Derby Mountain Rescue Team are a voluntary emergency service in the Derbyshire Peak District, providing search and rescue services. In an emergency dial 999.
The dedicated teams from @DerbyMRT have been tirelessly assisting the community during the recent floods. We were delighted (and excited!) to host them at our Burton DC, where we presented them with a #Werner extension ladder to support them with the amazing work they do. #Rescue
If you were planning to go to the #MatlockBath#Illuminations tonight, they have unfortunately been cancelled due to #StormBabet flooding in #Derbyshire here's what organisers had to say about the cancellation
https://t.co/DQwfStNuUW
View of the River Derwent in #Matlock this morning. Exceptionally high water levels in rivers across the #Derbyshire today & many watercourses overtopped or with burst banks. Please do not travel unless essential. See our latest roads update here https://t.co/hEnNohozfA
Leicestershire-based RVN Kayley Williams used her baking skills to raise more than £700 for the @DerbyMRT after they rescued her dog, which had fallen more than 100ft during a walk in the Peak District.
https://t.co/lMXck3E4xM
A day volunteering with Derby Mountain Rescue Team @DerbyMRT in Cromford. Laughter, teamwork and money raised. Thanks Pat, Nicky, Virg and team. Also linked with our fire officers @DFRS police family @DerbysPolice and Aquabox, winners of the Queens Award for Voluntary Service.
We recently donated a wide range of specialist equipment to the Ukraine Fire Service, the Ukrainian Mines Rescue Organisation and @DerbyMRT. To learn more about our donations and the impact they will make, check out our latest blog post. 📷 https://t.co/Gxmp1bK5SE
#GivingBack
Well that was a busy Saturday for the team with three callouts in five hours.
https://t.co/7SdhVnzQjO
Special thanks on callout 32 to The Old Dog for a round of soft drinks on the house, and to the farmer who initially helped the casualty and provided access and directions.
There is currently *NO* provision for having a BBQ in the open countryside of the Peak District - please read this article on 🔥🔥 wildfires🔥🔥 by @peakdistrict - https://t.co/XPo2xPHE1i
Several team anniversaries are marked in the current issue of MR Magazine - 70 years for @cockermouthmrt 75 years for #ConistonMRT and 80 years of #RAFMRService. Read more on pages 43, 44 and 47 - here's the digital magazine link. https://t.co/tWTqejrkSl
The wee beasties (aka ticks) are definitely out and about at present - learn a bit more about how to avoid bites (and what to do if you're bitten) in our latest blog. With thanks to @LymediseaseUK https://t.co/oEZpsPbyXK
While fundraising at WALX walking festival in Ashbourne and water training in Matlock: the team had three callouts - two walkers with ankle injuries and a young man who had fallen from a rope swing. See our latest blog post for the full details
https://t.co/V7GUk5jzmu