News & Articles

View by month:
Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Beware, Winter just wont go away

The novelty of winter conditions is beginning to wear off now …

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Andy Kirkpatrick in Macclesfield

Against The Wall…..     Friday 12th March
The man who “makes Ray Mears look like Paris Hilton*” is giving his spectacular …

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

10 year old James Martin pulls on his boots again.

Not content with raising £500 for the team by walking the Coast to Coast in …

Monday, February 1st, 2010

2010 appeal for new protective clothing

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team has launched a major fundraising appeal for 2010 to finance the purchase of new protective cloth…

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Charity income drops 16%

In an annual report to the committee of trustees of Buxton Mountain…

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Campers make BMRT “Charity of the Year”

Each year the staff at Buxton’s Lime Tree Caravan & Camp Site select two …

Monday, January 18th, 2010

MP calls for winter cash-aid for mountain rescue

Following the prolonged snow and ice across the Peak District and Britain as a whole, High Peak MP Tom Levitt …

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Zak, top dog, makes top grade

Nick Smith, a member of Buxton Mountain Rescue Team, with his trusty …

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Snow joke

Being a member of a mountain rescue team is supposed to be about mountaineers helping other mountaineers who get into …

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Santander: vote for BMRT!

From Monday 11th January, the Abbey re-brands as SANTADER and to …

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Thanks for 2009

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team would like to say a huge Thank You to all those who supported the team during …

Friday, December 18th, 2009

Winter tightens its grip

As the winter weather begins to really grip the country, the team would like to remind people of the importance …

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Community fire and rescue station gets the go-ahead

Planning officers from High Peak Borough Council have given the green light…

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

How tight is your girdle?

The team has always tried to keep pace with modern developments in …

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Castleton Christmas Collection Day

This Saturday, 12th December, team members will be in the quaint …

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Penny bazaar raises 50,000 pennies !

Employees of Ma…

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Hoax callers say, “Sorry, it was stupid.”

On 13th August 2009 three search & rescue dogs, Derby Mountain Rescue Team and Buxton Mountain Rescue Team were all …

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Team sounds warning to lost ramblers

Strangely, when people get lost on the Peak District moors they always seem to do it in bad weather and …

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Boxing Day comes early for Tom!

This year sets a new record for income raised by our little red counter-top collection boxes. The team now relies …

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Distinguished Service

At the biannual meeting of Mountain Rescue England & Wales on Saturday 21st November Buxton Team Chairman, Ian Hurst, was …

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Pictorial support

For a charitable organisation totally dependent gifts and donations the help of local companies is very important.  And its not …

Friday, November 13th, 2009

Christmas cards now on sale

Three separate and unique designs by our own Kel Dyson are now on sale.

All profits …

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

RAF curfew for Valley and Leconfield

The RAF Search and Rescue service from two stations which normally cover the Peak District will be suspended during the …

Friday, November 6th, 2009

Band drums up support

On Wednesday night team Chairman, Ian Hurst, and team member, Peter Farrer, attended a presentation evening at which three allied …

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Rockets fired at Dove Holes!

The 5th of November!  Bonfire night and all are welcome to the …