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Balmoral Seminar on Mountain Rescue t- shirt

Accession Number

1054.2013.1

Object Name

Balmoral Seminar on Mountain Rescue t- shirt

Created

19/02/2013

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

19/02/2013

Brief Description

Black t-shirt made for Shell Seminar on Mountain Rescue at Balmoral in 2004

Materials

cotton

Dimensions

medium 78(l) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

SCOTTISH MOUNTAIN RESCUE badge with inscription "SHELL SEMINAR 2004 MICK TIGHE L.M.R.T. sewn round it.

Colour

black

Maker

Tesco

Provenance

The history and events surrounding an item in our collection are often more interesting than the item itself and we think that's the case with this t-shirt. For nearly ten years in the 1990's and 2000's, founder of the Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection, Mick Tighe, was the National Training Officer for all Scotland's mountain rescue teams. Part of his (volunteer) duties was to organise an annual training event for the teams and in 2004 the venue was Balmoral. The royal household had been told by the government to make more use of their assets and because Balmoral was not used during the Winter the rescue teams got to rent it for a moderate fee. It was only for a weekend, but over one hundred rescuers from all over Scotland had an excellent time which included a stretcher race through the Queen's rose garden! John Fraser, a member of the Ochil's mountain Rescue team, made some commemorative t-shirts for the occasion - one of which we have here in the collection.

PROGRAMME of LECTURES & EVENTS FOR MRC of S
BOOTS / SHELL SEMINAR BALMORAL 13/14™ NOVEMBER 2004
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 13™
0730 - 0830 Breakfast at Balmoral Castle Restaurant.
0900 - 0915 Intro - Mick Tighe.
0915 - 0945 What Happens at Balmoral - Gwyn Jones, Ranger.
0945 - 1030 Stretchers & Cas Bags - Jamie Kean & Paul Rosher.
1030-1100 Coffee
1100 - 1145 The Cairngorms - Adam Watson.
1145 - 1230 The New Mark VI Stretcher - Hamish Mclnnes.
1230 -1300 Briefing for afternoon activities.
1300-1400 Lunch
1400 - 1700 Afternoon Activities: SWIFT WATER RESCUE
RADIO & GPS STRETCHER & CAS BAGS SIMPLE ROPEWAY WITHOUT
CLAMPY THINGS
1900 Dinner in Balmoral Castle Restaurant
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 14TH
0730 - 0830 Breakfast
0900 - 0945 The Lochaber Perspective - Jonothan Hart. 0945 - 1000 The Bigger Picture - Mick Tighe.
1000-1030 Coffee
1030-1115 Helicopters - Nick Barr. 1115-1200 Sea King. 1200 - 1300 The Big Quiz.
1300-1400 Lunch
1400 -1600 Balmoral Challenge.
1600 Home.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Mick Tighe

Acquisition Date

19/02/2013

Condition Check Date

19/02/2013

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

19/02/2013

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