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The team are looking for a storage area the size of a domestic garage for equipment and a meeting room with electricity and large enough to comfortably accommodate 20 people.  There would need to be 24 hour access as the team are called out any time day or night to look for missing people. Daryl Toogood, Chairman said “Ideally we would like these both in the same area, but we are more  than happy to negotiate anything in the short term.”

Originally formed in 2002 and gaining UK charity status in 2004, Berkshire Search & Rescue Dogs assist Thames Valley Police and other Emergency Services in searching for lost or missing vulnerable people. They are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year waiting for a call to offer assistance that could end a family’s suffering.

As a voluntary organisation and registered charity, the team is funded entirely by individuals and contributions from local companies.  The Team is made up entirely of volunteers who (together with their dogs) undergo constant training and must meet rigorous standards in order to obtain operational status. Their dog handlers and support staff have to fit this in around having full time jobs.

Berkshire Search and Rescue Dogs can be contacted via their website www.k9-sar.com or via email to info@k9-sar.com

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For any further information please contact

Niki Toogood

Press Officer

press@k9-sar.com

07899 751134

William Andrew was reported missing on the morning of Monday 8^th November. Volunteer Search and Rescue dog teams from Berkshire responded, deploying 15 people and 6 dogs over woodland areas of Crystal Palace, Beckenham and Bromley. The search was stood down after an eight hour search when William was found by dog "Dillon" and handler Jo Joslyn from Berkshire in the grounds of Crystal Palace Park.

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The aim of the charity is to use highly trained dogs, handlers and support technicians to search for and locate lost or missing vulnerable people and reunite them with their loved ones.  Berkshire Search and Rescue Dogs is now the biggest lowland search dog team in the UK and this of course means that the cost of running the Team has increased greatly. The Team receives no government funding or grants and so all the costs and expenses are paid for by fundraising, sponsorship and donations.  All members are volunteers who give up their time for nothing and are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.  So far this year, the Team have been called out assist with approximately 30 searches. For more information on the group, visit www.k9-sar.com

Mr Frewen was last seen at his address in Warfield Caravan Park in Bracknell on the afternoon of Sunday 15^th August when he left to go for a walk. Mr Frewen is white, has cropped grey hair, wears glasses, and was last seen wearing navy trousers, a beige zipped jacked and black shoes.