Joining the Support Team

The 2024 application process for Support Team membership is now closed.

Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team is a charity financed totally by donations, sponsorship and fundraising events. We need to raise in excess of £42,000 a year to keep the team operational.

Fundraising is incredibly important to Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team, and it is a great way to get involved and support a good cause.

We need you!

Do you want to be involved in supporting a fantastic Mountain Rescue Team?
Do you enjoy meeting new people?
Are you friendly and approachable?
Do you have good interpersonal and teamwork skills?
Could you spend hours in a muddy field, sometimes in the rain, with a collecting bucket and still have a smile on your face at the end of the day?
Are you 18 or over?
Do you live in our operational area (see map)
Do you have access to your own transport?

If the answer is YES to these questions, please read on.

We would like to recruit some additional committed and reliable volunteers to become part of our already established Support & Fundraising Team.

The Support Team is involved in

Setting up and staffing our charity merchandise stall at fundraising events, fetes and shows.
Collecting donations at events, in the street and in supermarkets.
Organising fundraising events and collections.
Representing the Team at community events.
Raising awareness of the Team at PR events.
Driving non-operational vehicles to events.
Helping to deliver talks to community groups and schools.

The events take place mainly at weekends and can involve long hours in all types of weather. No previous experience in fundraising is necessary.

This is a voluntary, non-operational role; you will not be on call or expected to go out in the middle of the night. We have a team of Search & Rescue members who do all that.

As a Support Team member, you will become part of an established and well-respected team and have opportunities to meet new people, visit new places and learn different skills. Being part of our team can also give you a sense of self-worth, achievement and a warm and fuzzy feeling.

If you are interested, please email your full name, contact details and post code (so that we can check that you live in our operational area) to fundraisers@clevelandmrt.org.uk by the 4^th February 2024. Please remember that we are all volunteers so it might take a day or two to reply.

The Support & Fundraising Team will then invite you to an informal ‘Open Session’ at the Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team base, near Great Ayton. You will be able to meet Support Team members, find out more about activities that you can get involved in and learn more about the application process. Open sessions will be held on Saturday 24^th February 2024 (1400-1600) and Tuesday 12^th March 2024 (1900-2100). YOU MUST ATTEND ONE OF THESE SESSIONS.

After attending an open session, if you decide you would like to join our Support Team, you will be sent a link to an online application form to be submitted by the 31^st March 2024.

If your application is successful, you will initially join our Support & Fundraising Team as a ‘Prospective member’. You will need to attend the following training sessions (on Tuesday evenings in April and May) and complete the checks listed below.

Team base, equipment and resource familiarisation sessions.
Basic Life Support (BLS) training. For further information Basic Life Support
Driving Training (for our non-operational events vehicles).
A vehicle licence and insurance check
A Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check. For further information DBS checks

After completing the initial training and familiarisation sessions you will become a ‘Probationary member’. You will move to ‘Full Support Team member’ status subject to having completed the training, relevant checks and having attended a number of fundraising events and Support Team meetings over a 6-month period.

On becoming a full Support Team member, you will be provided with Cleveland MRT branded outer shell protective clothing for cold and wet weather.

Although the key requirement to join the Support Team is to help with fundraising, other opportunities may arise to get involved with the following activities.

Marshalling and administration on walking and running events
‘Bodying’ for training exercises
Assisting with checking vehicles and equipment
Assisting with the cleaning and maintenance of the Team base and vehicles
Helping with catering at events
Assisting with the administration of donation recording and accounting systems
Taking on non-operational administrative Committee roles e.g. secretary

This is not an exhaustive list and in addition to this we would like to hear from you if you have any specialist skills, such as accountancy, IT, public relations, that you feel you could bring to the Support and Fundraising Team.

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UPDATED 1ST APRIL - EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER AND GROUND CONDITIONS.

We're going to the races!

We will be at Redcar Racing for tomorrow's Easter Monday Family Day. Team members will have collection buckets at the exit points.

Alongside the Horse-racing there's lots of family entertainment including bouncy castles, play ground, face painting and the Easter Bunny and friends will be entertaining kids with traditional games.

Thanks to everyone at Redcar Racecourse for the invitation! More information on their website:

https://www.redcarracing.co.uk/fixtures/monday-1st-april-easter-monday-family-day/

Easter is here but the weather remains changeable with a brisk, cold wind at times and a forecast of showers. So #BeAdventureSmart - check the current & predicted weather and understand how it may affect your outdoor adventure plans.

Ask yourself 3 questions before you set off:

– Am I confident I have the KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS for the day?

– Do I know what the WEATHER will be like?

– Do I have the right GEAR?

Check out the https://www.adventuresmart.uk website for a range of information and advice.

THE 'HERBERT PROTOCOL'

From time to time we are deployed by the Police to search for vulnerable people. Obviously, it is very worrying when a loved one or friend goes missing or doesn’t return home when expected, especially so for people living with or caring for someone with Dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The Herbert Protocol is a national scheme aimed primarily at those who care for vulnerable people of all ages who, because of their vulnerability, may go missing.

The initiative is named after George Herbert, a Second World War veteran of the Normandy landings, who lived with Dementia and sadly died when he went missing whilst apparently on his way to his childhood home.

The hub of the initiative is the “Life History Questionnaire”. This is a paper record containing a range of background information about the person cared for. It should be retained in a safe place so that it can be handed to police and search teams in the event that the person goes missing. It saves valuable time by having a lot of the crucial information to hand rather than trying to piece it together at a stressful time.

If you think this information may help someone you know please share it with them. Further details and advice on how to download the questionnaire from our two local Police Forces are available at:

https://clevelandmrt.org.uk/herbert-protocol/

WHALEBONES WALK 2024 - OPEN FOR ENTRIES

The Team's annual Whalebones Walk will take place on Sunday 5th May 2024 and is now open for entries!

Starting at the Whitby Whalebones - entrants walk (or run!) for 22-miles along stunning coastal paths finishing at Errington Primary School, Marske-by-the-Sea where refreshments will be available. Team members will be providing support along the way.

Children are welcome but under-18s must be accompanied by an adult who is responsible for them on the day. Dogs also welcome but not on the coach (see below). It is a long walk so please make sure that you, any accompanying children and/or dogs are able to cover that distance. Also, bear in mind - the route follows cliff-top paths along the Cleveland Way and passes through some farmland so please keep dogs on leads.

Coach transport is available if required, departing from Errington Primary School (leaves 0800 hours prompt) to the start-point at Whitby (for 0845-0900 hours). Full details will be sent to participants nearer the time.

All profit from entry fees will go towards meeting our annual running costs. Sponsorship is not a requirement but please consider it, as it is a great way to boost funds from the event. A sponsorship form is available to download from our website via the event entry page below.

Entry is just £15 per person (if using the coach) or £10 if you make your own way to Whitby. To enter visit:

https://clevelandmrt.org.uk/event/whalebones-2024/

Entries close on 28th April 2024.

Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team

4 weeks ago

Unfortunately due to the overnight rain with more forecast, today's event at Redcar Racing has been cancelled so we will not be there! Statement from the racecourse:

Unfortunately today’s Easter Monday race meeting has been abandoned.

We are bitterly disappointed that racing is not able to go ahead but there is little that can be done given the amount of recent rainfall this morning.

All pre-paid tickets will automatically be refunded, there is no need to contact the racecourse office. ... See MoreSee Less

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