Gloucestershire 4x4 Response Team was devised and set up during 2006 by responsible 4 wheel drive users wishing to do more to help our local community and services. Gloucestershire is very much a rural county and has a diverse climate and terrain. We recognised the need for a volunteer group ready to respond to incidents arising our locality. With the majority of our members residing around Cheltenham and Gloucester we are very aware of how weather conditions in a small area e.g. Crickley Hill, can have much larger implications for the wider area... traffic congestion due to snow/flooding can have much greater knock on effects for quite a number of people. So, with this in mind we offer our services to the local councils and emergency services as well as other user services such as Meals on Wheel, British Red Cross, St John Ambulance etc.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 15 July 2008 14:11 )
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Following a G4x4RT providing marshals and roaming backup to the Lido Triathlon on 28th September, we are pleased to announce that 4 of our members successfully completed basic First Aid course including CPR and water safety awareness. Among our members we have Paramedic, Paramedic Technician, Advanced first Aiders and those with basic First Aid.
All our vehicles carry a First Aid Kit and Fire Extinguisher.
We are pleased to announce that two of our members have just completed BORDA (British Off-Road Driving Association) Higher training and IOPD (International Organisation of Professional Drivers) assessment.
Another member has just passed his Foundation Amateur Radio License exam. We now have four licensed Radio Amateurs.