river and sea sense
Wales
Since Christopher drowned I/RASS have educated over 500.000 young people and
adults across North Wales UK and Ireland as to the dangers of open water. From
the beginning I wanted to create a Legacy which would leave a memorable impact
on both young people and adults in making them more aware of their own and
others safety. The strain on our emergency services over the years and ongoing
research has proved that CPR First Aid and SABL Education particularly in Wales
was not on our curriculum and therefore in 2021 RASS in Partnership with Ajuda
Training will provide this extra service across Wales. This would help in many
ways to reduce incidents where people were rescued and aid in the saving of
lives using the education taught on a peer to peer basis. RASS works with all
the emergency services across the UK and is proud to be involved in the – All
Wales Drowning Prevention Strategy of which members are RLSS RNLI ROSPA CFOA MPA
to name but a few. Awards RASS has received recognition from Emergency Services
across the UK and beyond. Awards such as Free To Network Resilience In Business
– Finalist Pride of Britain – Special Achievement Award National Lottery Awards
– presented By Bear Grylls – WCVA Award – Liverpool Lifestyle Award – Special
Achievement The project is needed as there is not enough Water Safety and
Lifesaving Education. Young people take risks, drink alcohol, and put their
lives and others in danger. There are a number of ‘Hot Spots’ in the local area
and across North Wales where young people visit on a regular basis to have fun
and which often are having to be chased away or rescued by our emergency
services.
