Buxton Mountain Rescue Team wishes to extend a hearty “Happy New Year” to all its members and supporters.

Thank you to all those who have helped in anyway to make 2013 another successful year for the rescue team.  Everyone who has generously made a donation of any size into one of the team’s red collection boxes has helped to maintain the community service offered by the team.  Without the unseen help of so many people and organisation who had given so generously throughout the year the work of mountain rescue teams simply could not continue.  The knowledge that the team has …

Every year, Mountain Rescue teams across the UK are asked to leave their places of work or home to provide free volunteer led services for those walkers, climbers and outdoor enthusiasts, who through no fault of their own, have found themselves in need of help in remote and wilderness locations. Sometimes these people have simply lost their bearings, become benighted or exhausted, but in many other situations they could be the victims of injury ranging from relatively mild skin lacerations or sprains to extensive life threatening polytraumas resulting from falls from height whilst climbing or loosing footing …

The BMRT Anniversary Logo Competition winners were announced on Friday and the prizes and certificates were quickly on their way to the talented young designers throughout the High Peak.

The competition was launched to discover a new Team Logo to promote the team’s Golden Anniversary in 2014.  The response was amazing with so many quality entries causing a real headache for the judges.  Eventually five entries were chosen as finalists in varying age groups with just one outstanding overall winner of the competition. 

The design submitted by Bethany Griffiths of Chinley Primary School …

Stewart Hulse MBE, a well-known climber and lover of the mountains who had lived in Windermere and Ambleside, died on Saturday from unknown causes.

Mr Hulse, who was in his late 70s, played a big role in a number of mountain rescue teams across the county and was also on several national committees with governing body Mountain Rescue England and Wales.  He was a founding member of  Langdale Ambleside MRT and became Team Leader in the 1990s, a post he held for many years.

He was central to many campaigns including …

On Wednesday evening, 13th November, the Macclesfield Harriers held their gruelling annual orienteering event in the Rainow area attracting more than 20 runners ranging from the experienced elite to novice juniors.

The event always raises money for charity and this year £100 was donated to the Buxton Mountain Rescue Team.   Kerry Clarke, a senior team member took part together with Hazel Winder, a retired member.

The course followed steep and rough footpaths in the Rainow area where the conditions underfoot were muddy and very slippery.   The dark, cold, showery night and the extreme conditions took their toll on runners but all …

Representatives of mountain and cave rescue teams from across England and Wales were in Parliament last week and met with over 80 MPs and members of the House of Lords during that time.

David Allen is the Chairman of Mountain Rescue England and Wales (MREW): “We focused on two key messages: the breadth of what we are asked to do and the funding gap with similar services,” he said.  “We were encouraged by the level of interest, the obvious support and the understanding of our current status as volunteers providing a vital …

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team member, Edward Dalton, took part in the Scottish Ice Climbing competition at the Ice Factor, Kinlochleven, near Fort William last weekend (1–3 November), partly to raise funds for the team.

Edward wore a BMRT t-shirt throughout the competition, which was filmed by BBC Scotland. Many famous ice climbers also took part: Andy Turner, Kev Shields, and Simon Yearsley, among them. Ed grabbed the opportunity to ask them to sign his T shirt – …

Mr William Tucker, The Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire visited Buxton Mountain Rescue Team’s Dove Holes Base on Thursday night to bestow The British Empire Medal on team member, Keith Birkitt.

The Lord Lieutenant was accompanied by his wife and Mr David Wheatcroft, Clerk to the Lieutenancy and Debra Heaton, Secretary to the Lieutenancy.  Other invited guests included the President of PDMRO, Mr David Coleman QPM DL and Chairman of PDMRO, Mr Neil Roden MBE.

The building was packed with team members and many of Kieth’s family and work colleagues from the Health and …

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team has had a base in Dove Holes for almost 24 years. It’s a village about 3 miles out of town that straddes the busy A6. It’s probably fair to say it’s an outside contender for best looking village in England.

Under the grim exterior though, it’s got a lot of heart and spirit. Some of which was recently extended to the team when – once again – it presented BMRT with a much appreciated donation. The funds had been raised earlier in the year, at the splendid Dove Holes Carnival, which was held over July/Aug.

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You won’t find too many adverts on this web page as we hesitate to recommend any commercial products or use the name of mountain rescue to promote any businesses.   However, there is always an exception and when someone creates a product to raise money for the team we give it our whole-hearted endorsement.

Buxton Brewery Company, a micro brewery just over the road from our auxiliary base at Buxton Fire Station, has created a new brew especially  to support the rescue team.   Available in cask and bottles from The Old …