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Saturday, June 15th, 2013

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 …

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

A charity car wash held last Sunday was a huge success …

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

He may not thank me for calling him that but anyone …

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?

Now there is a great opportunity to test your knowledge of …

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

Tyre Firm Jack-up Support

Local company, Steve’s Tyres and Exhausts, of Dale Road, Buxton, has …

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 …