Support us

Ways to support Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team: donate, give monthly, fundraise, leave a gift in your will or support us as a business.

Front of the team's Land Rover Defender M1 with kit bags and a stretcher laid out on the grass

We receive no government funding for our running costs. Every vehicle, radio, stretcher and training course is paid for by people like you. Running the team cost £65,327 in 2024. Here are the ways you can help.

What your support made possible in 2025

  • 53rescues of people who were injured or taken ill
  • 15searches for missing or vulnerable people
  • 31%of our incidents were after dark
  • 83%of incidents were requests from the ambulance service or police
  • 1,942hours given by volunteers at incidents, unpaid

Since 2021: 272 rescues, 79 searches and 8,942 volunteer hours at incidents. These figures come from our incident records and update automatically. See all our incident statistics.

Ways to support us

Donate

Make a one-off donation online through JustGiving, and add Gift Aid if you pay UK tax.

Fundraise for us

Run, walk, bake or hold an event for the team, and we’ll help where we can.

Business support

Sponsor a vehicle or piece of kit, or support the team through your business.

Wish list and kit donations

See what we need most right now, and what kit we can and can’t accept.

Gifts in wills

Leave a gift in your will to keep the team on call for the next generation.

Giving in memory

Remember someone special with a funeral collection, tribute page or memorial event.

Want to see where the money goes? Read our annual reports and accounts, and meet the sponsors and supporters who already help us. Registered charity number 1137974.

What your money buys

Prices are what this kit typically costs us. Every gift goes into our general funds and is spent where it is needed most. If you would like to fund a particular item, please email us first.