KINDER MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM
Kinder Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT) has been in existence since 1971, and is one of seven mountain rescue teams that operate within the Peak District National Park, as part of the Peak District Mountain Rescue Organisation (PDMRO).
Our 50 members operate on an purely voluntary basis and are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to assist members of the public on the hill or in urban search and rescue situations.
We are almost exclusively funded by public donations, and all proceeds from fund raising go towards equipment and resources used on our call outs.
And, from us, a huge thank you in return to the Keep Your Chinook Up fundraisers, and the residents, shoppers and businesses of Whaley Bridge; the fundraising has resulted in Mountain Rescue teams in the Peak District, along with other local causes, being the very grateful recipients of a substantial and very much appreciated donation....
As a self-funded organisation run by unpaid volunteers, and with annual running costs of over £30K, it is only through the kindness and generosity of the public are we able to keep doing what we do. So a very big thank you to Joseph Taylor who has set up a Just Giving page in memory...
Big thank you to the Co-op Local Community Fund and all who have donated – off to a healthy start click on the link to see how much …. https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/38747
Nobody knows better than the residents of Whaley Bridge how important it is to have expert emergency teams on standby when a crisis strikes and now, thanks to them, Kinder Mountain Rescue team (www.kmrt.org.uk) will be able to respond more effectively to water-related incidents across the area. As a result of an appeal through the Tesco ‘Bags of...
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