Freemasons Give £1,000 Towards Digital Radios For Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team

Pictured are W Bro David Whitteron, right, W Bro Roy Meredith, centre, and Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team Chairman, David Warden

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Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team will be able to replace aging analogue radios with new, digital replacements, thanks to a £1,000 donation from the Freemasons.
 
De Warren Lodge, which meets in Halifax and has close ties to the organisation, - Past Master, David Whitteron, is the rescue team’s new President - secured the money via numerous raffles and the individual generosity of members.
 
With GPS capability, the new radios will enhance the safety of rescuers in remote areas, and greatly improve the management of searches for missing and vulnerable persons, relaying the position of search parties to the control vehicle and base.
 
The team, which is part of Mountain Rescue England and Wales, is a Registered Charity, and is funded entirely through donations from the community, societies and local business.
 
The team members are all volunteers, on call 24/7 throughout every day of the year.
 
Details of the Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team Team can be found at http://www.cvsrt.org.uk/. ​