SOS Campaigners March On

THE lashing December rain couldn’t deter members from the West Cork SOS campaign who embarked on a two-day “stretcher push” from Skibbereen to Bantry, 30-31st Dcember 2011.

The group pushed a symbolic stretcher complete with blue flashing light between the two towns to raise awareness of the ongoing campaign against proposed changes to ambulance services in West Cork.

Among those undertaking the trek was George Vladisavljevic, Vice Chairperson of the West Cork SOS campaign.

“We just have to keep the awareness up of what is going on,” he told westcorktimes.com, “we need to fight every step of the way to protect our service and we have no intention of giving up,” he said.

There has been widespread public opposition in West Cork to proposals to withdraw “on call” ambulance cover from Skibbereen and Castletownbere on weekdays after 8pm and replace them with rapid response cars that cannot carry patients.

Original Article Source: West Cork Times