Freemason’s Gift – Thank you-West Lancashire Freemasons Donate £25,000 Towards a New Minibus for Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team has received a generous £25,000 donation from the West Lancashire Freemasons to support the purchase of a much-needed new minibus. The vehicle will be a vital asset in helping the Team transport volunteers and equipment, […]
Grangers – Thankyou-A huge thank you to Grangers for their generous donation of cleaning and waterproofing products. Our kit takes some serious punishment, especially in the Trough of Bowland where peat bogs and bracken can swallow team members whole (well almost!). This donation will help keep our waterproofs and boots in top condition, so we stay dry […]
Garstang Fund Raising-Saturday 6th September 2025 – The team are out for our annual fundraising day in Garstang today. If you’re in the area, please stop and say hello and find out more about what we do. We are very grateful for all donations that we receive, as these all help us continue to operate and support those […]
Morecambe RNLI Open Day-6th September 2025 The Team are supporting the RNLI Open Day in Morecambe today, pop alone and chat to Emergency Services that serve our community. The rescue Team, with others are at the back of the Midland Hotel area, come say hello.
Fundraising – 2 Charities-1st August 2025 – This weekend one of our trainee team members, Sip, starts a world first to raise money for the team and Combat Stress. He will solo paddle the entire Great Glenn from Fort William across the entirety of Scotland to Inverness, a distance covering 96 km. From there, he will turn and bike […]
Montane Spine Challenger South MRT-Congratulations In the early hours of Monday morning, 16th June 2025, Rob our Team Leader, completed the Montane Spine Challenger South MRT. He started on Saturday morning in Edale and finished 108 miles later in Hardraw after 45 hours 38 minutes and 38 seconds. He is raising money for the team through a Just Giving page with […]
Catterall Gala-Catterall Gala The rescue Team were invited to the Catterall Gala on Saturday 31st May 2025, the Team attended with Team members and a vehicle. It was great to be part of our local community, hopefully we can attend again next year to chat and discuss everything from mountain rescue to helping others.
Team Training-Major Incident Training – Wednesday evenings are normally our Team Training nights, Wednesday 30th April 2025 was no different except we were joined by Officers of Lancashire Constabulary Specials who assisted us with our major Incident exercise in the Trough of Bowland, just off Nicky Nook. The Officers were tasked with simulating varying levels of injuries […]
Congratulations-Our former Team Leader, Kevin Camplin made a special journey to Windsor Castle on the 16th April 2025 to be presented with his MBE by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal. Congratulations on this well deserved recognition for services to Mountain Rescue in Lancashire, and a big thank you to Kev’s wife and team member […]
Wild Fire Exercise-Monday 10th March 2025 Some of our rescue Team took part in a Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service wildfire exercise in the Forest of Bowland National Landscape alongside Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service, Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service, United Utilities, and Lancashire Constabulary. The team were able to provide […]
