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999 Services Day – 18th May 2013, Barnsley Metropolitan Centre 19 May 2013 | 12:19 am
Saturday saw Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team out in full force along with a host of other emergency services in Barnsley Town Centre. We had a prime location being midway and nicely placed between First...
Starting the journey to be a search and rescue dog with SARDA 14 May 2013 | 10:03 pm
Hello I’m Molly I am the new hopeful trainee to the team. I am a two and half year old Collie lurcher cross who came to her handler Lisa from a rescue centre at 4 months old. I have been learning [......
A Busy Week For The Team 14 May 2013 | 08:00 pm
Busy Week For Yorkshire Rescue Team Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team has been busier than ever over the last 5 days after conducting a number of rescues in and out of their normal area of operations. At ...
Supporting the Dartmoor Rescue Team with the Annual Ten Tors Challenge 12 May 2013 | 10:05 pm
Between Thursday 9th and Sunday 12th May five WMRT members travelled down to assist with the annual Ten Tors challenge event in support of the Dartmoor Rescue Team and the Army who manage the event. ...
Rope Training Exercise 21 Apr 2013 | 03:00 pm
Over the last few weeks the team have been getting some extra rope training. Today’s extraction was designed to push the rope skills of the team by making them do a multipitch pitch lower of a casual...
Mountain Rescue Winter Skills training 26 Mar 2013 | 10:00 pm
A number of the rescue team will be out taking advantage of the deep snow so close to home and practising some survival skills. They all be building a snow hole and some of the “Lucky ones” will be sp...
Midhope at War 22 Nov 2012 | 02:26 pm
MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM CELEBRATES £7,400 HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND GRANT
A successful Grin ‘n Bear It Event for 2012 24 Oct 2012 | 01:28 pm
A crisp fresh morning with blue skies set the scene for this years “Grin N Bear It” fell race supported by Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team. Running over varied terrain this annual event is a key fund ra...
Are you ready to Grin ‘n Bear it for 2012? 4 Jul 2012 | 03:48 am
Its that time again when we start thinking about our annual challenge/run known as the Grin ‘n Bear it, which this year will go ahead on Saturday 6th October. We are pleased to announce that we have a...
Woolly jumper and Teenager need a helping hand from Woodhead Mountain Rescue 24 May 2012 | 05:30 am
Following a day of training exercises and fundraising on Sunday 20th May 2012, Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team were called out to rescue a lamb from a remote quarry ledge on the outskirts of Digley, Wes...
