Time for some winter fun whilst spring is around the corner. Long-term supporter Gillian, has been organising our general knowledge quizzes for many years. We are now on quiz number 20. Thank you Gill.

The theme this year for the 60 question quiz, is British place names, which include the name of an item found in or forms part of an office.

Send the £1 entry fee along with your email address and the quiz will be emailed to you, or send an SAE plus £1 cash/cheque made …

Long-term supporter Gillian, has been organising our general knowledge quizzes for many years. We are now on quiz number 19 celebrating the team’s 60th Anniversary year!

The theme this year for the 60 question quiz, is general knowledge questions relating to the last 60 years.

Entry is by PayPal for £1.40p using this PayPal link and the quiz will then be emailed in return ASAP.

Please make sure that if using PayPal that your email address is up to date as the one given by PayPal is the one …

Has anyone heard of the Benefact Group? Well, did you know the Benefact Group, charitable giving is at the heart of what they do. They are an international family of specialist financial services companies that give all available profits to charity and good causes. I bet you cant guess who’s been nominated…. *Spoiler alert* WE HAVE!

We are honored and humbled to have been nominated but now we need YOUR help! The more nominations we receive, the more chances we have of being chosen by …

We are a day late for posting out our “Finish on a high Friday” but this can be a Stand out Saturday! What a story to stand out! Chris Rushworth is going to be completing the London Marathon this year and is dedicating his efforts to Buxton Mountain Rescue.

This is a personal choice for Chris, as his Grandad Peter Farrer was an Operational Team member with over 40 years service. His dedication was …

Long-term supporter Gillian, has been organising our general knowledge quizzes for many years. We are now on quiz number 18!

The theme this year for the 60 question quiz, is British place names which include the name of an animal.

To enter send an SAE plus £1 cash/cheque made payable to Mrs G. Halliday, to ‘Lorien’. Main Road, Stickney, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE22 8AG.

It’s also available by PayPal for £1.40p using this PayPal link and the quiz will then be emailed in return ASAP. …

On Saturday 5th February, Buxton Mountain Rescue Team led a ground-breaking drone demonstration with Evolve Dynamics , supported closely by the Drone Pathfinder Catalyst Programme Connected Places Catapult.

The demonstration’s objectives were to:

1) Demonstrate to the public, regulators and mountain rescue community the potentially life-saving applications of drones within a mountain rescue setting when the right equipment is used.

2) Highlight to regulators where existing regulation is holding us back and challenge them to find safe affordable solutions, to allow us to unlock the …

Its number 17 in an ongoing series of quizzes by our very own Quiz Mistress, Gillian Halliday. 

As many of you will know Gillian has been producing quizzes, the proceeds of which are sent to the Team, for many years. The Team is very grateful to Gillian and her ongoing support.

This time, there are 60 questions, and the theme is British place names which include the name of a bird species.

Send SAE plus £1 cash/cheque made payable to Mrs G. Halliday, to ‘Lorien’. Main Road. …

Its not very often we write or post about one of our own on any social media platform, however we would like to celebrate the dedication to exploration of Nigel Vardy, the Buxton Mountain Rescue Team President.

Nigel has carved out a career in the mountaineering world as an explorer, record breaker, author and motivational speaker. He has numerous and varied accolades to his name, and it was of no surprise to us that Bear Grylls has interviewed him for his BecomingX project or that Peak District National Park wanted to include him in …

Runners and walkers are signing up to take part in our ‘Go Anytime’ events as part of the Teams Fell ‘n’ Back race series.

The three courses showcase the areas in which we work as a rescue team, and all monies raised help fund our valuable work.

Remember you can run the courses as many times as you like, while they are live, to improve your times.

If you want to take part, please click on the entry link below and share to your own pages to …

Sainsbury’s Buxton and their customers have again been local heroes by completing their annual collection for Buxton Mountain Rescue Team.

The team were delighted to meet Erin Smallbone, the Customer and Trading Manager for the store earlier this morning who told us how generous you, the public, have been.

The team was delighted to be able to call into Sainsbury’s this morning to personally thank her and the staff for the kind, and much needed donations. Without contributions like these, we would not be able to continue the …