Queen’s Birthday Honours for Two Members of Buxton Mountain Rescue Team.
Buxton Mountain Rescue Team is proud to announce that two of its members have received honours in the Queen’s Birthday …
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Saturday, June 15th, 2013
Monday, May 20th, 2013
Busy Weekend
The persistent low cloud and damp weather over the weekend no doubt contributed to some of the weekend’s incidents but a lack …
Monday, 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 …
Monday, 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 …
Thursday, 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 …
Sunday, April 14th, 2013
” Just don’t let go! “
Buxton team members train for two hours every Thursday evening with a mixture of classroom and field topics. Additionally, sprinkled …
Saturday, April 6th, 2013
Scouts summit Everest
On a freezing day in November 2012, thirty scouts from the 59th New Chapel Scouts Group in Packmoor, near Stoke, …
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
Bernard meets Welly
Saturday, March 9th, 2013
Police Find Coke at Corbar Cross
On a misty hill overlooking Buxton and the Goyt Valley sixteen members of Cheshire Police’s Operational Support Unit met with …
Thursday, February 7th, 2013
Our Own Angel of the North
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
Fallen Climbers Paddle to Success
In August 2012 two young rock climbers Jimmy Hyland and Jamie Fisher both from Buxton were climbing a route called …
Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
So You Think You Know The British Isles?
Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
Tyre Firm Jack-up Support
Monday, January 7th, 2013
HMS Sinker
Six Santas gamely boarded a home-made raft to take part in a charity raft race by way of saying thank …
Monday, December 24th, 2012
Rescue Team says Thanks for another successful year
It’s nearly the end of another year and 2012 has been as busy as ever for Buxton Mountain Rescue Team. …
Monday, December 17th, 2012
Quiz Winners Announced
The winners in Gill Halliday’s fourth fundraising quiz in aid of Buxton MRT were announced today but the biggest winner …
Friday, November 30th, 2012
Beyond the call of duty
Whilst returning home from work in Ashbourne, one of our trainees, Shelley Smith, came across a road traffic accident at …
Thursday, November 22nd, 2012
University and Mountain Rescue form a Partnership
Derby University’s Outdoor Leadership Centre at Oaklands Manor on Long Hill, Buxton, was recently opened. The Centre aims to provide …
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
Friends in high places
When not doing outdoor instruction work in the Peak District, Buxton Mountain Rescue Team member, Rob Wymer, a qualified UIMLA …
Saturday, November 3rd, 2012
Peak District Peat – don’t get stuck
Buxton Mountain Rescue Team wishes to warn hill walkers about the dangers of peat bogs on the high moorlands.
During …
Wednesday, October 10th, 2012
Rescue Team is ready for winter – are you?
Buxton Mountain Rescue Team has just invested over £2,500 getting its three response vehicles ready for winter. In recent years …
Thursday, September 6th, 2012
Puppy love
There are many dog admirers and owners in the team, but it takes a particular keeness and commitment to become …
Monday, August 20th, 2012
Sharing the love
Just married couple, one of whom was a team doctor, recently raised c.£350 for Buxton Mountain Rescue as part of …
Wednesday, July 18th, 2012
Macclesfield gives magnificently
Fundraising is an essential facet of life for members of mountain rescue teams. It is necessary to keep their services …
Tuesday, July 10th, 2012
Going the extra (hundred+) mile(s)
What are you up to this summer?
Tackling the 268 rugged miles of the Pennine Way in 16 consecutive days of …
