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the shizzle => news => Topic started by: SA Chris on July 10, 2012, 01:17:46 pm

Title: Government trying to close Portland Coastguard Helicopter
Post by: SA Chris on July 10, 2012, 01:17:46 pm

Can't be good news for climbers surely?


http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/30225 (http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/30225)

Title: Re: Government trying to close Portland Coastguard Helicopter
Post by: slackline on July 10, 2012, 01:27:45 pm

Aren't they doing the same to all search & rescue helicopters?

Title: Re: Government trying to close Portland Coastguard Helicopter
Post by: SA Chris on July 10, 2012, 02:09:24 pm

I don't know are they?

Title: Re: Government trying to close Portland Coastguard Helicopter
Post by: slackline on July 10, 2012, 02:15:22 pm

Well the contract for search and rescue is out to tender nationwide (http://www.dft.gov.uk/news/statements/greening-20111128/) which is what I was thinking about.

Anything particularly special about Portland? (Other than someone has started a petition to save them)

Title: Re: Government trying to close Portland Coastguard Helicopter
Post by: SA Chris on July 10, 2012, 02:58:41 pm

Not especially other than it's fairly key for climbers and that someone has started a petition.