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News Archive - May 2018
Tinto Callout 20 July 2021
20th July, 2021
Callout to Paraglider Crash on Tinto Just after 1500 Police Scotland requested the team’s assistance to recover a paraglider who had crashed near the summit of Tinto Hill. The team responded with 3 vehicles and 16 team members along with Sottish Ambulance Service, a HM Coastguard helicopter Rescue 199 and the Police Scotland MRT. Initial […]
Tinto 30 June 2021
30th June, 2021
At 1351 on 30 June 2021 the team were called by Police Scotland to assist in the rescue of a lady who had fallen and had a suspected broken ankle on Tinto Hill. 6 Team members along with 5 from the Strathclyde Police Scotland MRT made their way to the scene. A Scottish Ambulance Paramedic […]
Tinto Callout 31 May 2021
31st May, 2021
At 1445 on 31 May 2021 Police Scotland requested the assistance of the team to help Scottish Ambulance Service with the rescue a lady on Tinto with a suspected broken leg. 10 team members with the team’s landrover and Volkswagen ambulance responded and made their way towards Tinto. A rescue helicopter Rescue 199 from Prestwick […]
Callout to the Devils Beef Tub
9th May, 2021
Callout In the Moffat Hills At 1530 on 9 May 2021 Police Scotland asked for the assistance of Moffat Mountain Rescue to rescue a walker who had fallen and broken their ankle near the Devils Beef Tub near Moffat. Using phone find technology, where the police and the team can send a text to the […]
2021 AGM
29th April, 2021
In the last week the team has held the AGM in the current circumstances still by Zoom. Some significant changes for the team with James Coles taking the reigns as Team Leader from Shaun Duignan. The team also said goodbye to Joe Burns who has served the team for over thirty years and recently […]
Anniversary Book
13th June, 2020
Moffat Mountain Rescue- the First 50 Years Illustrated and written by our Secretary Colin Mitchell you can purchase the book for £15 inc P&P by e mailing our secretary via secretary@moffatmrt.org.uk or by using our PayPal purchase link below All profits go directly to Moffat Mountain Rescue Team
Unwell Walker Rescued at the Grey Mares Tail
16th September, 2019
Unwell Walker Rescued at the Grey Mares Tail At around 1500 on Monday 16 September Dumfries and Galloway Police Division requested the assistance of Moffat MRT to assist Scottish Ambulance Service with a walker who had become unwell above the Grey Mares Tail Waterfall in the Moffat Hills. A local BASICS Doctor (who is also […]
50th Anniversary Dinner Dance
11th August, 2019
Exciting news! Tickets for our 50th Anniversary Dinner Dance are now on sale via our online booking page. We have already allocated half the tickets and the remaining ones may go quickly! The Dinner Dance will be in the Moffat Town Hall which can accommodate 120 people. The will be a 3 course meal […]
CALLOUT Criffel 31 July 2019
31st July, 2019
Callout to Criffel At 1810 on Wednesday 31 July 2019 Police Scotland requested the assistance of Moffat MRT to assist Scottish Ambulance Service with the rescue of a lady who had a lower leg injury near the summit of Criffel Hill near Dumfries. 18 team members attended along with an ambulance, local police and a […]
Anniversary Challenge
16th March, 2019
We are delighted to tell you that our Anniversary Challenge event page is now live and able to take online entries. We will soon be producing a paper version if you would prefer to fill that in and send a cheque. Walk 4 is going to be quite an event this year so this will […]
50 Years of MMRT
2nd December, 2018
2019 is the 50th Anniversary of the formation of Moffat Mountain Rescue Team. We are working on a number of exciting events to celebrate this year and you are invited to join us. Please visit our anniversary page for more details If you are interested in coming to any of our events please get in […]
Ae Forest Callout 21 October 2019
21st October, 2018
Ae Forest Mountain Bike Callout At 1500 on Sunday 21 October the team were alerted to a mountain biker unconscious in Ae Forest near Dumfries. The team responded along with Scottish Ambulance Service, Police Scotland and a Coastguard rescue helicopter from Prestwick. The mountain biker had fallen from his bike and suffered concussion on a […]
Callout Hart Fell Spa
9th October, 2018
Callout to Hart Fell Spa At 1500 on 9 October 2018 Police Scotland called on the services of Moffat Mountain Rescue Team to rescue a walker in the Moffat Hills. Two walkers had set off to climb onto Hart Fell from Hart Fell Spa. Above the spa one of the walkers had a seizure on […]
Callout 15 July 2018
17th July, 2018
The team were asked by Police Scotland to search a piece of woodland near Dumfries in relation to a long standing missing person. The search was completed with unfortunately nothing found. At the same time the an exercise for the rest of the team and our new probationers was carried out in the Moffat Hills […]
Donation from Dumfries Senior Snooker Association
5th July, 2018
Today the team received a cheque for £500 from the Dumfries Senior Snooker Association. We have bought a new Vacuum Mattress for our Dumfries vehicle with the money. A vacuum mattress is an essential first aid tool which enables us to immobilise a casualty with a suspected back injury.
Callout to Grey Mares Tail 26 May 2018
26th May, 2018
Grey Mares Tail Callout At 1600 hours on Saturday 26 May 2018 Police Scotland called out Moffat Mountain Rescue Team to rescue a female walker with a suspected broken ankle near the Grey Mare’s Tail Waterfall near Moffat. The team attended with 12 team members along with Scottish Ambulance Service, Police Scotland and Coastguard Rescue […]
Callouts 11 May 2018
11th May, 2018
Busy Friday Afternoon for Moffat MRT At 1250 on Friday 11 May Police Scotland contacted Moffat MRT to request assistance to Scottish Ambulance Service in Mabie Forest near Dumfries. A mountain biker had fallen from his bike and had a suspected neck and back injury in a remote part of the forest. Although the ambulance […]
2018 Charity Challenge
3rd May, 2018
The routes are finalised! Visit the 2018 Charity Challenge Page to see the routes and download the entry form. Please enter in advance so we can have your T-Shirt ready! Get ready for the #charitychallenge on 10 June 2018
Doug Scott- Crawling Down the Ogre-7 March 2018
24th February, 2018
Wednesday, March 7, 2018 7:00 PM 10:00 PM Annandale Arms Hotel (map) httpss://www.canepal.org.uk/2018-lectures/ Doug Scott CBE and that other icon of British mountaineering, Chris Bonington made the first ascent of The Ogre (7,285m) in July 1977. Their climb extended the boundaries of what had been achieved before at that altitude but the drama began with the subsequent […]
Dementia Friends
10th February, 2018
Moffat Mountain Rescue Team would like to thanks Rachel Byers from Alzheimer Scotland who came to our training last week to talk about looking after folk who may have dementia. The team does on occasion get called out to search for someone who is missing with dementia and the training will help the team be […]
