Proof, as if it were needed, that "making friends before you need them" works. #Collaboration in #Cumbria by British Red Cross 🧡 Red Cross North Cumbria CVS Cumbria County Council North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust and MorecambeBayNHSTrust harnessing the #Powerofkindness through multi-agency #partnership working. #VolunteersWeek

Hundreds of MorecambeBayNHSTrust staff clap North West Ambulance Service CFRs and British Red Cross 🧡 CRVs at their 3 hospitals to say thank you for distributing 1/3 million SalutetheNHS meal, snack & drinks packs over a 10 week operation. Great collaborative partnership working with @EPRRStuart & @NWAmb_Resus_CL

Wonderful letter of thanks from the Queen’s Representative in #Cumbria to all British Red Cross 🧡 staff and Red Cross North #volunteers in the county for their response to the #COVID crisis to date and specifically our work supporting MorecambeBayNHSTrust North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North West Ambulance Service and @NWAmb_Resus_CL

Thanks to BBC Cumbria for inviting us to talk about the 150th Anniversary of the British Red Cross 🧡 including how we’re working during #Coronovirus with the excellent Cumbria CVS and NWAS Cumbria to deliver the #Powerofkindness across #Cumbria bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0… from 1h53m

5 years on from #StormDesmond, #partnership working continues in #Cumbria Huge thankyou to Land Rover Discovery for once again loaning British Red Cross 🧡 #Defender s to support Red Cross North Emergency Response work including #COVID and to Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service for storing sets of our ERiC equipment.

Snow now adding to the challenge facing the Red Cross North Emergency Response in #Cumbria (ERiC) Team as they continue to coordinate the deployment of volunteers sourced via the British Red Cross 🧡 / Cumbria CVS / Cumbria County Council funded website in to several North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust / MorecambeBayNHSTrust hospitals

One year ago today, #Cumbria LRF declared a major incident; most last 2 days, rarely 2 wks, this one’s lasted 52 wks... They are draining, however I’m proud that British Red Cross 🧡 Emergency Response #volunteers have been able to demonstrate the #PowerofKindness throughout #COVID19

Day five of British Red Cross 🧡 support on scene at the suspected gas explosion in #Heysham #Lancashire . Teams of Red Cross North Emergency Response staff & volunteers providing support to the community, Lancaster City Council Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service Lancashire Police Citizens Advice North Lancashire

Humbled to receive this Certificate of Commendation from Cumbria Police Assistant Chief Constable Andy Slattery, which I am proud to accept on behalf of my outstanding British Red Cross 🧡 Red Cross North Emergency Response in #Cumbria (ERiC) team. Well done everyone !

So folks, another big “Thank You” to everyone in Cumbria who’s helped out in their community during the pandemic - checking on neighbours, forming mutual aid groups & volunteering with local organisations - you’re all fantastic & make Cumbria a wonderful place Thanks David Taylor

Delighted, along with three Red Cross North #volunteers to be asked to represent the British Red Cross 🧡 at the Festival of Remembrance at Blackburn Cathedral this evening #lestweforget2021

Day four of British Red Cross 🧡 response to Storm Arwen working with LRF partners in freezing conditions. Red Cross North volunteers deploying across #Cumbria out of the multi-agency command centre at Penrith Fire Station coordinated through our Incident Support Room in Preston

The British Red Cross 🧡 are delighted to receive a huge donation from Grasmere Gingerbread Grasmere Gingerbread® to support our activity in #Cumbria and across the Red Cross North Read the article here: grasmeregingerbread.co.uk/unwrapped/supp…

18 British Red Cross 🧡 ER North volunteers are continuing to hand out water to North West Ambulance Service Service crews at 10 A&Es in the red weather warning area. By the end of the #heatwave on Tuesday night, Red Cross North will have distributed 3600 bottles or 1.8 tonnes !

An absolute privilege to lead a team of dedicated British Red Cross 🧡 volunteers, supporting mourners in Westminster today. Thank you for your compassion and kindness - it was felt by many.

30 years ! Really ? Where did that go ? Delighted to be presented with my British Red Cross 🧡 long service award by Chief Executive Mike Adamson when he and his team opened our Emergency Response Incident Support Room in Preston. The #PowerOfKindness is needed now more than ever

So proud of my British Red Cross 🧡 and North West Ambulance Service Service mentor for the last 25 years. Congratulations Graham !

I became a Grandad in '23, but Leo died aged just 13 days old. The charity 4Louis gave us a Memory Box, which provides a special way for bereaved families to store meaningful items and remember their baby. I'm doing a fundraiser for them if you can help tinyurl.com/yfsmux8n

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