Flood minister gets RAYNET briefing

The South Yorkshire Repeater Group attended the Dearne Community Carnival held at Goldthorpe South Yorkshire on 14 July.

The Carnival was supported by the South Yorkshire Community Foundation which funds charities in the region and are administrators of the Local Network Fund.

Through the Foundation, the SYRG were successful in obtaining a grant of £7,000 for upgrading the group's 3 repeaters and for foundation licence training.

John Healey, MP for Wentworth in South Yorkshire and a Minister of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government visited the groups stand.

He was met by Ian, G3ZHI, and told about the work of RAYNET and how amateur radio can be used, on behalf of user services in times of disaster. Ian also briefed him on the work of the Sheffield and Rotherham RAYNET groups in the recent South Yorkshire floods.

Anyone who would like more information on how to apply for a grant for their radio club or repeater group should contact Ian, G3ZHI, on 01709 799911 or e mail him on g3zhi@hotmail.com.

Source: GB2RS News - Courtesy of the RSGB