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Isle of Wight Search and Rescue celebrates 15 years

Today, Isle of Wight Search and Rescue celebrates 15 years of service to our Island community. What began with a small Hampshire Search and Rescue initial response team of just six volunteers on the Island led to the establishment of WightSAR by Dean Terrett BEM on 3 November 2011, creating a dedicated local search and rescue capability for the Isle of Wight. Over the past 15 years, our volunteers have been available 24/7, 365 days a year, supporting Hampshire & Isle of Wight

Andrew Green

1 day ago1 min read

Co-Op Local Community Fund

Help us have a share of the Co-op Local Community Fund £3.5 million ! We are delighted to announce that WightSAR is now a chosen charity for the Co-op Local Community Fund 2026 - 2027. Please download the Co-op App, become a member and choose our cause, so we can receive a share of £3.5m. It costs just £1 to join and the more Co-op members who choose WightSAR as their cause, the more funds we will receive. See our unique cause page via the link below. Choose WightSAR as yo

Andrew Green

Oct 201 min read

Love Running Tuesday Nighters

We popped into the delightful Love Running Tuesday Nighters recently to say a big thank you for their recent donation to our 100% volunteer team. Fair to say our two trainee Search Dogs, Maali and Ginny, proved the most popular ! 🐕‍🦺 Running events, a Quiz night and the Love Running Tuesday Nighters run collection was just some of the highlights. A very special thanks to: • Rachel 53 @ 53 – Rachel completed the Manchester Marathon and a week later the London Marathon in her

Andrew Green

Jul 291 min read