August has proved to be a busy period with ten call-outs so far and still a week to go to complete the month.   The busy time is perhaps to be expected being the middle of the holiday season and there appears to be no other particular pattern to the incidents.   A general mixture of calls with some serious and some not so serious but all requiring members to give up their time to enable them to respond.  Three full days of searching in the month has pushed up the operational hours total to 665 so far.

Team members gladly give their time to help others when needed, its what we all joined for, but such a busy time does put pressure on domestic and work relationships.  Perhaps time therefore to record a huge “Thank You” to all those left at home when the pager goes off but still welcome us back with a meal waiting.  A huge thanks also to all the employers who so generously permit our members time off work when the call goes out.  In such financial times that no small gesture.

Thanks to all who support Mountain Rescue everywhere.

Roger Bennett, Chairman BMRT.