Dial 999, ask for Police then Mountain Rescue

100% Voluntary.
100% Committed.

Serviced by dedicated unpaid volunteers, we rely on your support all year round.

The history of organised Mountain Rescue teams began on this island in 1962 when the Mourne Mountain Rescue Team was founded. The Kerry Mountain Rescue Team and the An Óige Mountain Rescue Team were later founded in 1966.

The Mourne Mountain Rescue Team is made up entirely of volunteers who live close to the Mournes. Based at the foot of Slieve Donard in the coastal town of Newcastle, all operations and callouts are currently conducted from the PSNI Station.

Lidl Northern Ireland has been given the green light to proceed with plans to develop a new state-of-the-art store in Newcastle, County Down. The new store, which will be located at Shan Slieve Drive and Bryansford Road, at the foot of the Mourne Mountains, will also provide The Team the space it needs to develop a new facility, future-proofing the organisation and its ability to continue providing a lifesaving service.

The Team are actively fundraising and seeking your help to ensure we have the funds in place to make this exciting project a reality. We need YOUR help to get us the funds we need! To find out how you can donate please visit our donation page. Every Lidl helps…

2021 in numbers

Man Hours

Up 57% from 2020

Callouts

Up 52% from 2020

Team Members

No Change

People Assisted

Down 26% from 2020

Want to help fundraise for The Team?

Mountain Rescue in the UK is a voluntary service. To maintain this valuable community operation, we rely solely on the support and generosity of you – the public.

100% Voluntary. 100% Committed.

On Call 24 / 7 / 365. Here when you need us.

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Supporters and fundraisers for the Mourne Mountain Rescue Team have been very busy in recent months. Your dedication and commitment to supporting mountain rescue in the Mournes is helping us provide that vital and urgent ability to respond.

Please join us in giving a long overdue #ThankYouThursday to some of those amazing people and groups who ensure we continue to do what we do for those in need.

- Thales.
- The Hiking Hens.
- The Newcastle Lions.
- Wee Binnian Walkers.
- The McCavery family, Newcastle.
- TS Foods, Castlewellan.
- Geraldine Foley.
- Michael Jones.
- David Kinnin.
- Una McBurney.
- Carol Deane.
- Robert Bell.
- Graham Seymore.
- Elizabeth Bridgett.
- Harry Pinkerton.
- Brenda Walker.
- Martin Overton.
- Ashley Levickas.
- Claire Martin.
- Karen Parks.
- Catherine O’Donnell.
- Matt Jess.
- Peter Coates.
- Sheila Biden.
- Paul McCullough.
- All our long-standing and brand new Direct Debit donors.
- All of the anonymous donors.

Please like, share and spread the word, and if you see someone you know feel free to tag them in the comments. It helps us to reach a wider audience and in turn it helps us reach our fundraising goals.

If you’d like to support us, follow the link below
www.mournemrt.org/donate/

Thank you.

#MourneMRT
#100%Voluntary #100%Committed #NewRescueBase #DonateNow
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Supporters and fundraisers for the Mourne Mountain Rescue Team have been very busy in recent months.  Your dedication and commitment to supporting mountain rescue in the Mournes is helping us provide that vital and urgent ability to respond.

Please join us in giving a long overdue #ThankYouThursday to some of those amazing people and groups who ensure we continue to do what we do for those in need.

- Thales.
- The Hiking Hens. 
- The Newcastle Lions.
- Wee Binnian Walkers.
- The McCavery family, Newcastle.
- TS Foods, Castlewellan.
- Geraldine Foley.
- Michael Jones.
- David Kinnin.
- Una McBurney.
- Carol Deane.
- Robert Bell.
- Graham Seymore.
- Elizabeth Bridgett.
- Harry Pinkerton.
- Brenda Walker.
- Martin Overton.
- Ashley Levickas.
- Claire Martin.
- Karen Parks.
- Catherine O’Donnell.
- Matt Jess.
- Peter Coates.
- Sheila Biden.
- Paul McCullough.
- All our long-standing and brand new Direct Debit donors.
- All of the anonymous donors.

Please like, share and spread the word, and if you see someone you know feel free to tag them in the comments. It helps us to reach a wider audience and in turn it helps us reach our fundraising goals. 

If you’d like to support us, follow the link below
https://www.mournemrt.org/donate/

Thank you.

#MourneMRT 
#100%Voluntary #100%Committed #NewRescueBase #DonateNowImage attachmentImage attachment+1Image attachment

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We depend on donations like yours to keep saving lives in the mountains. We can only do the things we do because of people like you. Thank you.

About Us

The Team is made up of 36 volunteers who live in and around the Mourne area. We are on call 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. We undertake a substantial amount of training in advanced first aid, technical rope work and search management.

Donate

We rely on donations from the public to support the work that we do. Your donation, however small, helps us to continue our work - saving lives. 100% voluntary. 100% committed.

In an Emergency

In an emergency dial 999 ask for Police then Mountain Rescue

Registered with The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland NIC100396. HMRC Charities Reference Number: NI00503. Company Number: NI 621484.
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