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Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

Transferrable skills

There was a road crash on the A34 near Macclesfield last Monday night. Richard Doran, the Team Secretary, happened to …

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

Christmas Quiz Results

Thanks to the marvelous help of team supporter, Gillian Halliday of Lincolnshire, the rescue team is £85 better off. 

Gillian devised …

Sunday, January 16th, 2011

Just like buses!

After a lengthy spell of several weeks without a significant call-out the team was asked to respond twice in twenty-four …

Sunday, January 9th, 2011

2011 is off the ground

Fifteen members of Buxton Mountain Rescue Team visited RAF Leconfield on Yorkshire’s east coast for training with the Search and Rescue …

Sunday, December 19th, 2010

HAPPY CHRISTMAS and Thank You All

It has been another busy year for the rescue team with a record number of

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

Happy Christmas from The Wirral

Mrs Mc Aloon from West Kirby wishes all her family and fellow walking friends, “A Very Happy Christmas and Best Wishes …

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

Community Rescue Centre takes shape

Buxton’s biggest meccano set is slowly revealing a new fire station …

Friday, December 10th, 2010

Souper donation from the Lincolnshire LAGs

Lincolnshire Ladies Adventure Group is a small band of ladies who enjoy walking together and are out and about every …

Sunday, December 5th, 2010

Team member goes over the wall

After over ten years as an operational member of Buxton Mountain Rescue Team, …

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

Training for the worst

08.30 hours.  It was a dull, cold November morning when the Peak District Duty Incident Controller contacted the team with the even more …

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

Mountain Rescue – History & Development in the Peak District 1920s–2007

By Ian Hurst & Roger Bennett…

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010

Calling all quiz enthusiasts. PRIZES !

It’s that time of year for family gatherings and office parties.  So, to keep

Monday, November 15th, 2010

Student’s Citizenship to raise team profile

Two young men from Sceptre School, an independent school in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, have chosen Buxton Mountain Rescue Team to benefit from…

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

Round Table donation with a bang

Saturday 6th November was Community Bonfire Night in Whaley Bridge, an event organised by the Goyt Valley Round Table.

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

Ladies give a helping hand

Thanks to the magnificent efforts of the ladies of Alderley Edge Methodist

Friday, October 29th, 2010

Quarrymen dig deep

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team is delighted to be the recipient of a generous donation of £200 from the Derbyshire Branch …

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

Strike a light! Carry a torch.

Winter will suddenly make its presence felt when the clocks go back in the early hours of Sunday 31st October.   …

Friday, October 15th, 2010

Lions trump up for Nellie the Elephant

It may not be a well known fact but singing “Nellie …

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

Marks and Spencer do it again!

After a summer of great fundraising events, the staff of Buxton’s Marks and Spencer branch have made another fantastic donation …

Friday, October 1st, 2010

New van for old

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team launches its latest public appeal to support …

Monday, September 27th, 2010

Wedding Guests say “We will!”

It was a very special day to celebrate when earlier in the year a

Monday, September 6th, 2010

Chatsworth Country Fair 2010

Early September is the start of a new training …

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Countdown to carnival day

This Saturday is a big event for the community of Dove Holes. Its their annual carnival.
It may not be …

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Supporting the community that supports the Team

Long school holidays and wet summer days equals bored kids!   Solution …

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

It’s personal – injured climber survives to say thanks

Buxton and Edale Mountain Rescue Teams were surprised but very pleased to hear from Tony Brock, a casualty they had …