Scottish Rescue Teams Get £300,000
A boost for Scottish MRTs as the Scottish Executive pledges £300,000 to pay for updated radio equipment
Posted: 10 March 2003
by Jon
Mountain rescue teams throughout Scotland are to be given
£300,000 towards the cost of updated radio equipment announced
Scottish First Minister Jack McConnell during a visit to the
Cairngorm Ski Centre near Aviemore.
He also stressed that outdoor enthusiasts should take proper
precautions rather than relying on the help of mountain rescue teams
and emphasised the dangers of Scottish mountains:
'"While it may feel like spring is in the air, Scotland's hills
and mountains are still in full winter condition at present and
likely to remain so throughout March and April," he is quoted as
saying.
The £300,000 from the Scottish Executive will supplement
approximately £200,000 already raised by the Mountain
Rescue Committee of Scotland and will pay for the replacement of
radio equipment which is reching the end of its useful life.
Full
story from the Scotsman web site and the BBC
news site.
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