The whole team membership would like to extend its Christmas Best Wishes to all our valued readers of our website and to our 739 (As we write this) ‘Twitter’ followers.

To all our many valued and appreciated friends and supporters, we thank you all for your kindness and thoughtfulness shown to us over 2012.

To our friends and colleagues in the Statutory Emergency Services, (Fire, Police and Ambulance) Mountain Rescue and Lowland Search and Rescue Teams, the Red Cross, Local Authority Civil Contingencies staff, St John Ambulance, The Salvation Army, the North West Air Ambulance and the RAF SAR force, we extend all seasons greetings and the hope that the demands on our services over Christmas are not too onerous, stay safe folks.