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The aim of the charity is to use highly trained dogs, handlers and support technicians to search for and locate lost or missing vulnerable people and reunite them with their loved ones.  Berkshire Search and Rescue Dogs is now the biggest lowland search dog team in the UK and this of course means that the cost of running the Team has increased greatly. The Team receives no government funding or grants and so all the costs and expenses are paid for by fundraising, sponsorship and donations.  All members are volunteers who give up their time for nothing and are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.  So far this year, the Team have been called out assist with approximately 30 searches. For more information on the group, visit www.k9-sar.com

Mr Frewen was last seen at his address in Warfield Caravan Park in Bracknell on the afternoon of Sunday 15^th August when he left to go for a walk. Mr Frewen is white, has cropped grey hair, wears glasses, and was last seen wearing navy trousers, a beige zipped jacked and black shoes.

Emma Coats was reported missing on the morning of Wednesday 23^rd June. Berkshire Search & Rescue Dogs supplied 4 dogs and handlers and 3 additional support members, with a Search Controller co-ordinating the teams. The search was stood down after 6 hours.

Berkshire Search & Rescue Dogs is a volunteer dog organisation based in Bracknell on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to assist the Thames Valley Police and other Emergency Services. The team’s primary role is to assist in locating lost or missing vulnerable people within Berkshire and its surrounding areas. Berkshire SAR Dogs became a registered charity in March 2004 and is entirely reliant on sponsorship and donations to exist and carry out its work. The Team is made up entirely of volunteers who (together with their dogs) undergo constant training and must meet rigorous standards in order to obtain operational status. Their dog handlers and support staff have to fit this in around having full time jobs.

Berkshire Search and Rescue Dogs can be contacted via their website www.k9-sar.com or via email to info@k9-sar.com

'Berkshire Search & Rescue Dogs’ and 'SEBEV Search & Rescue' were called out to assist Thames Valley Police on Tuesday 8^th June in the search for 47 year old Steven Truman.

Mr Truman was last seen on the afternoon of Monday 7^th June in Great Milton and it is believed that he may have been in the Shabbington area. Berkshire Search & Rescue Dogs supplied 4 dogs and handlers as well as 1 additional member as support. SEBEV Search and Rescue supplied 5 search technicians and the search was conducted in heavy rain and dense undergrowth. The search was later stood down.

Berkshire Search and Rescue Dogs and SEBEV Search and Rescue are both UK charities comprised solely of volunteers working with Thames Valley Police to locate lost or missing vulnerable people. Both organisations, although separate, work closely together and train their volunteers to the highest standard. They are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and rely on sponsorship and donations from the public to exist and continue their valuable work.

The man was reported missing the previous evening. Berkshire Search & Rescue Dogs supplied 7 dogs and handlers as well as 11 additional members as support. The search was stood down after 5 hours after a man was located near the area and taken to hospital.

Berkshire Search & Rescue Dogs is a volunteer dog organisation based in Bracknell on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to assist the Thames Valley Police and other Emergency Services. The team’s primary role is to assist in locating lost or missing vulnerable people within Berkshire and its surrounding areas. Berkshire SAR Dogs became a registered charity in March 2004 and is entirely reliant on sponsorship and donations to exist and carry out its work. The Team is made up entirely of volunteers who (together with their dogs) undergo constant training and must meet rigorous standards in order to obtain operational status. Their dog handlers and support staff have to fit this in around having full time jobs.

Berkshire Search and Rescue Dogs can be contacted via their website www.k9-sar.com or via email to info@k9-sar.com