Warwickshire Search and Rescue

19/10/2026

A great weekend at the Lowland Rescue Conference 2026. We are proud to have such a wonderful Search and Rescue family 💚

18/10/2026

📚 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 | Trainee Development

This week, our Friday night training session was dedicated to our trainees, focusing on the legal framework that underpins Search & Rescue operations. 🚨

Our trainees explored the important responsibilities and requirements that guide our work, including:

🔎 Which statutory agency has primacy in missing person investigations
🚗 Road traffic standards when travelling to and from incidents
🏞️ Legal access to land and property during searches
🔐 Data protection and the secure storage of personal information
🇬🇧 How Search & Rescue is established and managed across the UK
🤝 The committees and working groups of UKSAR
🧭 The four national responsibilities of Lowland Rescue

And the learning doesn’t stop there! This training will be extended to cover our Health & Safety Policy, Fire Safety arrangements, Lone Worker Policy and an introduction to the latest Lowland Rescue Approved Code of Practice (ACoP).

Building knowledge, understanding and confidence is essential to ensuring our volunteers are ready to operate safely, professionally and effectively when called upon to help find missing people. 💛🖤

17/10/2026

🤝 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲! 💜

Members of 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗲 were delighted to be invited to attend Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

We had the opportunity to share how the Women of Warwickshire play vital roles across our team, the contributions they make, and the realities of balancing their volunteering commitments with the demands of everyday life.

It was a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the women who help keep our communities safe, share experiences, and recognise the dedication, skills and commitment they bring to emergency services. 👏

Thank you to 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗲 for inviting us and creating the opportunity to connect, learn and celebrate women in emergency services.

12/10/2026

🚨 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 🚨

Our operational team have been requested to assist the West Midlands Police in the search for a missing person.

11/10/2026

🧭 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 | 𝑁𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

Last Friday, our team focused on navigation!

🔎 Our trainees took their first steps on their navigation journey with a classroom-based session, building the foundations of an essential search and rescue skill. Thank you to Discovery Through Adventure heading up this training session.

🥾 Members already qualified put their skills into practice on a navigation walk, earning 2 hours of CPD in core skills.

❤️ We also gave members the opportunity to renew their 4-minute CPR qualification if it had expired.

Every training session helps us stay ready to support our community, anytime, day or night.

10/10/2026

💚 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆 2026 💚

Lowland Rescue have said all we need to… one team, one family!

💚 WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY 💚

Today, 10 October, marks World Mental Health Day — an opportunity to recognise the importance of mental health, challenge stigma and remind ourselves that everyone deserves to be heard, supported and taken seriously.

At Lowland Rescue, we know the importance of looking out for one another. Our team is made up of volunteers who give their time to help others, often in challenging and emotionally demanding circumstances. But behind every uniform is a person, with their own experiences, pressures and challenges.

Mental health affects us all. Sometimes, the people who seem strongest are carrying more than we realise. Sometimes, it can be difficult to find the words to explain how we feel. And sometimes, simply knowing that someone is willing to listen can make a real difference.

You don’t have to reach breaking point before asking for help. You don’t need to have all the answers, and you don’t need to face difficult times on your own.

This year’s World Mental Health Day theme, led by the World Health Organization, is *“Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change.”* It highlights the importance of listening to people with lived experience and ensuring their voices help shape the support and services available to them.

So today, we encourage everyone to take a moment to check in with themselves and the people around them. Ask a friend how they really are. Make time to listen without judgement. And if you’re struggling yourself, please know that reaching out is a sign of strength, not weakness.

💚 If you need support, help is available:

☎️ Samaritans: Call **116 123** — free, confidential emotional support, day or night.

📱 Shout: Text SHOUT to **85258** for free, confidential mental health support by text, 24 hours a day.

🩺 NHS support: Contact your GP if you’re struggling with your mental health. If you need urgent mental health help in England, you can also call **111** and select the mental health option where available.

🚨 If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 999.**

Please don’t wait until things feel unbearable before reaching out. Whether it’s a conversation with someone you trust or professional support, taking that first step matters.

At Lowland Rescue, our mission is to help find people when they’re missing and bring them to safety. Today, we also want to remind everyone that support is available when life feels difficult, and that nobody should feel they have to struggle alone.

Look out for each other. Listen without judgement. Make it okay to talk. 💚

09/10/2026

💚 𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪? 🔎

Wherever you go across the UK, there are dedicated volunteer Search and Rescue teams ready to help when people need us most.

From mountains and caves to rural countryside and our coastlines, these highly trained volunteers stand ready to respond anytime, day or night, in all weather conditions. 🌧️🌙

We work alongside the emergency services to help find missing people, support those in difficulty and bring loved ones home safely.

Behind every callout are volunteers who drop everything to help a stranger — giving up their time, often in the most challenging conditions, to support their communities. 💚

We’re proud to be part of this incredible network of teams making a difference across the UK.

𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝘀.

Cave Rescue Organisation caverescueorganisation
Warwickshire Police warwickshirepolice
mountainrescueuk
RNLI rnli
Lowland Rescue lowlandrescue

07/10/2026

🚙 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲! 🚙

After spotting our Land Rover Defender, Mobile Centre Limited reached out to 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗲 and generously offered to upgrade our headlights and sidelights with new LED units — completely free of charge! 💡

Venture 4x4 Group Ltd then kindly fitted the new lights, sorted new fixings and also checked over our tyres. 🔧

They’ve also pledged to support our Landy going forward, which is fantastic news for the team! 🙌

We’re incredibly grateful to both businesses for their generosity and support. Partnerships like this help keep our volunteers and vehicles ready to respond when they’re needed most. 💚

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂!

06/10/2026

🎓 A successful weekend of learning at WarkSAR HQ!

This weekend, two of our members successfully completed their Search Manager Course at our HQ — a fantastic achievement and an important step in developing our operational capability. 👏

We were also proud to have our Chair, Ian, supporting the Search Operations Course as one of the assessors.

The course brought trainees from Surrey Search & Rescue, Pembrokeshire Lowland Search and Rescue, Lowland Rescue Oxfordshire, Bucks Search & Rescue and Hampshire Search and Rescue, alongside members of the National Lowland Rescue Training Team from Suffolk, West Mercia Search & Rescue and Warwickshire Search and Rescue.

A brilliant weekend of learning, assessment and collaboration across the Lowland Rescue community.

👏 Well done to everyone involved!