Welcome to Gloucestershire & Worcestershire 4x4 Response.
 

Gloucestershire & Worcestershire 4x4 Response began life in 2006 by a small group of members of a responsible 4 wheel drive association. They recognised the need for a local team, able to respond to incidents in our locality using specialised vehicles wih trained drivers.

Our first major incident was the flooding of 2007. Gloucestershire 4x4 Response (as it was then) worked with the British Red Cross and other 4x4 response teams delivering bottled water, hygiene packs and food to care homes across the county.

Teams responded to freak weather conditions on Crickley Hill the following winter making checks on drivers and passengers of cars stranded in the traffic and snow.
 
In 2009 we were involved with Great Western Ambulance Service (GWAS) and Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust when wintery weather spread through the county. We had teams out for almost a week and covered several hundred miles collecting medical personnel and transferring them from home to work and vice versa allowing wards and home visits to continue as well as the conditions would allow.

During the warmer months of 2009 we became involved in the Worcestershire area and began recruiting members to strengthen the service we could provide. We were elected onto the Worcestershire CVEC (Community Volunteer Emergency Committee) and have attended meetings and presentations about how the deployment of voluntary services can be effectively managed. With this involvement came the decision to re-brand the team and we became known as "Gloucestershire & Worcestershire 4x4 Response" or GW4x4R.

In addition to the incident work we have done we spend a considerable amount of time attending shows and other events to raise funds, allowing the team to grow and develop an excellent training package to our members.

To date we have provided assistance for the following agencies:

British Red Cross
Gloucesterhire Primary Care Trust
Gloucestershire Care Services
Great Western Ambulance Service
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Worcestershire County Council
SARAID

We can be called upon in an emergency/weather situation 24 hours a day, 365 day a year via our dedicated call out number and contact details.

If you would like more information, or to join us click here

Gloucestershire 4x4 Response Team is registered Charity number 1127785.

Gloucestershire & Worcestershire 4x4 Response are a member of the National 4x4 Response Network

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