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Woodhead Barn — The Woodhead Barn is located on site with our team’s headquarters near Hepworth. We use the barn for our own team meetings and functions. We also rent out the barn for private functions. If you are interested in using this facility, then please visit the Woodhead Barn website where you […]

The Woodhead Barn

24th July 2016 in Fund Raising / News / Web Only by Site Manager

Martha has had a busy few weeks since we introduced her to you. She has been to see the team a number of times and it has to be said she brings out the soft side in all that meet her with team members offering cuddles to her on the […]

An update on our youngest trainee

15th January 2015 in News / Web Only by Site Manager

Meet Martha The newest trainee of Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team. Martha was born on the 28th September 2014. Her Dad is a working farm border collie and Mum used to be, but is now a family pet. Martha came to live with her handler Lisa Brearley and family on the […]

Welcome to our newest trainee

8th January 2015 in News / Web Only by Site Manager

What a 24hrs that has just been. I set off yesterday on a training run following the route of the Trigger, the annual Marsden to Edale race. In a moment of madness I decided to separate from my running partners to check out an alternative route through WildBoar Clough heading […]

A day in the life of an training exercise casualty

7th January 2015 in News / Web Only tagged Featured by Site Manager

So, the 2nd of these articles about the team’s assessments. Navigation and communication skills. One of our seasoned campaigners has laid out a series of control points (CPs) which we have to individually navigate our way around. It’s an old school nav challenge, using map/compass and skill only, satmaps and […]

Navigation Assessment

16th May 2014 in News / Training / Web Only by Site Manager

Over the last 18 months or so, Woodhead rescue team has gradually developed, tested and introduced ongoing competency assessments for all team members. This series of articles are a sort of personal look at the process, and how it feels. We are to be assessed in 4 of our core […]

Rope Work Assessment

23rd April 2014 in News / Training / Web Only by Site Manager

Excitedly we have just created a new infomercial! Have a look and find out more about us and what we do.

Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team Infomercial

3rd April 2014 in Fund Raising / News / Web Only by Site Manager

Those of you with long memories or low boredom thresholds may remember ‘Sad tale of a frustrated man’ which revolved around my frustrations trying to replace a defective lock on the back door of the Land Rover. Well, we have a sequel. The short version is that WM1 now has […]

A Sad Tale of a Frustrated Man. Part 3.

2nd March 2014 in News / Web Only by Site Manager

Now where was I. As the Haynes manuals always say, reassembly is the opposite of dismantling. Or something similar. So it’s me versus the small springy thing again. Hold tightly in pliers, screwdrivers at the ready. Nope, need to wipe the sweat off my brow befrore i can face this. […]

A Sad Tale of a Frustrated Man. Part 2.

26th October 2013 in News / Web Only by Site Manager

As you may or may not know the offside rear door of the Rescue Team Land Rover will not open. Not the first time we’ve had problems with the back doors, the central locking mechanism is particularly convoluted. So I have a history of swearing and skinned knuckles due to trying to […]

A Sad Tale of a Frustrated Man. Part 1.

22nd October 2013 in News / Web Only by Site Manager

Team member Helena Skinn raises £700 for Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team at this years Lakeland 50. A Tale of Tans, Trench Foot and Trophies. Stood in the start pen with my team mates ready for the off. Nervous. Excited. Sense of dread. We’re off. It’s hot. It’s humid. After nearly […]

Fundraising at the Lakeland 50 2013: A Tale of Tans, ...

24th September 2013 in Fund Raising / News / Web Only by Site Manager

Hypothermia can happen anytime of the year and here is a handy guide available to download and take on the hill with you, print out and pop it into your first aid kit or rucsac pocket. Produced by the FRA with input from Woodhead team member Ian. http://everythingoutdoors.co.uk/hypothermia-guide-to-download/

Download a free guide to Hypothermia

24th September 2013 in News / Web Only by Site Manager

Over the last few weeks the team have been getting some extra rope training. Today’s extraction was designed to push the rope skills of the team by making them do a multipitch pitch lower of a casualty. The brief was a walker had fallen some where high up on the Pennine […]

Rope Training Excercise

24th April 2013 in News / Training / Web Only by Site Manager

A number of the rescue team will be out taking advantage of the deep snow so close to home and practising some survival skills. They all be building a snow hole and some of the “Lucky ones” will be spending the night out in luxury snow hole accommodation.

Mountain Rescue Winter Skills Training

26th March 2013 in News / Training / Web Only by Site Manager