Thanks for taking the time to visit the WCCC’s JustGiving Page for Leicestershire Search & Rescue. Please find below an “About Us” from them to the club members.

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Leicestershire Search & Rescue (LeicSAR) is a non-profit organisation, made up entirely of emergency volunteers, providing vital support and assistance to the emergency services, local authorities and the general public.

Our volunteers share a common interest, which is providing a professional, reliable and vital service to the people of Leicestershire and surrounding areas, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We are a registered charity our number is 1150100.

We have been established since October 2011 and are affiliated to and regulated by The Association of Lowland Search & Rescue (ALSAR). Being a part of this organisation ensures that all of our volunteers are trained to the highest of standards, which are nationally recognised.

Our main purpose is to assist in the search for vulnerable missing persons in urban, rural and lowland areas, this includes children, the elderly or those who are suffering from an Illness be it physically or mentally. On occasions, we are utilised to search for injured persons, as a result of this all of our volunteers are fully equipped and trained in First Aid, with at least one trained Trauma Medic per search team.

In addition to search & rescue, we also provide support and assistance at major/critical incidents, which include fires, floods and rail/air disasters. Assistance to emergency services during adverse weather conditions, by providing 4×4 vehicle support, delivering essential supplies, transporting members of staff or patients, evacuation transport and even offering help to stranded members of the public. We also offer marshal cover and support at private or community events.

As a voluntary run scheme, we rely heavily on the support of the local community and businesses to offer donations and sponsorship to ensure that we can deliver this vital service.

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Last year in 2024 the LS&R had 18,750 hours logged by volunteers like over very own WCCC member Paul Flanagan who is a part of the charity organisation. The LS&R attended 31events and 59 call outs last year and had an operating costs of £30,000. This year however these figures will be increasing as the charity is helping as many people as it can.

With any contribution every little helps so that this amazing work can carry on. Anything you wish to donate would be very much appreciated by Paul and his team and will go on to help those that need it most.

We thank you for taking the time to read this page and attach below a small summary of how your payment is dealt with by JustGiving.

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Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

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Regards

Aaron Browne

WCCC Charity Steward