After 7 months of planning, fundraising and scavenging equipment the team is finally ready to go. All the gear is packed and weighed. We are leaving Barry at 1am Tuesday Morning for the road trip to Gatwick Airport, before a 6 hour flight to Banjul.
We are taking out 3 rescue boards, 7 rescue tubes, 4 resuscitation training dolls, 5 resuscitation masks, 10 first aid patrol bags and contents, 3 complete first aid kits, 4 training manuals, teaching notes, 200 RLSS caps and 100+ pens. All to be donated to the newly trained lifeguards and school children.
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Water Rescue Division and Whitmore Bay Lifeguards
Six Lifeguards from Whitmore Bay Surf Life Saving Club head out to The Gambia in West Africa to teach 20 volunteers first aid and lifesaving skills and to carry out a water safety campaign in schools.
Group Photo
Water Rescue Division and Whitmore Bay Lifeguards
6 comments:
Good luck!!
Will be watching your progress with interest.
Stephen.
Good luck with teaching Bri, try and not to cock up the words too much. (e.g bamboon)stress can be an awful thing.
Good luck everyone
Good luck guys, wish I was going!
right then guys, do us proud sniff sniff! allll onn my ownnnnnnn least theres not a fight for boards, skis or more importantly hot shower!
GOOD LUCK!
Hope it's going well,looking forward to the site updates.
Rgds The Morgans
Greetings lads! OR, to use the Gambian Lingo Jingo Gzambulumpazemby Zebedee! (Didn't know I could speak fluent Gambian, did you Mike?!)
Hope you are all enjoying the experience and are training those guys to your usual exceptionally HIGH standards....(you know: Run Swim, Ski, Run, BEER, swim, Paddle, BEER, ski, LIE DOWN, BEER........)
Keep up the good work - I've written to Gordon Brown who will be inviting you to the next International Surf Life Saving Summit (to be held on Cllr Rob Curtis' Patio).
Seriously, though - I hope you are all finding the trip an invaluable experience. Have fun too!
Oh, and like I said previously - watch out for the Willy Wrigglers -that applies to Ross, Ross and Matt - sorry Mike and Cliffy, but those Gambian Water Worms don't find the 'OLD BITS' so tasty! he he he!
Love Verity xxxxxxxx
p.s. Look after my brother Cliff or I'll never buy you another Latte down the Knap Cafe - RA RA RA!
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