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May 13th, 2013

Coming Up: 16th Emergency Services Display Day in Buxton

Free fun for all the family! Wriggle through a mock cave, climb on board a fire engine, explore the Smoke House Tent.

This great day out is a unique opportunity to see behind the scenes of the work of the Police, Ambulance, Fire, and Rescue Services. The day also showcases other organisations that work in partnership …

May 6th, 2013

Buxton Spring Fair in the sunshine!

The first real summer’s day of the year brought thousands of people on to the streets for The Buxton Spring Fair organised by the BuxtonTownTeam.   Dozens of stalls, both charity and commercial, lined all the major streets of the town on Bank Holiday Monday whilst street musicians and marching bands entertained the crowds.  …

April 18th, 2013

50 Years Service – it’s a first

At a meeting of the Peak District Mountain Rescue Organisation last week, Ian Hurst, a founder member, was awarded a framed Certificate of Service recognising fifty years of unbroken dedication to mountain rescue in the Peak District.

It was the organisation’s first ever award of a 50 year service certificate and was presented by The President …

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Recent Call Outs

Crowden Brook, K…

The team was assembling at Upper Booth for a training exercise on Saturday evening when information was received about an incident in Crowden Brook.

A 16 …

Millers Dale

Following directly on from a previous call-out, a second request for the day came in from the ambulance service to attend an incident on the …

Birchens Edge

A Buxton Edale snatch squad was called to assist the East Midlands Ambulance Service with a climbing incident near Nelson’s Monument.

The casualty, a 41 year old …


GK Ford