The historic city of York, located on the River Ouse was particularly badly hit by the recent flooding which swept across the north of England during January. The river rose to almost 5.4m above its normal summer levels – very close to its previous record height.  This overwhelmed the city’s flood defenses, and resulted in hundreds […]

As Storm Desmond tore through Britain, Kendal in Cumbria suffered terribly! On the 5th December 2015; BBC news reporting on the Cumbrian floods alerted RRT that their help was going to be called upon in Kendal and as the day drew to a close, around 80 people had been evacuated from their homes as the […]

There were no relaxed walks this Boxing Day as, with 21 severe flood warnings and 235 flood warnings, Preston RRT prepared for the worst. (Most of the region was still clearing up from the effects of Storm Desmond only days before!) After a call to help a local resident and his neighbours, more than 70 […]

Leicester RRT was involved in feeding emergency services & evacuated residents in Leicester during a massive factory fire in Ross Walk. At its peak, up to 70 firefighters from Leicestershire and Derbyshire battled to bring the fire under control in windy conditions, using 12 pumps, 2 aerial platforms and 6 water jets. About 140 residents […]

Somerset-based St Margaret’s Hospice provides compassionate, high quality and responsive care to patients, families and carers who are facing the challenge of a life-limiting illness.  The landscaped gardens of Quantock House provides patients and carers an opportunity to recuperate in peaceful surroundings. Taunton’s Rapid Relief Team were approached by St Margaret’s Hospice to help in […]

As a result of a huge barn fire involving over 100 tonnes of straw; 5 fire tenders and approximately 25 fire crew were needed to tackle the blaze throughout the cold evening of Saturday 21st November 2015. At 18:35hrs Newtown RRT received a call from Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service control room, […]

As one of the UK’s oldest charities, Hannah’s has been enriching the lives of children and young people for more than 200 years. They are dedicated to empowering children, young people and adults with profound physical and learning disabilities, providing them with life-changing opportunities and advocating their needs, with the aim of making disability incidental. […]

For the local businesses on East Moors Road in Cardiff, Wednesday 18th November was just like any other day.  Until 10:30, when a major explosion occurred at a nearby steelworks, rocking nearby buildings, startling people and signalling trouble. Emergency services rushed to the scene, and although the resulting fire was quickly contained and most people […]

Over the week from 22nd – 29th August 2015, the Royal National College for the Blind, a registered Charity based in Hereford UK, hosted the Blind Football European Championship Tournament. The Royal National College for the Blind (RNC), is the UK’s leading specialist residential college of further education for people with a visual impairment. Since […]