Thunderbirds are GO.....

I attended the Wirral emergency volunteer scheme kick-off meeting last night. It was hosted by Wirral council in the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton. There were over a hundred people there and we heard the head of risk management, Mark Camborne, outline how we could help out in times of unexpected events and emergencies. He was backed up by speakers from the blue light services. It was all very professionally handled and did  give a level of confidence that the Council do know what they are doing, although it doesn't always get done in the way it's planned.

There are training sessions scheduled for later in the year, so I will be enrolling for snow clearing, manual handling, rescue centre management and stewarding, then I can sit back and wait for the phone to ring.

I am already planning to be a steward at the Open golf in Hoylake this year, but that will be a course based role. The Council will be managing the roads and facilities outside the Club.

The Council did all they could during the high tide alerts in early December but the regeneration project at New Brighton was flooded out, with Morrisons, the Travelodge, the casino and most of the restaurants under water for several days. The storm force winds also washed away the Black Pearl, a pirate ship built on the beach,  out of drift wood.

 

The Pearl will be reconstructed during the coming months, and I now have my hiviz vest so FAB Scott.