North East Wales Search And Rescue

NEWSAR is a volunteer Search and Rescue (Mountain Rescue) Organisation. Our primary operating area is in North East Wales mainly covering the counties of Flintshire, Denbighshire, Wrexham and parts of Conwy and Powys. The team also regularly assists Mountain Rescue teams elsewhere in North Wales as well as Lowland Search and Rescue teams in Cheshire and Shropshire. We are a group of volunteers who help the Police by looking for vulnerable people who are missing from home or those in need of rescue. We are available 24 hours / 365 days a year. We are a Registered Charity (England and Wales Number 512956) and affiliated to the North Wales Mountain Rescue Associationand Mountain Rescue, England and Wales. What area does NEWSAR cover? We provide cover to the police and ambulance service in an area that stretches from the Conwy valley across to the English border and from the North Wales Coast down to the Newtown / Welshpool area. We operate both in mountainous terrain and in more suburban areas - wherever people are in need of assistance and cover the Counties of Flintshire, Denbighshire, Wrexham and parts of Conwy and Powys. How is NEWSAR called out? We operate using a text message system and only the police or ambulance service can call us out, normally following a 999 call from a member of the public. They will send a text message asking us to contact them and one of our First Responders will ring to find out further details. If the Team is needed, a text message will be sent to all Operational Members with a place and time to meet. They will let the First Responder know whether they will be attending. We can also be called to assist other Teams if needed. Does NEWSAR charge for its services?