9th Jun 2025
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Pete and Carl with BBC Countryfile's Anita Rani whilst filming a piece on searching with drones.
NEWSFLASH
Congratulations to Pete Roberts, a Director, Trustee and founder of the Centre for Search Research on receiving two national awards recently.
Pete, who in January 2023, reached the significant milestone of fifty years active service as a Mountain Rescue volunteer, had his contribution to Mountain Rescue and in particular to the development and advancement of search and search management techniques recognised with the presentation of a Mountain Rescue Distinguished Service Award by Mountain Rescue England and Wales at their AGM in Warrington.
At the same meeting, Pete was also presented with the National Police Search Governance Board Award for 2023 for Lifetime Achievement. This award was presented by Chief Inspector Mark Sweeney of the Police National Search Centre, and it is believed that this is the first time that this award has been made to anyone from Mountain Rescue.
Well done Pete, thoroughly well-deserved recognition of your lifetimes dedication and commitment to Mountain Rescue and the development and improvement of techniques used for missing persons search.
Upcoming Events
| When | What | Who | Where |
| Friday, October 13, 2023 - Sunday, October 15, 2023 | Field Skills Train the Trainer Assessment Cohort 1 | Garda Costa na hEirann - Irish Coast Guard | Carrigaline (near Cork) |
| Friday, November 10, 2023 - Saturday, November 11, 2023 | Field Skills Train the Trainer Assessment Cohort 2 | Garda Costa na hEirann - Irish Coast Guard | Castlebar (Co Mayo) |
| Saturday, December 2, 2023 | Initial Response Search Management | Garda Costa na hEirann - Irish Coast Guard | Dublin |
| Saturday, February 10, 2024 | Field Search Skills Course | North West Mountain Rescue Team | Gortin Glen (near Omagh) |
| Saturday, April 27, 2024 | Initial Response Search Management | Mountain Rescue Ireland | Dublin |
| Sunday, April 28, 2024 | Search Management After the Initial Response | Mountain Rescue Ireland | Dublin |
| Saturday, June 22, 2024 | Initial Response Search Management | Garda Costa na hEirann - Irish Coast Guard | Dublin |
| Friday, October 11, 2024 - Sunday, October 13, 2024 | RESCUE 2024 - ICESAR Conference | Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue | Reykjavik |
| Saturday, November 9, 2024 | Initial Response Search Management Course | TCSR | Seaton Burn - Northumberland |
| Saturday, December 7, 2024 | Initial Response Search Management - To Be Confirmed | Garda Costa na hEirann - Irish Coast Guard | Dublin |
| Saturday, May 17, 2025 | Exercise Northumberland II - Drone Research Follow-up | MR & Police Drone Teams | New Moor House - Northumberland |
| Saturday, June 7, 2025 | Initial Response Search Management Course | Garda Costa na hEirann - Irish Coast Guard | Dublin |
| Saturday, September 6, 2025 | Field Search Skills Course | Ballybunion Sea & Cliff Rescue Team | Ballybunion _Ireland |
| Sunday, September 21, 2025 | Field Search Skills Course | Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team | Pegswood - Northumberland |
| Saturday, October 18, 2025 | Initial Response Search Management Course | NWMRA / OVMRO | TBC - North Wales |
| Saturday, November 8, 2025 | Initial Response Search Management Course | TCSR - Annual Course | Seaton Burn - Northumberland |