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Author: Michael Young

Our volunteers were called out by Coastguards at 3.07pm after two people had become stuck in knee deep mud south of Burnham’s jetty. The father and child who were unfamiliar with our beaches were out exploring when they encountered thick mud that had quickly trapped their...

An early morning call-out for BARB’s volunteers when our pagers were sounded at 1.18am to assist Coastguards in the search for a person in distress along one of the paths to Berrow beach. Once initial contact was made by the Coastguards, two members of the BARB...

BARB’s team of volunteers was called out by Coastguards to the seafront near Burnham Yacht Club at 12.21pm to assist in a medical incident where a child had suffered a head injury in a fall down the sea wall steps. Our team, who are trained to...

Our volunteers were called out at 5.50pm to Berrow beach by Coastguards where a girl was reported to have gone missing by her parents. The family group had been together and the youngster had walked on ahead and at some point left the beach. While...

BARB CALL-OUT #24: August 10. BARB’s volunteers were called out at 1.58pm to Brean beach by Coastguards where the beachwarden had reported a lady stuck in knee-deep mud. She had attempted to help her daughter reach their dog after it had got stuck and been freed. Both...

The BARB team was called out by Coastguards at 4.48pm to Brean beach after reports of a family in difficulty in mud with the tide incoming nearby. Due to the potential seriousness of the incident following multiple 999 calls, we were called alongside Coastguards from Burnham...

BARB’s volunteers were called at 17:06 to assist Avon and Somerset Police with searching for a missing person. Thankfully as our teams were just about to start their search instructions, the person was reported found safe & well, with this information our team were able to...