Very many thanks to the Order of St John of Jerusalem Knights Hospitaller Priory of Northern England for their recent donation £1,000 to the Team. On behalf of the Order of St John, David Kirwan visited our Base to handover the cheque and met Team members Richard, Carolyn and Mike.

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM At 1100 hours today, members of Cleveland MRT gathered for our annual Remembrance Day walk up to the site of a Second World War aircraft crash site near to Captain Cook's Monument, to pay our respects to all those who have sacrificed so much in the service of their countries. Thanks to Team members Kath (who…

Two members from Cleveland MRT and others from our neighbouring team Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team have been assisting at the The Malton Forest Rally today by staffing the entry gates to two of the spectator car parking areas (one for each MR Team) as part of a fundraising initiative. We were stationed on a forest track near Stape,…

We recently hosted a visit to our Base by a group of Countryside Worker and Countryside Ranger apprentices from the North York Moors National Park. As part of their apprenticeship they have a forum group which they use to develop their skills, to volunteer and to undertake educational talks / days - learning more about what takes place in and…

The Autumn edition of Mountain Rescue magazine is now available online (link). This is the official magazine for MR in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland and as usual it contains lots of really useful and interesting articles. An incredible amount of work goes into producing the magazine so, as ever, our thanks to the editorial team and all contributors. Even…

A few Team members dropped in to wish Nick Piper all the best and to thank him for his fundraising challenge in support of the team, earlier today on Blakey Ridge. Back in May this year we went to the aid of one the participants in the Boltby Bash Enduro mountain bike event. After treating Nick Piper at the scene…

Our very good friends at GrasshoppersYoga have made another big donation to the Team following collections at their Sunday morning beach yoga sessions at sunny Redcar. This time a whopping £551.78p. Many thanks to everyone who took part and contributed, it really is greatly appreciated! If you're interested in taking part, please check out their Facebook page. (Photo taken from…

One point discussed during our search training exercises over the weekend was the 'Herbert Protocol', which is a national scheme used by Police forces (and other agencies) and is aimed at carers, family & friends of potentially vulnerable people. The protocol comes into use if they go missing, which might simply be a case of just wandering away from home…

Today is the start of our 2023 Recruit Induction Programme for eleven candidates who successfully passed a recruit assessment held in June. They will join us tonight to be welcomed as 'prospective members' and will then undergo approximately three-months of training and familiarisation in the role of a search & rescue member. Hopefully, that will lead to them becoming probationary…

Many thanks to everyone who went along to the Ceilidh held in Danby on Saturday evening, raising over £800 in support of Cleveland MRT in the process. A special 'thank you' to the organisers - we know you put on a really good show and made our members who took part very welcome. We understand a number of local business…