Cedric’s Chemist, at 67, London Road, Alderley Edge, Cheshire, has generously agreed to provide free of charge the expensive pain relieving drugs and dressings carried by the Buxton Mountain Rescue Team doctors for use at accidents on the hill.  

Pharmacist, Jack Yeramian, said he was pleased to be able to support mountain rescue which he believes does a fantastic job. 

This kind and benevolent gesture is really appreciated by the team which would otherwise have to pay for the supply.  More to the point is that his help will unwittingly be appreciated by many of …

Each December the Staffordshire Moorlands Athletic Club holds the Christmas Cracker Fell Race at Tittesworth Reservoir.  Last year over 400 people took part in the fun event which takes competitors over the tops of the Roaches and along to Roach End and then back to the car park.  Most of the competitors are in fancy dress ranging from Christmas trees and fairies to Elvis and a pack of Dalmatians.   Some call it fun but its an eight mile round trip with an awful lot of up hill!  However, undeterred, the team entered two …

Each December the Staffordshire Moorlands Athletic Club holds the Christmas Cracker Fell Race at Tittesworth Reservoir.  Last year over 400 people took part in the fun event which takes competitors over the tops of the Roaches and along to Roach End and then back to the car park.  Most of the competitors are in fancy dress ranging from Christmas trees and fairies to Elvis and a pack of Dalmatians.   Some call it fun but its an eight mile round trip with an awful lot of up hill!  However, undeterred, the team entered two …

“Community Matters” is a fantastic charity support scheme operated by Waitrose, the supermarket chain whose local store is in Buxton’s Spring Gardens Centre.  Each month £1,000 is divided between three local good causes; the proportion that each charity receives is determined by the votes cast by the shoppers.   Tess Shaw, Branch Manager of Waitrose, Buxton said “Community Matters is a great initiative that is making a real difference to a lot of people in the area. We are passionate about our community and as a team we are proud to be delivering such …

In November 2008 a petition signed by 6,920 people was emailed to Number10.gov.uk following fears that the Government may start to charge mountain rescue teams a licence fee for the primary radio channels they use on call-outs.  Fears were aroused in July when Ofcom launched a consulatation on spectrum pricing of frequencies used in the maritime and aeronautical sectors.  Most radio channels used by mountain rescue teams are currently assigned to and paid for by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency which is an executive agency of the Department of Transport.  In short, that …

In November 2008 a petition signed by 6,920 people was emailed to Number10.gov.uk following fears that the Government may start to charge mountain rescue teams a licence fee for the primary radio channels they use on call-outs.  Fears were aroused in July when Ofcom launched a consulatation on spectrum pricing of frequencies used in the maritime and aeronautical sectors.  Most radio channels used by mountain rescue teams are currently assigned to and paid for by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency which is an executive agency of the Department of Transport.  In short, that …

Local Man, Phil Leigh, is all set to run 26.2 miles to get help for Buxton Mountain Rescue Team.  Phil has been a member of the team for eighteen years and is also a keen member of Buxton Athletic Club.  After five years of waiting, Phil has finally secured a place in this year’s Flora London Marathon in April and is also hoping to raise £1,100 for the team.  Phil said, “It has been a real ambition to run in the big one and raising money for the team will give that extra encouragement to …

BT has awarded Buxton Mountain Rescue Team £500 to recognise the voluntary work the team does in the community.  The Community Champions scheme is operated by BT’s charity programme to support the endeavours of its employees who give their spare time to help charitable organisations.   Team Member Roger Bennett has worked for BT for nearly thirty years and made the application for grant money last November.   He said, “BT has always been supportive of the charity work its employees do, but better than the cash …

So far the winter conditions prevailing over the country have not caused any serious problem for the team, with no callouts directly related to the snow.   But the team can’t be complacent and has used the unusual conditions to enhance the skills of its individual members.  Training in personal safety skills was covered in the classroom before being practiced on the hills.  A party then spent a weekend in the Lake District to further practice snow and ice techniques which proved essential as the members went to the aid of Patterdale team …

It’s the first real winter that the Peak District has seen for many years.  On the moors the night time temperatures have rarely been much above freezing since Christmas.  Snow covers most of the area with a considerable depth in the gullies and groughs of Kinder and Bleaklow.   There has even been some sunshine in which to enjoy the conditions and the weekend saw hundreds of people make for the tops.  That included many rescue team members who wanted to make the most of the rare ice build-up on the frozen waterfalls and …