Hire out the Woodhead Barn

The Woodhead Barn located at the team's HQ has been recently refurbished & makes an ideal location for conferences, seminars and training.

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Featured News Item

999 Services Day – 18th May 2013, Barnsley Metropolitan Centre

Saturday saw Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team out in full force along with a host of other emergency services in Barnsley Town Centre. We had a prime location being midway and nicely placed between First Responders and the RNLI.   Although [...]

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Latest Incident for the Team

May 18th

Whilst the team were attending the Barnsley 999 day, they were called upon to help with a teenage girl who had suffered a seizure in the street. Four of our members including three medics attended the young lady and helped [...]


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About Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team

The team is a volunteer search and rescue service covering South Yorkshire, the Peak District and surrounding areas. We rely entirely on donations from the public and sponsorship from businesses to fund our operations.

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Search and rescue dogs

Abbie is a fully trained search and rescue dog. She is a Blue Merle Border Collie born in 2005. Her handler Ken Sloan is a long serving member of Woodhead Team.

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