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If you're interested in becoming a 'dogsbody' for our training, please contact Rod Kelly at dogsbodies@sardaengland.org.uk |
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| Rod Kelly |
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Rod first came to be a Dog’s Body in the Mid 80’s when his friend Jim Gardner started to train his dog. Rod is a retired paramedic. He first came to body when his friend Jim Gardner started to train a dog. He navigated for Jim for the ten years of the dogs working life. Rod is the Booking Officer for the training committee. He arranges the accommodation of all the courses and collates the members attending each course. This enables the training coordinators to plan the weekends. |
| Dave Walmsley |
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Dave became involved with SARDA in 1988, and has been attending training sessions as a Dogsbody for almost eighteen years. He developed a keen interest in outdoor pursuits in the early 1960’s and has experience of Mountain Rescue, Army Aviation and outdoor education. The photo was taken above Hayeswater, in December 1991. |
| Stuart Saddington |
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Stuart has been bodying since the eighties. He not only attends most of our training weekends but also attends our sister associations courses. Stuart keeps a record of every day he has on the hill with SARDA. He can tell us what the weather was like and which dogs found him on course ten years ago. .
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| Adrian Tennyson |
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Adrian was a Station Officer with HM Coastguard when he attended a training weekend at Kentmere as an observer in 1995. He decided then that he would body as often as he could, and has attended regularly as a body ever since. |
| Val Allport |
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Val is married to Brian. So as to keep an eye on him, she has attended as a body for more years than she would like to admit to ! |
| Kath Thompson |
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Kath is married to Ian and along with Val is a regular body |
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Di Reynolds |
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Di is retired from full time work and has been bodying for 6 years now. Di was a part time Peak District National Park Ranger based at Stanage Edge, and also a qualified Guided Walk Leader for Peak District National Park. As well as this voluntary work, Di's hobbies are SARDA, bird watching and riding when she has the time !! |
| Spence Biddle |
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Spence was a part time National Park Ranger
based at Stanage in the Peak District. He is a full time Machine Tool Engineer and travels all over
UK .
Spence has been bodying for over 10 years for Sarda (England), Sarda (Wales) and Sarda (South Wales). Hobbies: Climbing, Hill Craft, Narrow boating and Steam engines. |
| John and Freda Hill |
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John and Freda are regular bodies. John is also the communications officer for the Association. |
| Tim Webber |
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Tim Webber has been a body for about five years after joining his local Mountain Rescue Team (Edale). He takes the job far too seriously sometimes and takes delight in being trodden on because people can't see where he is hiding. Being a caver helps, and handlers have regretted telling him to "find a hole and get in it" |
| Russ Swinburn |
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Russ has bodied since 1988 (at
least - and possibly 1987). Spent over 45 years on hills
walking/climbing. Giving time to training of dogs by way of a
general thank-you for the good times spent in the British Hills. He has two "dogs-bodies" (Frodo and Hemp) who also assist in the training. |
| Tamzin Mitchell |
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My name is Tamzin Mitchell and I have been bodying for over two years now. I enjoy my role as a dogsbody as I feel it is a very worthwhile and it’s great to see the dogs and handlers progressing. I am also a members rep on the committee for a second year. |
| Carolyn Thompson |
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| John Smith |
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| Lynne Summersby |
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| Rob Parnell |
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| Lynda Williams |
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Lyn first bodied on the
Dartmoor course in August 2007, she is also a Member of the Dartmoor
Search and Rescue Team (Tavistock) and has a son who is a member of
the Buxton Mountain Rescue Team.
Having retired from teaching and now
spends most of her time walking and playing sport. Lyn is also a
member of 2 walking clubs and regularly leads walks on Dartmoor. |
| Dave Hubbard |
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Dave first bodied at
Hebden Hey in March 2009. Dave has a love for the outdoors and likes travelling, meeting people and being on the hillside and when not on the hill works in fragrance production in Kent. |
