On a bitterly cold afternoon a Peterhead Fish factory explodes into a ball of fire close to the town centre. At 1435 on Saturday 17th January a plume of thick black smoke was seen rising hundreds of feet over the cloudless skyline of Peterhead, Scotland. Further investigations by the RRT revealed that one of the […]
Rapid Relief Teams from Warrenpoint, Londonderry, Dublin and Belfast in Ireland were honoured to provide assistance at yet another charity marathon in the region. The event was called Tollymore Trail marathon 2014 (TTM14). It was located in Tollymore Forest Park in the Mourn Mountains in Northern Ireland. The nearest town is Newcastle. CONTINUE TO READ….. […]
Saturday 19th July 2014 saw the Bristol PBCC band perform a number of songs for the elderly at Woodlands Manor Care Home. Woodlands Manor is a family owned care home that was opened in 1994. Nursing Care is provided for 40 physically frail people in personal rooms all furnished to a high standard, many of […]
At around 6:30pm on Tuesday 2nd November, eight fire crews from three counties attended a fire at a detached house in Woodgreen, Fordingbridge. Around 70 firefighters fought the blaze as it ripped through the building destroying everything in its path. Villagers from the close-knit community could only watch in horror as the flames tore through […]
Julian Temblett, Head of Marketing at the British Heart Foundation (BHF), presented the PBCC with a certificate of thanks at a congratulatory presentation at the BHF HQ in London. After the third year of participating in BHF’s ‘Bag-It Beat-It’ campaign the PBCC have succeeded in donating more than 25,000 bags of saleable items meaning that […]
A “major” fire closed Staines town centre after a blaze broke out in several industrial units. Homes were evacuated and about 100 firefighters tackled the blaze at the Renshaw Industrial Estate. Residents reported a series of explosions through the night. The fire service said this was thought to be propane cylinders exploding. Three industrial buildings […]
Hillside Gospel Hall Trust have raised £1965 for the Nottingham Hospitals Charity (Nottingham Children’s Hospital). Nottingham Children’s Hospital have recently cared for a precious baby (one of the PBCC congregation), who was transferred for specialist care and treatment in one of the baby units, and it was the wonderful care this child received over a […]
On 25th October 2014 a member of the Salisbury RRT received a call at 6:35pm from the Wiltshire central control unit asking us to attend an active substantial thatch fire (sadly leaving two cottages destroyed and 3 families’ homeless) in the Village of Codford 15 miles north west of Salisbury. The team were then mobilized […]
Rapid Relief Teams from Warrenpoint and Londonderry in Northern Ireland were honoured to provide assistance at one of the most scenic charity marathons in the world. On the 27th October the North-West RRT based in Londonderry and the South-Down RRT based in Warrenpoint, joined forces to provide assistance and refreshments for those making a huge […]
During a recent meeting with senior members of the Wilton Council it was mentioned that there was a need for a building to be erected for the storage of sandbags at the local Cricket pavilion. As willing community members, the PBCC RRT offered to help out with the project which council were very grateful for. […]
