Civilian Heroes

[donnakebab]

Who are your civilian, unpaid Heroes? Mine are the RNLI. God Bless them. I hate being on boats but I love watching the sea from land. Maybe it's because I'm a Midlander.

[donnakebab]

That's meant to read CIVILIAN HEROES peeps. Don't know how to change the thread title.

Oh Carp!

[mothhawk]

Who are your civilian, unpaid Heroes? Mine are the RNLI. God Bless them. I hate being on boats but I love watching the sea from land. Maybe it's because I'm a Midlander.

[kirsty b]

The WRVS and hospital volunteers. Great people

[donnakebab]

I thought they had been got rid of to make way for private companies to supply refreshments. Well they have down our way.

[donnakebab]

There is a great big new modern hospital here called the Queen Elizabeth. (QE) for short.

Anybody had experience of it?

[kirsty b]

I thought they had been got rid of to make way for private companies to supply refreshments. Well they have down our way.

I'm in Suffolk and the hospitals I have been in still have thriving WRVS shops and stalls raising money for the hospital wards etc. WRVS is also nationwide that does stuff like point of contact for lonely old folk, meals on wheels etc. Volunteers | Charity Work | Volunteering Opportunities | Worker | UK

[cardiffsteve]

Anybody that does anything to help people who are less fortunate than themselves get my vote.
That includes but not limited to RNLI, WRVS, Salvation army, Help the Aged.

[Fruit&2veg]

Anybody that does anything to help people who are less fortunate than themselves get my vote.
That includes but not limited to RNLI, WRVS, Salvation army, Help the Aged.

With you all the way on that one

[Jeanied]

I have to say that the local community cancer care centre Community Cancer Centre is so wonderful I still rely on them 4 years after my hubby died.

[cardiffsteve]

I'd also like to give praise to all the emergency sevices, Doctors, Nurses and ancillary staff in hospitals.
People bash the NHS but personally i think its wonderful. IMVHO!

[Ananke]

All of these groups mentioned have my vote but people like this just melt my heart...

Anonymous donors pay off Kmart layaway accounts - Yahoo! Finance

Basically this woman and several other people hung around stores and payed off peoples bills.

[Potstubsdustbins]

For me its the RNLI, mountain rescue, cave rescue and moor search teams. People who put their own lives at risk to help others in difficulty.

Colin

[Glutton4...]

I'm going to add a quick shout for 'Rover Rescue' Especially the Essex Land Rover Club section.

[snohare]

When I was a frequent hillgoer, the RNLI always used to impress me most. The Mountain Rescue teams I knew well, in some cases personally, but I also knew that they had vehicles and in the worst case, the chance to dig a snowhole and take shelter that way. But where do you go for shelter when all hell breaks loose at sea, and the wind is howling like a banshee ? It boggles my mind that anyone would go out into those seas, knowing the risks. Mountain rescue is commitment, stamina and technical skills, RNLI is at heart pure courage.
But as I get older, my heroes are anyone who knows what they are getting into, yet still take the hard road, to detriment of their own life and safety, on behalf of others. I take my hat off to them all.