A fabulous evening of brass music presented by Buxton’s Burbage Band on Friday night has benefited three separate charities.

Leicestershire & Rutland Air-ambulance, Derbyshire Cave Rescue Organisation, and Buxton Mountain Rescue Team will each receive £350 following the fundraising concert held at the Palace Hotel. 

Buxton team is really appreciative of another local group offering such support.  The money will go directly into the “new radio pot” which is now nearing the brim.  A total of £10,000 is needed to fund the purchase of new and additional sets which the team hope …

On Sunday 11th October a series of guided walks are to be led around Hayfield and Kinder as a tribute to the late Sir Martin Doughty.

Sir Martin had been Leader of Derbyshire County Council, founding Chairman of Natural England and Chairman of the Peak District National Park Authority and the Association of National Park Authorities.  He sadly succumbed to cancer in March at the age of 59. 

The 11th October would have been Martin’s 60th birthday and as a tribute to a man who was passionate about all things wild and environmental, Natural England, The National Trust, Derbyshire County …

That’s the distance from Buxton to New York and it’s a journey Steve Lee will be making very soon just to raise funds for Buxton Mountain Rescue Team. Steve will become the first supporter to enter an overseas event to raise money for us.

He will be flying to the USA ready for a 6am start on Sunday 1st November (New York time).

The 2009 marathon is going to be the biggest ever, with 40,000 entrants marking 40 years since the race was first run. That was in 1970 with just 127 competitors. This year …

Freddie, a 2 year old dalmatian, has been rescued twice in a month. 

Freddie is the pet of a family in Cressbrook who have only had him for four weeks since finding him at Mackworth Dog Rescue Centre, Derby.  A friendly and lively animal he is the love and joy of James (13) and sister Acacia (11) who live in a tiny village close to the Monsal Trail.   James was walking Freddie on Thursday evening on the path above Water-cum-Jolly when the dog decided to get a little too close to the edge and, …

The Great North Run held on the streets of Newcastle on Sunday saw a record number of entries for the 40th anniversary of the event.  It was Anglea Garton’s third time at running this famous half marathon which is claimed to be the biggest in the world with 54,000 runners.

So finishing was always a certainty but Angela was pushing to break her own personal best time with an attempt at 1 hour 50 minutes.  And she did it!!  With an officially recorded time of 1 hour, 50 minutes and 7 seconds …

Mountains, dales or flat sports pitches, first aid is basically the same wherever you are: you never know when simple skills may be put to good use.

On Saturday 19th September a team member from Macclesfield was watching his son playing inter-school rugby when he witnessed a crunching tackle which left one of the King’s School players motionless on the pitch.  Having seen how the player had landed our man thought the worst may have occurred and immediately went to his aid.  With airway and breathing OK his next priority was to protect the boy’s …

A rare opportunity to buy one of a limited edition of vintage Buxton Mountain Rescue Team toy vehicles that were sold in the 1980s as a fundraiser.   The model is a replica Ford Model T van, not that the team ever owned one of course, but it does depict an old version of the team emblem.

This one appears on eBay and you have just three days to make your bid.

NOTE: This is a private sale by someone not connected with the team.  No money from the sale will come to Buxton …

At a landmark meeting of the charity trustees on Monday 14th September it was decided that the team should finally resign as a division of St John Ambulance.

The team became a division of St John in 1976 in an effort to improve the standard of the first aid training for team members.  At that time there were no first aid standards set by any authority within mountain rescue. By joining St John, Buxton MRT became the only rescue team in the country to demand that all its members held a recognised certificate of competence.   A major …

The High Peak Suite at the Palace Hotel in Buxton is the venue for a very special concert on Friday 2nd October.

The award winning Burbage Band (Buxton) is generously organising a special charity concert in aid of three local rescue charities, Derbyshire Cave Rescue Organisation, the Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air-ambulance and Buxton Mountain Rescue Team. 

The High Peak Suite will be set out in cafe style with tables for groups of ten and it promises to be a memorable evening at a very reasonable price.  A table for ten …

Yes, we are spending more of the cash that you have so generously donated.  As part of the 2009 equipment upgrade programme, personal lighting was the next item on the agenda and not wanting to keep you in the dark, I thought I would focus on the subject.

Since man discovered fire, lighting and torches have moved on somewhat, or at least that’s what we have been trying to tell our Equipment Officer for some time now.    Our museum of rescue equipment at the team base has …