Shift Ridealongs

It is true that experience is a great teacher, and a countless benefit was that cadets were taken under the wings of some very experienced ambulance teams as part of their shift ride-a-longs. There were some legendary characters but each of them in their own way would do their best to make each shift a lesson in the art of Ambulance Care.

Cadets were assigned their ride along shifts after morning parade at Anfield which meant the majority of those ridealongs were in Central Division. Having young fit cadets who wanted to practise their lifting skills was an opportunity not to miss.

We can’t name them all but here is a shout to some that truly helped and made ridealongs memorable: -

• Joe Mitchell and Alan Hollewell.

• Harry Martin and Gerry Frizzel.

• Keith Goodall and Jim Barclay.

• Dougie Sutton and Kenny Gunn.

• Fred Canning and Malcolm Gleason.

• Peter Chapman and Peter Whitaker.

• Jimmy Williams and Robbie Link.

• John Lannigan and Gerry Wignall.

• Jack Reppion and Dave Sullivan.

• Dave Sinclair and Ronnie Spencer.

• Dave Hart and Phil Smith.

• Frank Wardale and Jake Noon.

• Steve Noonan and Ray Doherty.

• Ron May and Steve Clarke.

• Graham McNamee and Steve Potter.

• Mick Bouey and Frank Taylor.

• Dave Harris and Ken Duffy.

• Dot Thomas and Margie Nick.

• Tony Cowley and Peter Hanton.