Over the past few years Mosney Village have run billboard campaigns to publicise organisations that are doing great work in the community. This year they have chosen to support the Boyne Fishermen’s Rescue and Recovery Service.
The Boyne Fishermen’s Rescue and Recovery Service (BFRRS) is a voluntary organisation based on the Marsh Road, Drogheda. Over the centuries it was a tradition of the Fishermen on the Boyne to give up fishing and concentrate solely on a search until missing colleagues were recovered.
From this tradition evolved the modern-day rescue service who are highly trained in a number of skills, such as Swiftwater Rescue, Diving, Power Boat Handling, Emergency Rescue Care, Oxygen therapy etc. The team undertakes many rescues along the Boyne throughout the year, resulting in many lives saved, in some cases the team will have to administer Emergency First Aid until the relevant authorities arrive.
They also provide a search and recovery service, to people and communities who have lost loved ones through drowning tragedies on the rivers, lakes, and sea around the 32 counties of Ireland.
The mission statement of the Boyne Fishermen’s Rescue and Recovery Service states that “If the Boyne Fishermen’s Rescue and Recovery Service receive a call to anywhere in the 32 counties of the Island of Ireland, where possible the Boyne Fishermen’s Rescue and Recovery Service will never refuse to attend, and where possible SHALL STAY until the missing person is returned to their family.”
The Boyne Fishermen’s Rescue and Recovery Service is comprised of 30 volunteers who are on call 24 hours 365 Days a year. Volunteers are alerted through a VHF based paging system.
Set in 80 acres of open green space along the coastline of East Meath, Mosney Village is home to 900 multi-national residents and is a unique setting that provides all residents with their own private home. This enables residents to live independently in a safe and secure environment.
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The village is comprised of over 300 houses, bungalows and apartments in a tranquil setting adjoining Mosney Beach. Residents can avail of the vast array of facilities and services available within Mosney Village to assist, advise and support them during their stay.
Facilities such as the Mosney Food Hall, Medical Centre and LMETB (Louth and Meath Education and Training Board) Education Quarter are comfortably accessible to all residents on foot or by bicycle. The village also features many recreational and sporting facilities such as Mosney Gym, all-weather outdoor Multi Use Games Area (MUGA), football pitches, basketball court, and a 200-seater auditorium.
The unique layout of the village lends itself to social interaction amongst neighbours and friends. At Mosney Village, residents of all nationalities are part of a community that is locally driven and locally responsive to promote inclusion and integration.
The Billboard Campaign aims to create awareness of the BFRRS – if you’d like to make a donation you can do so on www.boynefishermensrescue.ie/donate
