing communities […]
Water Response Team
It’s the fifth anniversary of the annual 30days30waysUK campaign, which encourages people to consider emergency preparedness at home, at work and when out and about. Our volunteers are adept at driving in the worst of conditions, and with a little […]
Winter Ready: 30days30waysUK 2019 Day 15
It’s showtime once again, and we’ll be at the Kelmarsh Land Rover Show on the 27 & 28 July at Kelmarsh Hall, Northamptonshire. Kelmarsh Land Rover Show is the largest Land Rover Festival in Europe that takes place each summer in the […]
Kelmarsh Land Rover Show 2019
Since 2015 we have had the honour of supporting the Cancer Research UK Race for Life events in the county (and nearby),which have raised hundreds of thousands of pounds to help fund cancer research. As a team, we provide our […]