Sheffield Lord Mayor Jackie Drayton has taken part in a simulated accident to help promote the work of Edale Mountain Rescue Team.
The Mayor feigned an injury and was hoisted to safety in the training exercise for the emergency team.
Edale Mountain Rescue Team leader Ian Bunting said: “Training exercises like this are vital in maintaining our high standards of first aid, navigation and rope work.”
The stunt, at Burbage Edge, was to raise awareness of the team, which is staffed entirely by volunteers who are on call 24-hours-a-day, 365-days-a-year.
The team rescue walkers and rock climbers and also help search for missing people and last year the team dealt with 95 incidents.
The team is currently trying to raise £150,000 to pay for a new base and equipment.
To contribute visit www.justgiving.com/edalemrt/donate or send cheques made payable to Edale Mountain Rescue Team, to PO Box 6490, Bakewell, DE45 1XR.
Next time it will be Roy Hattersley's turn and Edale MRT will accept cheques to leave him up there.
Chris Sabian, Peak District View - 2007-03-27 10:54:41
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Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Edale MRT need your help
Edale Mountain Rescue team operates in the Peak District National Park and is one of the busiest mountain rescue teams in the country. On average they deal with 100 incidents a year.
They now face their toughest challenge-to raise £150,000 for their new base. The team needs to raise the money in order to equip their new home at Lafarge Cement Works in the Hope Valley.
John Poulter has been a member of the team for 35 years.
He said: "We are the people you call when you come to grief.
"We help out walkers, riders, lost children, even animals. We had to dig out cows from the snow earlier this month and rescue sheep trapped on ledges."
The team is completely voluntary and has 50 operational members who are on call 365 days a year.
They receive no funding from the Government or councils and are totally reliant on sponsorship and donations.
They have raised £90,000 so far for the new base from a variety of events ranging from climbing challenges to rescuing the Mayor of Sheffield.
The latest fundraising initiative is a Charity Golf Day to be held on April 27 and people are needed to form golf teams and join in the fun. The Charity Golf Day will be held on April 27 at Sicklehome Golf Club in Bamford. Cost for players is £40 per head and teams need four members. The fee covers coffee and snack on arrival, 18 holes of golf, a rolling buffet meal after play and the presentation ceremony.
To sponsor a hole costs £50 except the 1st and 18th holes which are £100.
For more information contact Jean Gledhill on 01629 640395 or email davidlong@madasafish.com.
Supporters can now donate online with 'Just Giving'. Follow the link from the EMR website www.edalemountainrescue.co.uk to make an instant donation.
Street collecting for the event will be taking place throughout the area from March 10 to May 28.
Have they got a mountain to climb? Not with your help they haven't. Just remember one day you might need them and these guys are THE EMERGENCY SERVICE in the wilds of the Peak District.
Chris Sabian, Peak District View - 2007-03-06 15:48:29
They now face their toughest challenge-to raise £150,000 for their new base. The team needs to raise the money in order to equip their new home at Lafarge Cement Works in the Hope Valley.
John Poulter has been a member of the team for 35 years.
He said: "We are the people you call when you come to grief.
"We help out walkers, riders, lost children, even animals. We had to dig out cows from the snow earlier this month and rescue sheep trapped on ledges."
The team is completely voluntary and has 50 operational members who are on call 365 days a year.
They receive no funding from the Government or councils and are totally reliant on sponsorship and donations.
They have raised £90,000 so far for the new base from a variety of events ranging from climbing challenges to rescuing the Mayor of Sheffield.
The latest fundraising initiative is a Charity Golf Day to be held on April 27 and people are needed to form golf teams and join in the fun. The Charity Golf Day will be held on April 27 at Sicklehome Golf Club in Bamford. Cost for players is £40 per head and teams need four members. The fee covers coffee and snack on arrival, 18 holes of golf, a rolling buffet meal after play and the presentation ceremony.
To sponsor a hole costs £50 except the 1st and 18th holes which are £100.
For more information contact Jean Gledhill on 01629 640395 or email davidlong@madasafish.com.
Supporters can now donate online with 'Just Giving'. Follow the link from the EMR website www.edalemountainrescue.co.uk to make an instant donation.
Street collecting for the event will be taking place throughout the area from March 10 to May 28.
Have they got a mountain to climb? Not with your help they haven't. Just remember one day you might need them and these guys are THE EMERGENCY SERVICE in the wilds of the Peak District.
Chris Sabian, Peak District View - 2007-03-06 15:48:29
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