G4 110 recce in Cumbria Floods

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DenysShortt	D DenysShortt posted 16 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
D Group: Forum Member Posts: 44, Visits: 140	We have just returned from a place near Skelwith Bridge in Cumbria (between Ambleside and Coniston) and had to take a chopper out due to road and bridge closures. Enjoy the photos here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/44842012@N02/ The G4 was brilliant but could not cross some of the floods - just way too fast and dangerous waters. We met a chap who lost his Freelander ! - swept downstream whilst crossing a flooded road at Skelwith Bridge. Denys G4 Defender D110 Mongolia Recce - BP07 PCF - was 1932 YbA
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camel_landy	camel_landy posted 16 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Member Posts: 264, Visits: 2.9K	DenysShortt (21/11/2009) We met a chap who lost his Freelander ! - swept downstream whilst crossing a flooded road at Skelwith Bridge. He's lucky... It's not uncommon for people to drown whilst trapped in their cars in that sort of situation. M __________________________________________ The box said: "Windows 11 or better...." ...So I used a Macintosh. :D __________________________________________
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aedwar57	aedwar57 posted 16 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Committee Members Posts: 521, Visits: 1.9K	With the floods over the last days, months, years and quite a few members that help out mountain rescue teams / emergency services, I think there is an opportunity here for G4 / Camel etc to provide help in these situations. Perhaps we could all think about what we could do, training, what kit we we need and how we might finance it? For those that are interested we could meet at the first show in May at the Heritage? Or would we be better off trying to raise money to buy a 110 for a mountain rescue team? Please stay safe out there and never work alone - if you want to help, please ensure your safety first. Alan BT08BTX (Beatrice) Atlantic Rising 110
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adesg4	a adesg4 posted 16 Years Ago Post Details
a Group: G4 Member Posts: 1.2K, Visits: 6.8K	My Uncle is in one of the mountain rescue teams in the Lake District. they have just bought a new 110. I will get him to send pics and info. Cost of conversion was about same as vehicle. Adrian Technical Officer G4 Owners Club D110 - Mongolia 2008 - 1925YbA - Recce D2 - Australia 2003 - 1BIJ-664 - Australia/ Russia Media car. Fleet 104
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macg4	m macg4 posted 16 Years Ago Post Details
m Group: G4 Member Posts: 404, Visits: 10K	hi our mountain rescue team have just bought a new 110 amb looks a great bit of kit. Rescue Team takes delivery of new Landrover Ambulance. After a number of years fundraising, the Team has successfully raised sufficient funds to enable it to replace its aging Landrover ambulance. The purpose built ambulance, based on a Landrover 110, allows the Team to respond to incidents in remote locations or during adverse weather conditions. The ambulance carries the specialist medical equipment used by the Team; including defibrillator, medical gases, and spinal splints along with the Teams rope rescue equipment. As always, the vehicle has been designed in such a way as to carry a casualty on the Teams Bell stretcher thus helping the speed of extraction from difficult and remote locations. andy BT52CLO V8 D2 Australia Gone FL1 td4 g4 BW04 FGV(Brazil)
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mole	mole posted 16 Years Ago Post Details
Group: G4 Member Posts: 259, Visits: 4.8K	I didn't know there were any mountains where you live - you must have a second home!! Mole
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adesg4	a adesg4 posted 16 Years Ago Post Details
a Group: G4 Member Posts: 1.2K, Visits: 6.8K	Must be the partner crew to the Dutch Mountain rescue team. Adrian Technical Officer G4 Owners Club D110 - Mongolia 2008 - 1925YbA - Recce D2 - Australia 2003 - 1BIJ-664 - Australia/ Russia Media car. Fleet 104
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macg4	m macg4 posted 16 Years Ago Post Details
m Group: G4 Member Posts: 404, Visits: 10K	some links http://www.srmrt.org.uk/about.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_and_Ryedale_mountain_rescue_team andy BT52CLO V8 D2 Australia Gone FL1 td4 g4 BW04 FGV(Brazil)
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xtc	xtc posted 16 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Member Posts: 49, Visits: 374	Probably easier to join an existing group. Most counties seen to have them. Most are already acknowledged by the local services which seems to be the hard bit to achieve.. http://www.4x4response.info/public/publicWrapper.php (I need to run in compatibility view with IE8 for the above site) A Silver G4... Best of both worlds?! Roll on Mongolia! Oh boll0cks, no Mongolia, might have to get a proper job...
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Emon	Emon posted 16 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Committee Members Posts: 695, Visits: 2.5K	Denys, Many a times have we walked the path from Langdales to Skelwith bridge with the kids, what a scene! Great pics. Hope life gets back to normal for the locals soon. Regards, Emon Chairman 2008 - 2016 Current G4 - D3 LHD V8 BN55WRG Previous G4 - D3 from Belgian national selections, BG08VFK Previous G4 - 110, BT52OVG
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