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I was out with Kendal Mountain rescue the other day.. it seems mountain rescue teams are having a bit of a tough time, both with funding and tax breaks.
I reckon there biggest problem is they are all individual groups rather than a country wide thing like the RNLI.
However, a top bunch of people
[url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7862058.stm ]Northwest Tonight story[/url]
More on the politics show on Sunday 12.20ish

however you have to sit through the politics show...


 
Posted : 30/01/2009 11:57 pm
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Possibly also impacted like RNLI (parents do a lot with them) by 'cultural' changes - less fishermen, seamen, smaller navy etc etc means less and less skilled volunteers = more training = more cost .....


 
Posted : 31/01/2009 11:34 am