Rescued by us?

Were you helped by Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team? Send the team a message, share your story or say thank you with a donation.

If our team helped you, a friend or someone in your family, we’d love to hear from you.

Every incident is answered by unpaid volunteers. They leave work, family dinners and warm beds, day or night, in all weathers. Hearing how someone is doing afterwards means a great deal to them.

Send the team a message

A few words is plenty. We’ll share your message with the volunteers who were there.

It helps if you can tell us roughly when and where it happened. Please don’t include medical details. We don’t need them.

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Thank you for your response. ✨

Thank you. We’ll pass your message on to the team.

Share your story

Some people like to tell their story to help others stay safe on the hills. A story about a slip on wet rock, getting lost in the mist or riding a jump that went wrong can stop the next person making the same mistake.

If you’d like to share yours, tick the box on the form. We’ll always check with you before publishing anything, and we can leave out your name.

Say thank you with a donation

We receive no government funding for our running costs. Many of the people we help choose to give something back. Some give once, and others raise money with a sponsored walk, run or ride.

Your donation pays for the kit that helped you, such as stretchers, casualty bags, radios and the fuel to get our Land Rovers to you.

Add Gift Aid if you pay UK tax, and we get an extra 25p for every pound.

If we searched for someone you love

Not every search ends the way we hope. If we searched for someone close to you, our thoughts are with you. You’re welcome to contact us at any time, and there’s no need to say anything you don’t want to. Some families choose to raise money in memory, and you can read about giving in memory.

Helped by another team?

We often work alongside neighbouring teams, including Holme Valley, Glossop, Edale and Kinder. If it wasn’t us, the Peak District Mountain Rescue Organisation lists the Peak District teams, and Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team covers the area to our north.