News Archive
Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team News Entries for 2008
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Solo Fell Walker lost in Mist: Hart Crag 22nd December
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Two simultaneous rescues at Patterdale: Hartsop and Kentmere Fells 14th December
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: Swirral Edge and Brown Cove Helvellyn 14th December
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Cragfast climbers rescued: Hellvelyn Headwall 6th December
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: Striding Edge / Helvellyn 10th November
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Unlucky slip: Kepple Cove Dam Catstye Cam 9th November
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: Elm Howe St Sunday Crag 14th October
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Youth falls from Striding edge: Striding Edge 11th October
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: Patterdale, 10th October
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Place Fell Rescue: Hart Crag Place Fell 5th October
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: Sandwick Bay 29th September
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Croglin Lady Stretchered from The Knott: The Knott 28th September
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Young person flown from fells above Hartsop: The Knott 18th September
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: Above Seldom Seen Glencoyne 15th September
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: St Sunday Crag 14th September
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: Gowbarrow, Yew Crag 14th September
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: Gillside 6th September
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: Grisedale 4th September
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: Great Dodd 29th August
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Duke of Edinburgh Group escorted from the Fell: Sticks Pass 27th August
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Missing youth located: Glenridding Dodd / Sheffield Pike area 24th August
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: Birkhouse Moor 22nd August
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: Birks Fell, Howtown to Glenridding path 21st August
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: Deepdale 20th August
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Birthday Rescue on Helvellyn: Helvellyn Summit 19th August
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: Glenridding Common 16th August
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: Lanty Tarn area 16th August
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: Ullswater 10th August
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: Swirral Edge Helvellyn 8th August
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: Striding Edge, Helvellyn 7th August
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: Sandwick area 7th August
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: High Street summit 6th August
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: Place Fell 24th July
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: Ullswater 22nd July
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: Matterdale Common 16th July
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: High Street 13th July
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: Angle Tarn 11th July
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: Gowbarrow Path from Gowbarrow summit to Dockray 6th July
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: Gowbarrow, Yew Crag 29th June
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: Ruthwaite Lodge Grisedale 28th June
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: Broad Crag, Scandale Pass area 27th June
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: Below Brothers Parting Stone Grisedale 27th June
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: Yew Crag 24th June
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: Mires Beck 17th June
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: Striding Edge, Helvellyn 17th June
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: Striding Edge, Helvellyn 17th June
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: Striding Edge 8th June
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Lake Shore Incident: Silver point 4th June
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: The Knott 28th May
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: Hartsop Above How 28th May
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: Flossgate, Ullswater 26th May
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: Long Crag, Ullswater 26th May
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: Ruthwaite Lodge, Grisedale 26th May
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: Dovedale 25th May
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: Caiston Glen 24th May
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: Silver Point Ullswater 21st May
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: Boredale Hause Path 17th May
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: Striding Edge Helvellyn 5th May
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: Place Fell Patterdale 1st May
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: Mires Beck, Glenridding 27th April
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: Hart Crag 26th April
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: Ullswater 19th April
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: Grisedale, Ruthwaite Lodge 19th April
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: Holin Hause Gill 13th April
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: Helvellyn 26th March
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: Red Screes 25th March
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: Patterdale 21st March
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: Hart Crag, Dovedale 19th March
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: Swirral Edge, Helvellyn 18th March
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: Deepdale 22nd February
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: St Sunday Crag 22nd February
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: Blowick Bay 11th February
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Lone walker rescued in high winds on High Street: Kidsty Pike 3rd February
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: Helvellyn 12th January
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: Nethermost Gully, 12th January
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Fatality on Hellvellyn: Brown Cove 9th January
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First Rescue of 2008 for Patterdale Mountain Rescue: Swirral Edge, Helvellyn 2nd January
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Team News: Birthday gift contributes over £650 10th July
To celebrate her 70th birthday, friends and family of Jennifer Heaton of Yanwath near Penrith have contributed towards a donation of over £650 to Patterdale MRT.
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Team News: Ullswater Steamers support £2,000 fundraising target 14th June
The Ullswater ‘Steamer’ company has kindly donated one of its boats and crew to Patterdale Mountain Rescue Association for a midsummer evening cruise on Thursday 24 June.
The Raven will leave Glenridding pier at 7.30pm prompt and tickets are now on sale, priced £15 including food and music, from Linda Burton of Lakeland Office on 01768 890604 or 01931 712958.
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Team News: Ullswater Association supports the Team 5th May
Members of the Ullswater Association, a network of local tourism businesses, have raised over £500 with a raffle and presented Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) with a cheque for £250 last night (Wednesday 5 May). Mark Hook of the Moss Crag Guesthouse in Glenridding is Treasurerof the Association and he presented the cheque to John Williams, recently appointed Chairman of the Patterdale MR Association.
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Team News: Annual Duck Race 30th April
The annual Duck Race was transfered to the lake due to water running too fast in Glenridding Beck. HERE ARE THE WINNERS
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Team News: New PMRA Chairman elected 15th April
Trustee and recently “retired” Team member, John Williams, was elected to take over from Tim Jones as Association Chairman at the AGM on Tuesday 13 April.
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Team News: Penrith business supports Team ahead of annual Duck Race 29th March
Ray Griiffiths has presented a Supporters’ Shield to Lakeland Embroidery of Penrith as a thank you for the company’s support in kind to the Team and as an opportunity to promote this Easter’s Duck Race.
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Team News: Sad news of long-time member's death 29th January
Team members have all been shocked and sorry to hear of the death of long-time member, Eric Harrison on Wednesday night.
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Team News: Congratulations on MBE 1st January
Team member and ex-team Leader, Dave Freeborn, has been recognised in the New Year’s Honours List with an MBE for services to Patterdale Mountain Rescue team. Dave served almost 17 years as Leader until handing over to Martin Cotterell in March 2008. He continues to serve the Team as a deputy.
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Team News: Flood rescue support 24th November
Members of the Patterdale MRT played a part in flood evacuations at Eamont Bridge and a number of rescues from stranded vehicles as Ullswater and the River Eamont reacted to heavy rain across Cumbria.
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Team News: Reminder of winter nights 13th October
With the clocks going back over the first weekend of half term (early on Sunday morning 25 October), walkers are being reminded to be prepared for earlier darkness.
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Team News: Raffle Draw 21st September
The Raffle draw took place this weekend and the lucky winners were the holders of the following numbers
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Team News: Prince William joins Lakeland rescuers in Helvellyn ascent 14th September
Patterdale MRT hosted a fantastic day in the valley on Friday 24 July. HRH Prince William is Patron of Mountain Rescue England and Wales and he combined a visit to our Base with climbing Helvellyn to meet Centrepoint youngsters and a steamer trip on Ullswater with families from the WellChild charity.
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Team News: Swindon Male Voice Choir performance 18th July
The Swindon Male Voice Choir. 2008 winner of the Llangollen
International Eisteddfod, are performing a concert in St Patrick’s
Church, Patterdale on the evening of Sat 18 July 2009.