Members of the team were in Egremont on Saturday 7 December and in Whitehaven on Saturday 21 December for the annual fundraising event in the towns. Thank you to the generous folks in both towns and we raised £1,408 in cash in total plus online donations. It was great to Read more…
Lakeland Lights support WMRT
Thank you again to Lakeland Lights for their magnificent support of the team. https://www.lakelandlights.co.uk/
Carlos Wainwright Challenge
Carlos Reine is on the verge of completing an extraordinary personal challenge, climbing all 214 Wainwright peaks in the Lake District within 12 months. In addition to managing his own photography business, home and family life with his fiancée Karen and daughter Olivia, Carlos has spent the year conquering the Read more…
WMRT at Seascale Gala
Perfect weather for Seascale Gala today and consequently, lots of visitors so WMRT had a busy day, showing people our kit, talking about what it means to be a member, and selling our merchandise. From sales and donations we made an incredible £481.33. We’re very grateful to all those generous Read more…
Brown family fundraising
It was fantastic to meet up with Allan and Marie Brown recently at our base. Once again they had organised a fund raising event for the team, this time raising an amazing £4110.64 for us. Marie’s Dad, Les, enjoyed a look around the base and the control room, and Grandson Read more…
Casualty fundraising
We were delighted yesterday to welcome Deborah Lovell and her family and friends who had kindly raised funds for the team. The team responded to Deborah’s call after she slipped at Black Sail Pass and broke her leg quite badly. Deborah’s mum June and the whole village in Wales where Read more…
Fundraising at Egremont Farmers’ Market
We were fundraising at the Egremont in the Market Hall with lots of yummy treats. A MASSIVE thank you to all the generous people of Egremont and beyond for supporting us at the Fairtrade Farmer’s Market yesterday. It was a very busy morning and certainly kept us on our toes Read more…
Jamie fundraising for WMRT
Jamie recently contacted the team to say he is running the Manchester Marathon to raise funds for our team. Jamie is running in remembrance of Alex who was tragically, fatally injured after an accident on Scafell in July 2023 (WMRT incident 92 of 2023) Jamie, here at Wasdale MRT we Read more…
Fundraising in Egremont and Whitehaven
Members of the team were in Egremont on Saturday 16 December and in Whitehaven on Saturday 23 December for the annual fundraising event in the towns. It was great to talk to so many people and we were so grateful once again for the generosity and support shown to us. Read more…
Lakeland Lights Company – Advent Calendar
Lakeland Lights Company are a small family team of candle makers based in Cleator Moor. This year they’ve developed their Wax Melt Advent Calendar with a search and rescue theme in honour of the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team with £1 from every sale being donated to the cause. There are Read more…
Eskdale Show
Lots of interest and engagement at the Eskdale Show today, despite the rainy weather. We made £278.44 in sales and donations from all the generous people who visited our stall. Thank you to all for making WMRT possible!
Young fundraiser Frankie McMillan – Mount Olympus challenge
Seven-year-old Frankie McMillan, and his mum have returned back home to Cumbria after their epic challenge to become the youngest British person to climb Mt. Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece at 2,917 metres (3 x Scafell Pike) on 2 September 2023. This was just weeks after finishing his 214 Read more…
Gosforth Show
After a ferociously windy start, the Gosforth Show settled down into a really good day. The sun shone, lots of people came and WMRT made £325.14 from sales of merchandise and contributions. Big thanks to everyone for supporting us. Join us next at Eskdale Show 30th September. See you there!
Mount Olympus Fundraising
Please support Frankie (7) and Basia, who are raising money for us with a record breaking climb of Mount Olympus in September. Best of luck to you! Basia McMillan is fundraising for Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team (justgiving.com)
Drigg Gala
A great day was had by all on a very hot Saturday at Drigg Gala. There were sack races, handmade ice creams, a tug of war and in the thick of it, Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team. Lots of our merchandise went to some happy customers and generous donations were offered. Read more…
Egremont Farmers Market and Base Open Day
Many many belated thanks from April to all the lovely people who supported us at the Farmers Market in Egremont, where we provided refreshments, and our Open Day at our base the following day. Both events were a great success, the Farmers Market raising £450.06, and the Open Day £826.05. Read more…
Raising awareness and funds for people with cystic fibrosis
One of our team members, Stephen Walter, will shortly take on a very challenging and different fundraising event. He is doing this to raise awareness and funds for PipersAngels, a charity that is helping him and other people with cystic fibrosis. His challenge is an 80mile open sea crossing across Read more…
Medical Monday
Great to have a sunny evening for our “Medical Monday” training this week! We went through several scenarios of incidents we may come across, and a refresher on our medical equipment to keep our skills fresh for what is looking to be a very busy summer. Our team are on Read more…
Please support one of our members raising funds for the team on the Fred Whitton
One of our team members, Andy Cramp, is raising funds for the team in May by partaking in the Fred Whitton cycling event. It’s a very tough day at 112 miles and over 3500m of ascent, so Andy will need all the advance encouragement he can get! If you’d like Read more…
You can support the team at the Egremont Farmers Market – Friday 21 April
Please drop in at the Market Hall in Egremont…. lots of lovely things on offer to raise funds for the team.