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W4x4Response

  1. The threatened heavy rain last night did not happen, Wessex 4x4 has now been stood down. Road conditions in our area still require caution.
  2. Wessex 4x4 called to STANDBY - heavy rain predicted tonight may cause floods requiring evacuation of residents to rest centres.
  3. A warm welcome to our 6 new members who completed their induction training yesterday. Our next induction for new members will be on 29 Apr.
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  5. A busy day on Friday - on Standby for an incident in Burnham, while 4 responders also assisted an LRF conference. wessex4x4response.org.uk/?reports
  6. Next Team Pub Meet - at the Artichoke, Devizes, this Friday 8pm
  7. W4x4R will be giving a short presentation to our local RoADAR group.
  8. Training taking place this morning, with the aim of adding 5 new Controllers to our Control Team for this winter.
  9. 10 new recruits attended our Induction day last Sunday, with some existing members joining in for a refresher of this important training.
  10. One responder deployed in Bridgewater area to assist Somerset Civil Contingencies Unit.
  11. Wessex 4x4 Response now stood down. We were not needed for either of the two incidents last night, but a sad loss of life on the M5.
  12. W4x4R called to STANDBY by Somerset CCU for Major Incident.
  13. On Wed 23 Nov 8pm, team pub meet at the George, Sandy Lane.
  14. Team Meeting: Wed 8pm, New Inn, Winterbourne Monkton SN4 9NW. If you're interested in 4x4 Response, then do join us for an informal chat.
  15. Induction training for our new responders will be held on 15 & 23 October.
  16. Wessex 4x4 Response will have a stand at the Emergency Services Show at Hullavington on Sun.11 Sept. See you there!