Quiz night and raffle at the Beachy Head Pub – 12th July 8pm
A quiz and raffle is being held More »
Search and rescue incidents 20/05/13 – 26/05/13
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BHCT exceeds 2000 rescues
May 2013 has seen the number of More »
Search and rescue incidents 13/05/13 – 19/05/13
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Search and rescue incidents 06/05/13 – 12/05/13
Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team were involved in More »
April 2013 search and rescue incidents
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Search and rescue incidents 29/04/13 – 05/05/13
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Quiz night and raffle at the Beachy Head Pub – 12th July 8pm
A quiz and raffle is being held at the Beachy Head Pub on Friday 12th July at 8pm to raise funds for BHCT.Teams are of a maximum of 6 at a cost of £2 per person. To book your quiz team table please ring 07903 840287. BeachyHeadQuiz_HazelPoster
Search and rescue incidents 20/05/13 – 26/05/13
Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team were involved in 20 incidents and searches during the week ending 26th May 2013, resulting in the rescue of 7 persons who were despondent.
We were called to 14 searches for despondent missing persons via Sussex Police and were alerted to 1 incident via members of the public. The Frontline proactive team came across 5 further incidents during patrols.
Sadly a body was recovered from the cliffs during the week. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the deceased.
BHCT exceeds 2000 rescues
May 2013 has seen the number of rescues performed by the trained crisis intervention negotiators of Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team exceed 2000. This has come in conjunction with the team experiencing one of the busiest months we have seen, with 34 rescues by the 22nd May.
Since beginning in 2004 the team has grown to become reputedly the busiest Search and Rescue team in the UK. BHCT, which is a Christian chaplaincy specialising in Crisis Intervention and Search and Rescue, works almost entirely in the rescue of despondent people. The Frontline team consists of 13 volunteers supported by 4 full-time and 2 part-time staff, along with a number of supporting volunteers. We perform over 100 hours of proactive patrols every week and are on-call 24hours a day 365 days a year. 2012 alone saw the team respond to 771 searches resulting in the rescue of 305 despondent people. Our vision is to see suicide end at Beachy Head.
Search and rescue incidents 13/05/13 – 19/05/13
Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team were involved in 22 incidents and searches during the week ending 19th May 2013, resulting in the rescue of 10 persons who were despondent.
We were called to 10 searches for despondent missing persons via Sussex Police and were alerted to 2 incidents via members of the publicand 1 by pub staff. The Frontline proactive team came across 9 further incidents during patrols.
Search and rescue incidents 06/05/13 – 12/05/13
Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team were involved in 24 incidents and searches during the week ending 12th May 2013, resulting in the rescue of 11 persons who were despondent.
We were called to 11 searches for despondent missing persons via Sussex Police and were alerted to 2 incidents via members of the public. The Frontline proactive team came across 11 further incidents during patrols.
April 2013 search and rescue incidents
During April 2013 Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team were involved in 68 searches and incidents resulting in the rescue of 25 people who were despondent.
We were called to 39 searches via Sussex Police. We were also alerted to 5 incidents by pub staff. During proactive patrols the team came across a further 24 incidents.
Sadly during the month 2 bodies were recovered from the cliffs. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of the deceased.
Search and rescue incidents 29/04/13 – 05/05/13
Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team were involved in 23 incidents and searches during the week ending 5th May 2013, resulting in the rescue of 11 persons who were despondent.
We were called to 10 searches for despondent missing persons via Sussex Police and were alerted to 2 incidents via members of the public. The Frontline proactive team came across 11 further incidents during patrols.
Search and rescue incidents 22/04/13 – 28/04/13
Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team were involved in 14 incidents and searches during the week ending 28th April 2013, resulting in the rescue of 3 persons who were despondent.
We were called to 8 searches for despondent missing persons via Sussex Police. The Frontline proactive team came across 4 further incidents during patrols.
Sadly a body was recovered from the cliffs during the week. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of the deceased.
Search and rescue incidents 15/04/13 – 21/04/13
Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team were involved in 15 incidents and searches during the week ending 21st April 2013, resulting in the rescue of 7 persons who were despondent.
We were called to 9 searches for despondent missing persons via Sussex Police. We were informed of 1 incident by members of Beachy HEad Pub staff and the Frontline proactive team came across 5 further incidents during patrols.
Search and rescue incidents 08/04/13 – 14/04/13
Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team were involved in 16 incidents and searches during the week ending 14th April 2013, resulting in the rescue of 5 persons who were despondent.
We were called to 12 searches for despondent missing persons via Sussex Police and the Frontline proactive team came across 4 further incidents during patrols.
