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Andrew Kent with pilot Alex Waite and the helicopter that took him on his prize flight.

On Saturday the 20th we held an ‘Open Day’ at our new HQ for the members’ families and friends, a combination of “show and tell” for them to see what we get up to at those odd hours as well as some activities for the children (and the not-so-young).  We… Read More »New HQ for HANTSAR

Hampshire Search and Rescue respond to Tipner Fire which resulted in the M275 being closed after a fire at a waste processing unit. HANTSAR’s Drone team deployed to assist partners Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service to help tackle the major fire in Portsmouth. https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2024-07-06/fire-forces-closure-of-major-city-motorway https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/business/lithium-batteries-the-most-likely-cause-of-huge-fire-at-tipner-4694698

Funding from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is helping Hampshire Search and Rescue (HANTSAR) begin the year with a new vehicle, which will help them do more of their life-saving work across Hampshire and its neighbouring counties. The charity applied for the money through SSEN’s Resilient Communities Fund (RCF)… Read More »SSEN’s £20,000 funding for new vehicle boosts Hampshire Search and Rescue’s capabilities

Overnight on Tuesday 5th December 2023 we were requested by Wiltshire Search and Rescue to support Avon and Somerset Police to send water resources to Somerset. Two flood teams were rapidly formed consisting of Lowland Rescue volunteers from Wiltshire, Dorset Search and Rescue and Hampshire, and sent to a holding… Read More »Hampshire Respond to Somerset Flood

The winning tickets for the HANTSAR 20th Anniversary Celebrations drawn on Sunday 13th August 2023. PRIZE TICKET NUMBER 40 minute ride in a helicopter over Hampshire worth £350 4214 Brewery tour and dinner for 4 at Powder Monkey worth £200 7272 4 Paultons Park tickets worth £167 7681 Glider flight over Hampshire (worth £120)… Read More »Raffle Prize Winners

We were honoured, at the Police and Crime Commissioner’s annual awards ceremony on Friday 31st March, to have been selected as a team for the Community Volunteer of the Year award.  HANTSAR was represented on the night by 7 members, and the award was presented by the Chief Constable of… Read More »HANTSAR win Volunteer of the Year Award

Hampshire Search and Rescue (HANTSAR) responded to a call from Hampshire Constabulary to look for a missing person on the evening of March 25th. This was the 1000th callout for our all-volunteer charity, to search for vulnerable and at-risk missing people on behalf of the police, since our formation in… Read More »1000 Callouts

Hampshire Search and Rescue have been added to the Flood Rescue National Asset Register after being re-accredited and are now available for national deployment. This follows a rigorous audit by the Flood Rescue Capability Officer, making sure that the Water Team are compliant to Department for Environment Food & Rural… Read More »HANTSAR National Flood Asset

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal was awarded this year to front-line members of the Emergency Services, subject to certain criteria, and it was agreed by the government that eligible members of volunteer Search and Rescue teams should be included. Hampshire Search and Rescue held its medal presentation event at the… Read More »Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medals awarded to 21 members