Annie Lennox pens lyrics in support of The Sandpiper Trust Aberdeen born Annie Lennox has donated handwritten lyrics to the Sandpiper Trust in support of its 2018 Every Second Counts fundraising extravaganza. The gift underlines both her commitment to local causes and her love of rural Scotland. The Sandpiper Trust aims to save lives in […]
Our Summer 2018 Newsletter is out!
Sandpiper launches Mark Bloch Memorial Fund This is a fund set up by The Sandpiper Trust that seeks to reflect how Mark’s family and friends remember him and his outlook on life. Mark died in October 2014, aged 48. Mark was involved in many areas of pre-hospital care and was instrumental in the setting up […]
Local Moray couple Denise and John Thomson present The Sandpiper Trust with cheque for £650 raised from Buckie’s ‘It’s a knockout’. On the, 19th April 2018 at Dr Gray’s Hospital, Denise and John Thomson presented the cheque to the Moray Immediate Care Scheme, part of The British Association for Immediate Care Scotland (BASICS) and The […]
Duchess’ seal of approval for rural emergency response charity, The Sandpiper Trust The Duchess of Argyll presents Doctor Kate MacGregor with Sandpiper Bag, as she is announced as the latest member of Scottish network of medical emergency responders. On 10th April at Inveraray Castle the Duchess of Argyll marked the appointment of Doctor Kate MacGregor […]
Join our 2018 fundraising extravaganza and help us beat the clock, the one which begins ticking the moment a medical emergency takes place. Our Every Second Counts Dinner aims to raise £80,000 to fund an additional 20 emergency responders to join our growing network of local volunteer medical professionals. With your support, lives will be […]
We are delighted to announce that Sandpiper Wildcat has been selected for the next round of funding from the Co-op Local Community Fund, which runs for 11 months until the 27 October 2018. Since September 2016, Co-op has raised a phenomenal £20 million! It’s easy to understand why we are so excited to be part of this […]
Sandpiper shares proceeds from clay shoot Two vital services in Tayside and Perthshire have been boosted by Angus gamekeepers who have raised nearly £4000 to help provide support to children and families. Staff from Glenogil Estate decided to host a charity clay shoot in aid of Tayside Children’s Hospital after Head Gamekeeper Danny Lawson’s son […]
Have you heard our Christmas radio advert? Our Christmas radio advert is now airing on Original 106. We’re spreading the word that our online shop of gifts that save lives, is now open! Prices from just £10. Start shopping now.
Saturday 4th November saw the 2017 Pride of Aberdeen Awards take place in the city’s beach ballroom where the Sandpiper Wildcat team picked up the Blue Light Hero award. The Sandpiper Wildcat project is funded by The Sandpiper Trust and is a collaborative project between them, Scottish Ambulance, Resuscitation Research Group and BASICS Scotland. Its […]
A tragic day on Ben Nevis with 3 climbers being killed and fourth seriously injured after being caught in an avalanche in Number 5 Gully. Our sincerest condolences go out to the families and friends of the climbers who lost their lives.
The callout came from a member of the Scottish Avalanche Information Service who saw the avalanche and a guide climbing in the locality.
The team responded with assistance from Glencoe MRT, and a group from the Joint Services Mountain Training Centre (JSMTC) who were training in the area. There was a total of 29 volunteers mountain rescuers who attended the incident.
Conditions were very difficult with very high winds, snow and thunder and lightening which restricted the support the MCA helicopters could provide despite some excellent flying.
We would like to thank everyone who assisted during the day, Glencoe MRT, the SARH helicopters and the JSMTC. We would like to put out special thanks to Graeme Moss of SAIS, JamesThacker mountain guide, Richard Bentley mountain guide who all assisted.
This year we increased our team size by recruiting a further 14 aspirant team members. Today was the first major incident some had attended and everyone performed brilliantly under difficult circumstances.
We would like to thank Police Scotland for their support and dealing with all the enquiries which naturally follow incidents of this scale.
This is the third avalanche in No 5 Gully since Saturday. On Saturday evening aa group of four climbers were avalanched while climbing in the gully. One person was swept down the gully but luckily was not buried or suffered injury and they made their way to the CIC Hut. The other 3 climbers were crag fast and team members carried on to rescue the rest of the party. A member of the SMC who was in the hut climbed up and assisted the climbers down allowing the team to stand down.
Also on Saturday, Lochaber assisted in the search and recovery of the climbers in Glencoe. the same day there was a hill walker on Ben Hiant, Ardnamurchan who suffered what was a suspected broken arm and was airlifted by a SARH helicopter.
We would urge climbers to check the SAIS avalanche information before heading out at moment. The high winds and snow are creating high avalanche risk conditions, with natural releases possible on certain aspects.
This evening a personnel locator beacon has reported on the Ardnamurchan peninsula. Glencoe MRT, a local estate keeper and police are responding.
Thanks for this tweet from remote Scotland. I have spoken to several Sandpiper equipped responders lately, all extremely grateful that when asked to respond voluntarily to life threatening incidents they have a Sandpiper bag and a cosy jacket at hand.
Many thanks to Keri from The Sandpiper Trust Wildcat Project who came all the way from Elgin to demystify CPR and to explain the use of our new community defibrillator that is located on the wall outside our hall. A superbly practical input that gave some of our Crathes locals, both young and “less” young, an invaluable insight into what to do if the need arises. £68 collected from those attending and donated to Sandpiper 😁❤️
Well done to Crathes Village Hall for installing a public access defibrillator now registered with Scottish Ambulance Service and thanks to all who attended tonight’s CPR training and donated to The Sandpiper Trust
