Tomorrow Morning  Sunday 25th- Western Shore Cycle 2011 In Aid of Lough Neagh Rescue Sponsored By Quinns Coach Hire. Registration 8am – 9.30am. Cycle Starting 9.30am. Starting & Finishing at Ardboe Lifeboat Station, The Battery Harbour, Moortown. Registration £20. For more information contact B.Conlon 07779050880 or C.Curran 07933436935 or see website

www.loughneaghrescue.co.uk

20 Mile Cycle Map: http://g.co/maps/bphrd
50 Mile Cycle Map: http://g.co/maps/3884h

@ 05:04 LNR  was tasked  by HMCG to a small boat,  2 persons on board  in difficulty in area of Doss Bay on the North shore  LNR  was on scene very quickly  in very poor conditions. The casualty was also on a lee shore

Visibility was very poor, but 25 minutes the lifeboat useing their Thermal imaging camera picked up the 2 casualtys, North of Annaghmore  point. They were very cold and wet, medical assistance was requested by lifeboat.   They were quickly brought to shore at Toome canal, were they were  handed to Ambulance and PSNI crews.   Wind SW F3  2 rescued.

Retuned to base 07:45

This evening, crew from the Ardboe Station collected a cheque for £1575, this was money raised by the recent Festival of Lights charity event, all proceeds went to Lough Neagh Rescue. Well done all !!

Crews from Antrim & Kinnego had their work cut out today supporting 3 centres simultaneously with PR opportunities as well as active Fundraising.

Country Comes to Town in Portadown, Sands Marine Boat Jumble and Junction One in Antrim all had LNR personnel present and active supporting our community partners.

Well done to all crew who gave up their Saturday, remember Junction One continues for the rest of September so any volunteers willing to go along will be made very welcome.

HMCG tasked LNR at 13:15hrs to boat that had hit rocks at Skady on the North shore, the vessel had made it’s way safely from Belfast down the Bann to Lough Neagh but came to grief on entering Lough Neagh. Vessel assisted by crews for 40 minutes then brought to safety.

During the incident a crew member remained on board  1 person rescued   Wind , SW F2,  returned to base 15 .40

Tonight Exercise South Lake was observed by two crews from the Lurgan NIFRS Station. The feedback as to the professionalism of our teams was very positive and NIFRS agreed to consider putting local teams together to avail of the training opportunity. This cross agency training model has been accepted by NISAR as a must do and LNR is fast becoming a centre of excellence in this type of real environment training solutions. We now have advanced bookings from Skywatch and British Red Cross with the expectation CRS, PSNI MMRT, NWMRT, and NIFRS-SRT and  SARDA will soon follow. Well done to our instructors.

LNR of course provides these experiences free of charge to First Responders and we hope to learn as much from the participants as  they do from us.

20 Mile cycle Map http://g.co/maps/bphrd                           

50 Mile cycle Map http://g.co/maps/3884h

Water Stop for 50 Mile Cycle at Moneymore Recreation Centre.
Water Stop for 20 Mile Cycle at Ballymaguire Road Junction

At 13:20 HMCG  tasked LNR to a 21 ft motor cruiser, adrift out of Antrim marina  2 persons 0nboard,  on arrival the boat was near sand banks aprox 1 mile west of Antrim marina . The casualty was towed back to Antrim marina  where vessel and casualties were safely docked.  Lifeboat returned to base  15:10

2 assisted.  Wind SSW force 2

Last night LNR hosted a get to know you event with Councillors from the Craigavon area. The informal evening was a great opportunity for LNR to demonstrate it’s contribution to the community and prove the return on investment by Craigavon Council for the past 23 years. Both Councillors and crew thoroughly enjoyed the demonstration of capability and the Lifeboat trip that followed.

LNR expressed their thanks to the Council for all their support over the years and agreed to discuss further ways we can mutually benefit the great community of Craigavon and associated areas.

The Foundation is a registered charity funded entirely by Diageo. It makes grants in support of projects or causes proposed by Diageo businesses and externally.
Acknowledging that it cannot hope to address every social issue, the Foundation provides focus for community investment programmes by defining areas where they can make the most difference. The grant was sought by LNR Officers who recognised a specific need to replace the launch tractor at the Battery Harbour Station.