When Pat Palmer took over the leadership of his masonic lodge in Saltburn last year, he wanted to find a local charity or organisation that could benefit from his fundraising efforts during his year of office. Pat was aware that Cleveland MRT had been asking for donations towards some waterproof clothing for our search & rescue members, so he contacted…

The winter edition of Mountain Rescue magazine is now available for free online. Lots of great articles and useful information about MR, including an article on last October's charity fundraiser by HR2day Limited and recognition of the Team's work by North Yorkshire Police. Click here for the online version (external site).

Whilst we were dealing with a couple of call-outs yesterday, four of our Team members were having a refreshing 'dip' in a north-east river. They were attending the final day of a 3-yearly re-qualification course to maintain their grading as Swift-Water Rescue Technicians (SRTs). The in-water sessions took place at Abbey Rapids near Barnard Castle. Many thanks to Rescue North…

Time for another 'thank you' to the running community, this time to the Hardmoors Ultra & Trail races Community Page. During 2022 the organisers and runners donated over £1,000 (including Gift Aid) to the Team. Thanks in particular to Shirley and Jon who both put in so much hard work and to their merry band of helpers and marshals for such…

The local fell-running community continue to be very generous to Cleveland MRT having recently donated £1,000 to us, from the proceeds of the Viking Chase and the Eskdale Eureka events held last year. Many thanks to everyone who contributed and here's hoping that you have an enjoyable series of fell runs in 2023 - we know you've already started! A…

As we reach the end of 2022 it’s time to reflect on what we have accomplished at Cleveland MRT during the year. We’ve dealt with 61 call-outs plus 22 other incidents (e.g. being on standby or assisting with other calls for service). In doing so, our volunteer members have together contributed over 3,300 hours of their own time and that…

Redcar Running Club recently held their Christmas Presentation Evening during which they raised £170 for Cleveland MRT. The running club have supported various organisations and charities in this way for several years and decided that we should be one of the beneficiaries this year. Many thanks to the club committee and all the members who donated. As we head towards…

The hardy souls of GrasshoppersYoga had an early winter solstice celebration this morning with 108 sun salutations on the beach at Marske. The group meet every Sunday at 8am on the beach for yoga followed by a dip in the sea! It was their last session of the year today and to cap it off they raised a very healthy…

Many, many thanks to the people of Northallerton and visitors to the town who so generously donated to the Team at our traditional pre-Christmas street collection. Our members were out in force with collection tins and buckets along the High Street. We collected a truly overwhelming £1,679 (plus 4 Euros) all of which will go directly towards funding next year’s…

A busy Sunday for the Team with seven of our members successfully passing their mountain rescue Casualty Care examination hosted by our neighbours Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team at their Base. Many thanks to our medical officer Craig for leading on the training and to others in Cleveland MRT for their medical input in recent weeks and to the many visiting…